Twin Peaks?

[Phyrebrat]

Hi psychotick,

As an evangelising TP fan ... Point of order:

Loved the original series. Gripping and truly beautifully weird. They should never have done season two as the writers had clearly lost their minds by that stage.

In the minds of David Lynch and Mark Frost, we were never meant to know who killed Laura Palmer, it was meant to be played on for both series'. However the network insisted that there was a resolution to it for the sake of closure and this played havoc with the writers' original ideas. When they got into S2, they were told the renewal would be unlikely so had to do the usual of throw a lot of the happenstance in one season which got madcap. Fire Walk With Me was a somewhat unnecessary film DL made to address some of this and events happening beofre TP s1, but also keyed in to David Bowie's character and the Blue Rose project which is very much part of season 3.

Haven't seen the 2017 reboot yet. Will watch I suppose - but am nervous about it. I hate to see pure genius be washed away by some newbies who think they can do better.

Season 3 is genius IMO; unbounded artistry that requires a very open mind as it doesn't follow the typical format of linear scene/sequel 3-act structure. But it's full of the humour and darkness of the first two seasons that DL is famous for and it is incredibly nostalgic and robust in authenticity (in comparison to, say, things like the SW prequels or the awful Aliens ones).

If you're in any doubt about the quality of S3 (which is not written by newbies, and is full of the old cast) have a quick glance at the reviews. I really hope you enjoy it. If you do watch it, when you get to see episode 8, just relax and let that episode speak to your associative mind

pH

 

[Cat's Cradle]

I agree entirely. It was a season of genius. I loved the stories, the resolutions (or semi-resolutions). And visually, it was stunning. There are more scenes, and images, from this season of TP (of horror, of beauty, of character) that will live with me than in whole runs of any show I've ever seen. I really mean that. My wife and I sat those 18 shows in joy.

There are many slow moments...even slow episodes (though each has its own rewards). And I can see where this season would not be for everyone; you don't have thorough resolutions of storylines as you do in most series (of course that's a Twin Peaks hallmark). But if you can just sit patiently through the earlier, slower bits - and are not too bothered by uncertainty in storylines, you might be really happy that you gave this a chance.

 

[Brian G Turner]

Got to the end of episode 15 (I think!) where the issue of the murderer was discovered and resolved - and we've decided to take a break from it for a while.

Partly because we've been watching it a little too much, but also the family are complaining that the women characters are too passive, as are some of the subplots. Also, as discovering who murdered Laura Palmer, and bringing them to justice, seemed to be the key point of the series and we seem to have just done that - and the episode made for a good overall ending.

I know, we've lots of little plot points unresolved, and Bob is still out there - but I figure we'll return to Twin Peaks at a later date.