Why Twin Peaks is The Best Thing Ever Made (Probably) 

Watching season 3 as it came out in 2017 was incredible. Turning the episodes in my head week by week as I waited for the next one was one of the best experiences of my life. It’s my favourite show because I’ll never be able to stop thinking about it.

The final episode of The Return will live rent free in my head for the rest of my life. Episode 17 was like, oh cool, everything is wrapped up nicely and then here comes episode 18.

agree. season 3 is untouchable. I can’t believe it was even funded!

I’m a Middle Ages mom and this show debuted when I was in college. It is one of my favorite shows.

After finishing Alan Wake II, I decided that it was finally time to watch the show that inspired some of my favorite games of all time (the stuff made by Remedy Entertainment). This was, hands down, one of the best decisions I've ever made lol. Rewatching the show for the very first time right now and I'm trying to take it slower, and savor the moments. Something that was VERY unexpected to me was seeing just how goddamn funny this show can be. And not just one kind of funny, either. We got physical hijinks, to absurd comedic stuff, witty dialogue, dark comedy, and (maybe my favorite)... Unintended comedy lol. Some scenes are just so bizarre that they're funny, but it's always sincere. But yeah. I love this show so much. S03 very much blew my mind.

I would say that I'm glad Twin Peaks is still finding new audiences, but it's so good that was never going to be an issue. I was early teens when it came out and, even after all the series of everything since then, it's still my favourite. I re-watch it every few years, it's just glorious. Great vid, thanks.

If you're not familiar with the rest of David Lynch's work, you might not notice how much of season 3 references it. It seems like he put a reference to everything he ever did in there; his music, his painting, even his weather reports and his cartoons. On a level seperate from the story, the whole thing can be seen as a retrospective exhibition of Lynch's entire creative life. I haven't seen many if any people talking about this but it's all over it. FBI "Director" Gordon Cole obviously doubles as a representation of Lynch himself, and he even sends himself up occasionally. Such as commenting on how often his collaborators over the years have happened to be beautiful young women (the actress in question, Chrysta Bell, was also his most recent musical collaborator at the time) - "I'm old school, Albert", he says. There is a scene where Gordon and Diane are sharing a smoke, which is simply Lynch paying tribute to Laura Dern and the work they did together. The scene where Diane delivers her harrowing monologue while Gordon peers at her from behind his machines is surely a reference to their working relationship, especially making Inland Empire. There's even a scene where Gordon does a drawing that looks like The Angriest Dog In The World. All the actors he has admired and worked with are featured, or as many as he could get - even the ones who were dying or already dead are worked into the story somehow. So too are the musicians he worked with. On this level you could read Twin Peaks as a very personal thing, a huge expression of gratitude from David Lynch to all his friends and collaborators, a thank you to everyone who ever helped him in his career.

There was a fish…in the percolator!

The TV exec who made Lynch do the reveal is now the CEO of Disney (Bob Iger)

I saw the whole thing back in November, and I was absolutely mesmerized. I couldn't stop thinking about it for weeks. I lost count the amount of times I heard the main theme over and over again.

I watched the whole thing (3seasons and the movie), and I watch it over and over finding new things each time. LOVE IT!!!!!

The ending scene of the final of season 3 left me heartbroken, no other serie left me with that kind of feeling

This show had me hooked from the first minute when it first aired back in the day. Season 3 was no disappointment either.

Imagine having to wait a quarter century for the sequel season like a lot of us did. Imagine it being part of your mental furniture for most of your life. Twin Peaks is my favorite all time show. It's often frustrating, but I've never obsessed over another series as much from week to week, both as a kid when it originally aired and in 2017. I'm glad to see new fans are still finding it.

There's simply nothing that can hold a candle to Twin Peaks in terms of the way it challenges the viewer and the world it creates. I'm still shocked this was ever on network television! I agree that Dale Cooper is one of the best characters of all time! I recommend checking out the books too. The entire Twin Peaks corpus is something that can be returned to again and again and get something different every time you experience it!

Ahem, I'm a middle aged woman, and I watched (and loved) Twin Peaks when it was on originally.

Surprised you're such a small channel! Earned a subscription, and a new Letterboxd follower. Always happy to see people entering into the bizarre world of David Lynch, and I'm happy that you checked out all his other films along the way too!

I recently watched all 48 episodes + 1 movie and after watching Twin Perfect's 4h35mins of explanations on Twin Peaks I'm obsessed, I've never seen anything like it before, it's crazy somethig like this used to air in the early 90's... I might rewatch everything after the Twin Perfect explanations, everything the guy points out in that video is mindblowing and makes perfect sense

holy shit, it’s so cool that this was made literally 4 days ago. i’ve watched the first two seasons and the movie but i wasn’t super into season three however i do plan on rewatching soon and hope to enjoy it more👍

I agree with you. I've watched a couple of episodes a few years ago but didn't get into it right away because I was way more used to the mainstream stuff and Lynchs style is very different to say the least. Several years later I've watched it again with a new perspective and was tired of the current Hollywood mainstream movies and this time I got the hype. It was such a refreshing experience. I've taken notes to keep on track with the characters and the story but it was still confusing in a good way. Twin Peaks really sucked me into that surreal corner of filmmaking and made me become an admirer of David Lynchs work even if I don't like everything he did. I'm very excited to rewatch the entire series again one day though I'm sad I won't be able to experience it for the first time again.

I just finished watching last week and I’m still living that dream 🤯

I felt so inspired by session 3 I wrote an entire album worth of music documenting the series. lol

I agree. The Return is 18 hours of pure David Lynch brilliance. Mulholland Dr. happens to be my favorite film of all time.

