Next Sunday’s third episode of “The Leftovers” will shine a spotlight on Scott Glenn‘s Kevin Garvey Sr., who popped up in Australia at the end of this week’s hour. The father of Justin Theroux‘s character, Kevin Sr. is the former Mapleton Chief of Police who at one point was committed to a mental institution. Glenn appeared as a guest star in the first two seasons but has been promoted to full-fledged series regular for Season 3, and by the look of things his character is more important than ever before. Above, watch the preview trailer for “The Leftovers” Season 3, Episode 3, titled “Crazy Whitefella Thinking.”

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“I used to hear voices,” Kevin Sr. says in HBO’s new promo. “And the voices said, ‘What are you looking for?’ So I said, ‘Purpose!'” Kevin Sr. believes that “a great flood will come,” and that he is the only one who can stop the end of the world. At one point Kevin Sr. is standing outside his car during a torrential downpour, and in another scene he watches as a man burns alive.

In true “Leftovers” fashion, Kevin Sr. looks to be the only main character featured in the episode. He is seen talking to several other guest characters, including Australian aborigines, local police and an unknown woman, but there are no shots of Kevin Jr. or Nora (Carrie Coon), who agreed at the end of Episode 2 to travel to Australia.

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At the end of the trailer, two cops approach Kevin Sr. as he’s dressed head-to-toe in authentic aboriginal clothing, standing next to a fire. “What are you doing?” they ask inquisitively. He replies in perfectly deadpan fashion, “Preventing the apocalypse. What are YOU doing?”

“Crazy Whitefella Thinking” is written by showrunners Damon Lindelof & Tom Spezialy and directed by Mimi Leder. It is scheduled to air April 30 on HBO. What do you think of “The Leftovers” Season 3 so far? Be sure to join the discussion in our fun forums with other TV fans.

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