jgrunge107: Thoughts on the 3rd season of Twin Peaks?

protokute 10.04.19	same thing when i first watched, though i think i need to rewatch it. it was good revisiting the twin peaks universe again, especially seeing andy and lucy and having a good laugh with them, also the dougie jones thing was really nice and one of the best things of the season... but yeah it was rather frustrating sometimes because it kind of missed the original atmosphere.
JeetJeet 10.04.19	Its easily the best season of the show
IndieNoChill 10.04.19	Even as a pretty big Lynch fan I thought S3 was pretty incoherent, and I didn't really even feel like finishing it
protokute 10.04.19	yea, i kinda forced myself finishing while hoping it would be really nice in the end.... but.. well, it was nice coming back to twin peaks after all
jgrunge107 10.04.19	I agree, getting through it the first time was a bit of a grind, but it was certainly memorable in some parts
Assemblage 10.04.19	Sorta on the other side with this. The first watch through was a bit excruciating in parts but also thrilling at the same time. Not sure if I'd get any extra added value on a rewatch since part of the excitement was not knowing when certain things would show up or come back again. Also felt like 18 full episodes is a little too long.
Gmork89 10.04.19	I couldn't do it with season 3, i like Lynchs work but I always appreciated that Twin Peaks could be enjoyed as a semi "normal" show overlayed with Lynchs weirdness and horror. Season 3 went way too far with the abstract and didn't do justice to the characters in my opinion. I did enjoy moments but overall I was disappointed.
Grimlin 10.05.19	I just finished my second time through recently, and I did like it a bit more this time. I liked it before, but Lynch can be pretty vague, of course, so it didn't stick with me too well. There are some amazing parts, and a good amount of frustration as well. But really, that's what all three seasons are like for me. Episode 8, "Gotta Light?", was easily my favorite of the season 3.
polyrhythm 10.05.19	I thought it was fucking amazing tbh
el_newg 10.05.19	best television ever made
Rowan5215 10.05.19	one of the greatest seasons of any show ever
Lord(e)Po)))ts 10.05.19	yeah season 3 is the best season easily of this show or any other. ive watched it in full 3 times. but understanding it is a fucking battle and a half so i understand the frustration - for me the best part of twin peaks has always been how daunting and always out-of-reach the mythos was. season 3 gave you all the missing pieces you needed to put together everything the show ever did... but only if you were patient/masochistic/focused enough to look for it
Lord(e)Po)))ts 10.05.19	in other words it fucking hurts the brain - but in the best and most rewarding way possible. its the dark souls of tv seasons lol
DrGonzo1937 10.05.19	It’s a masterpiece
Lord(e)Po)))ts 10.05.19	I gleaned quite a bit out of my first 2 watches but I didnt understand the ending as well as I wanted to until the 3rd watch
Lord(e)Po)))ts 10.05.19	Even now it's so complex it's hard to coherently explain it without like refreshing on the last few episodes lol
JeetJeet 10.05.19	Its so perfect. Its Lynch unfiltered and unrestrained. Plus the way he added to the lore of the world with episode 8 was incredible.
MO 10.05.19	It was a wild ride but a good one for sure. Way less straightforward as the original 2 seasons if that's believable
DrGonzo1937 10.05.19	tbf, the first season is as straightforward as it gets. the second season is also straightforward but is marred by iffy writing. seriously though, the first two seasons of twin peaks are some of my all time faves, but three blows the first two out of the water. very few creators out there that could come back to something like this and better its predecessors. rip dougie jones
Lord(e)Po)))ts 10.05.19	coop made a new dougie bruh he lives on in spirit
DrGonzo1937 10.05.19	yeah, but i always imagined the new dougie as new and improved -- being able to form full sentences and stuff -- so hes not the same imo
polyrhythm 10.05.19	I love all the references to Greek myth in S3
Lord(e)Po)))ts 10.05.19	I love all the references to aboriginal mythology in s3
MrSirLordGentleman 10.05.19	I think it went a little bit too abstract for my taste But the family ended up with a Dougie for them and I'm really glad of that
polyrhythm 10.06.19	I much prefer the abstract Lodge shit to the cutesy teen soap opera James's forehead whateverness
Rik VII 10.06.19	Lynch has the ability to make things "far too weird" in a way that works for me. I enjoy his stuff most when he throws everything out of the window and just lets the creative juices flow to create his own little fucked-up worlds. And yeah, this season was very incoherent in places, but I don't mind that too much if the moments deliver. And they did! One of my favorite television seasons ever and I prefer it over the original, which, while being great, memorable, iconic and having a lot of personality, was also terribly inconsistent. At least this season took what it was and went through with it. It didn't have this behind the scenes conflict of people being at odds regarding how the show should go.
protokute 10.06.19	well, the thing that got my attention and made me love the series in the first place was actually the cutesy and sometimes lighthearted soap opera stuff melded with the creepy atmosphere, and the dark fucked up stuff surrounding the killing of Laura Palmer and that whole thing with Bob, and also that beautiful and sometimes erotic soundtrack and moments.. so Lynch going full on abstract with the third season wasn't actually my thing, but hey that is me. Not that I don't enjoy the more surreal and abstract Lynch works, but that's not what made me love the original two seasons of Twin Peaks.
Rik VII 10.06.19	That's perfectly understandable. The original series was close to Blue Velvet stylistically, the new one is closer to Mulholland Drive/Lost Highway (some even compare it to Inland Empire, but I wouldn't go that far). I definitely see why one would find that transition unfitting. (Although said transition happened with Fire Walk With Me 25 years before, so it wasn't really surprising that it'd go down that route)
Egarran 10.06.19	Yeah, total fan here. Any disappointments I have (I need more answers dammit) can be ascribed to me not getting what's going on and I kinda like that. Ep. 3 is 6/5, also because it gave a lot of answers I believe I understood.