As a lover of Twin Peaks and being their the night the pilot aired and every episode since…what killed me about the return is that it pretty much exists outside what I loved about the show…Twin Peaks. Nothing actually takes place there. The little tags at the end with the bar and jukebox doesn’t really count. I would have preferred a new mystery befalling the town. Keep it simple. But, that’s just my blue velvety dream.

The video title alone got you a new subscriber

I had a week or so to camp in my home in front of the TV, and I kept watching the Peaks. I barely got to the end, just to save up some kindlings to start the inferno once again. I know the basic script, but the show isn't about that, but the script is like the spoon that lets my limp body get some of the nourishing soup. I know about construction worker like a log lady... They still got paid.

Welcome to the club man lol season 3 was peak 🔥 (pun intended)

David Lynch is one of my favourite filmmakers of all time. I highly recommend Eraserhead/The Elephant Man/Blue Velvet and The LA Trilogy.

Welcome to the party! David Lynch changed the landscape of TV and movies. It was reported that Princess Di was hooked and left an important awards ceremony to watch the show.

Twin Peaks is goated. I started with Fire Walk with Me and still found great enjoyment with the first two seasons. I even enjoyed the non-Lynch episodes, which lost his surreal touch but still made for good melodrama. The Return is just glorious. Some of the most heart-pounding moments on film.

The algorithm knows I’ll watch absolutely everything Twin Peaks related.

Uncle Leland??? What's that smell? It smells like something's BURNING!! AHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!

Plenty of middle age moms loved twin peaks

welcome to the club buddy

Was not at all prepared for how similar Riverdale and twin peaks were, having watched the first since it's first season

There are numerous commentaries trying to decipher the meaning of the "Twin Peaks" world. For my money the best is a RU-vidr named "TwinPerfect." His videos are long, but mesmerizing. They are authoritative, thoroughly researched, creative and have the ring of truth. As a bonus, he is also highly entertaining.

It's a real tight race between Twin Peaks and Mr. Robot. Mr. Robot is less uneven, but Twin Peaks season three is a tour-de-force.

Oh good, you didn't forget Mark Frost (not a jeer at you, it's just a lot of people forget about him or downright downplay his involvement. He's the dude of the lore) It's also worth noting that there are plenty of episodes not directed by Lynch in the first two seasons (only six episodes were directed by him)and his involvement after the first three episodes in the first season was very much reduced because he went to do his movie Wild At Heart. The first season was much more Mark Frost (with writers Harley Peyton and Robert Engels along the way. Engels would later co-write Fire Walk With Me with Lynch) Lynch was much more involved in season 2 until the reveal and then for the season finale.

Personally not a big fan of breaking bad in hindsight. It doesn't have rewatchability for me. More I tried to rewatch it, the more lazy writing and annoying tropes I notice. Maybe that's just me but they've bugged me more and more over time.. But for me twin peaks can be watched over and over. Particularly fire walk with me, and the return. They get better every time I watch them. Binged them during covid for the first time I've been increasingly obsessed ever since. Fire walk with me, baffled me the first time i saw it, but much like the shining, i finished and remained intrigued in spite of my confusion.. and rewatching is so rewarding.. And then 'The Return' is also the best thing I've ever seen I think. It's a show made with so much love, and risk-taking isn't in david lynch's dictionary, he can't help but take risks. Doing things differently is all he knows, and I love him for it. One additional tip on rewatching, particularly for fire walk with me and the return: use headphones. The sound design is so, so important to the story. It's hard to explain why but you'll get it once you do it.

My middle aged mum enjoyed it up until the end of season 2. That last episode she hated

Correct

Timeline?😀

If you love Twin Peaks, you should definitely give the show "The Leftovers" a try. It's heavily inspired by Twin Peaks while still managing to be its own thing. It's also really good. Season 1 is a little slow, but it picks up a lot towards the end. I'd say that season 2 and season 3 of "The Leftovers" are some of the greatest seasons of TV that I've ever watched. It's got a great cast and great characters and a great story. It's less comedic than Twin Peaks was, but it's still worth a watch. It definitley scratches that Twin Peaks itch. I highly recommend it!

Blue velvet feels like twin peaks , before twin peaks was made. If you haven’t seen that I recommend it my friend :) Directed by David Lynch

Sorry did you say season final instead of season finale? 😅

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I’m a middle aged mum and Twin Peaks is my favorite show

Wally Brando?!?

_FWWM_ and Season 3 didn’t have the weird primetime soap opera meta parody aspect, and I think they suffered because of it… but even then, I don’t think I actually know what the show was about, but I love it anyway.

gotta watch blue velvet first

Cowboy bebop used to be the best thing on any screen for me Then i saw twin peaks

Did anyone else dislike Twin Peaks: The Return as much as me? A lot of hate is brought towards people who dislike "The Return" but I find that unfair. I could go into detail about why I dislike The Return so much and why it's a narrative mess, but that would take so much time. I love David Lynch's work but he needed someone to give him constraints as well as Mark Frost.

Middle aged moms got roasted. Many of middle aged folks were in our teens when it came out and got into the hype of it…. in fact much of the fandom responsible for the pleas which brought it back are middle aged. Behave. Otherwise, good video.

This show is DEFINITELY not for me. I've watched like 2 episodes, and I didn't like it. I feel like it's too silly for me.

I think season 3 is really enjoyable but in all honesty as a huge lynch fan, it's nonsense

Josie’s still a drawer knob. sad.

I agree on TP being the best thing ever made, but dude what do you think is wrong with the middle aged moms? your joke is transmitting a harmful misogynistic stereotype there. "Middle-aged moms" is about as diverse of a group as "middle-aged dads" or "young aunts" or "blue-eyed grandparents" or any other

Well..... it's not.

Not much of a fan of S3.

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What a headline. I hate it