MrSirLordGentleman 10.06.19	I prefer the older seasons exactly because of its soap opera style. TP's first two seasons are one of the very few cases I've seen of Magical Realism applied outside of literature. A totally normal and "realistic" settings with undertones of strange and supernatural elements that blend in perfectly well
Anthracks 10.06.19	it has some of the greatest ever moments for the series and there are times when I think it's my favorite season. season 1 is a 10/10 and season 3 is a 9/10. lynch reveals, in his own way, the philosophical mission of the series in season 3 so that gives it so much more weight in the canon. it's also the most consistent season.
polyrhythm 10.06.19	First Season = 9/10 Second Season, up to and including the reveal of the murderer = 10/10 Second Season's lull before the finale = 5/10 Second Season's finale = 10/10 The Return = 9.5/10
polyrhythm 10.06.19	If S2 maintained its peak quality throughout, it would be the best season. As it stands, The Return is my favourite. 18 episodes compared to 8 in the first season, so much more to love. And as I said earlier, I much prefer the Lodge, the glass box, and the nuclear explosion to Donna and James whispering high schoolisms while standing at their lockers. Fuck outta here
Lord(e)Po)))ts 10.06.19	james has always been cool bro
polyrhythm 10.06.19	Funniest line in the entire show
ArsMoriendi 10.06.19	It's probably the best season actually. No one fighting with Lynch over creative control, just his and Mark Frost's genius at work 3 > 2 > 1 > movie
Lord(e)Po)))ts 10.06.19	the movie fucking rules
CaliggyJack 10.06.19	Twin Peaks Season 1: Girl's dead and shit's fucked Twin Peaks Season 2: God's dead and now shit's really fucked Twin Peaks Season 3: Diane I'm heading back to Twin Peaks and I can confirm shit's still fucked.
polyrhythm 10.06.19	Release the synder cut
MrSirLordGentleman 10.06.19	I really wish we could've got the original cast for the third season, but it is understandable for obvious reasons. That "two Sheriffs Truman" shit was so forced and I would've liked to see more of Donna
CaliggyJack 10.06.19	"Release the Snyder Cut" [2]
Egarran 10.06.19	That glass box set the atmosphere for the whole show imo. Anything can happen and it's evil and you won't understand it but somehow it's immensely mysteriously satisfying.
Lord(e)Po)))ts 10.06.19	"I really wish we could've got the original cast for the third season, but it is understandable for obvious reasons." uhh.... how fucking many original cast members does it take for you? "I would've liked to see more of Donna" you and literally no one else.
Lord(e)Po)))ts 10.06.19	seriously tho lynch had so many returning characters several of the actors had to put off their own damn funerals to come back what more could you possibly want? also if you really are wondering why donna didn't come back (aside from being the worst character), google recent pictures of her lmao
MrSirLordGentleman 10.06.19	don't need to get so defensive potsy I totally get why it was impossible to bring EVERYONE back and I'm glad that Lynch managed to bring most of them (kudos to the log lady for coming back even on her last days of life). I'm just talking about what would've been the best ideal scenario
Lord(e)Po)))ts 10.06.19	Lol oh I'm not defensive I just think its funny
Lord(e)Po)))ts 10.06.19	It was the ideal best scenario to barely even acknowledge Donna's existence
MrSirLordGentleman 10.06.19	Catherine though now she was certainly one of the best characters
Lord(e)Po)))ts 10.06.19	I'll give you catherine. But I still never felt like I was missing anyone
Lord(e)Po)))ts 10.06.19	Plus we got the only person that ever really mattered James LOL
MrSirLordGentleman 10.06.19	mah sweet boi james is a cinnamon roll that needs to be protected
Lord(e)Po)))ts 10.06.19	Just u and I reprise was the greatest moment of television history
Lord(e)Po)))ts 10.06.19	also bobby seeing the picture of laura and having a throwback soap opera breakdown to her theme song was a blessing to this earth
Egarran 10.06.19	The greatest moment was the sweeping scene.
polyrhythm 10.06.19	The amount of the cast that managed to return after a 25 year absence was a fucking miracle tbh
Lord(e)Po)))ts 10.06.19	yeah i have nothing but gratefulness, we got more than we could have ever hoped for
Egarran 10.06.19	Diane should get a spin-off.
MrSirLordGentleman 10.06.19	"The greatest moment was the sweeping scene." this
MrSirLordGentleman 10.06.19	Diane's character rules. By far my favorite from the third season For the first two seasons I alwasy thought she didn't even exist and was just part of Cooper's twisted imagination
Egarran 10.07.19	She was made somewhat less ethereal. I want to see more of her, she triggered some subconscious fetish in me.
Scheumke 10.07.19	First two seasons are some of my favorite oat, but I still have to watch season 3. Might do a full rewatch starting with season 1 after I'm done with DARK.
Egarran 10.07.19	Sounds ambitious, but it must be done.
polyrhythm 10.07.19	DARK is the best new tv show since Hannibal
DrGonzo1937 10.07.19	“seriously tho lynch had so many returning characters several of the actors had to put off their own damn funerals to come back“ Exactly. I was surprised by how many actually did come back. Log lady’s return was heartbreaking
Lord(e)Po)))ts 10.07.19	I rewatched all of season 1 and 2 and the movie to watch season 3 twice (to show a friend and then my gf the whole thing). Probably seen the original two about 6 times total
Trebor. 10.07.19	Twin Peaks S3 is probably the best single season of tv ever
Lord(e)Po)))ts 10.07.19	Yupyupyup
Scheumke 10.08.19	'DARK is the best new tv show since Hannibal' Never seen Hannibal, but DARK is fantastic. It's really great and very well thought through.