FlyHiii

5y

I ended up falling in love with TP anyway the first and last parts of the second season is what really made me a fan

CLB PRADA

5y

S3 takes Frost/Lynch to new heights

the garden

5y

It’s all a big mystery, but TP cast members have been posting hints that they’re involved which makes it seem like it will be

FlyHiii

5y

Question but no spoilers please

So all i've got to see for TP is The Missing Pieces & The Return, everything else i've seen just a heads up

Why is The Return so divisive???? On here people mostly say it's peak Lynch. On Letterboxd it's all 5 star reviews and even a lot of people saying its their ''favorite piece of media ever created''. But on every other part of the internet there seems to be a lot of people who absolutely hated The Return

Now i know a lot of David Lynch work is divisive, and since i love them all i'm not really anxious how much i'm gonna like it, but i am interested in hearing what yall think made it as divisive as it is. Again, no spoilers.

How can a group of peoples opinions be so vastly different, ranging from it's the best thing ever made to it's so boring i couldn't sit through it ? Surely by now TP fans have seen FWWM and realized the more abstract direction it's about to go? Surely David Lynch fans kinda know what to expect from a Lynch project?

Was it just mainly the fans of the OG series that didn't like the Return?

edit: also do y'all suggest reading into it after every few episodes? Or should i just let it watch over me the first time? I normally like to read into stuff a little bit at least. It helped for FWWM, because that was the first part of TP where i actually started to feel super confused

Bazooe

5y

i feel like a good way to put the return, is it really feels like twin peaks 25 years later. it doesn't try to recreate the exact charm of the og run, but instead really feel like an evolution of the world. it does such an incredible job of fan service, without it being cheap/easy.

the return at times really feels like a different show from twin peaks. which can be a hard pill to swallow for fans of one of the most beloved show runs oat, but it's the only way the return could've happened tbh.

also, i think people could easily feel like it's lynch being a bit self indulgent at times. but theyre wrong lynch goes off

FlyHiii

5y

Question but no spoilers please

So all i've got to see for TP is The Missing Pieces & The Return, everything else i've seen just a heads up

Why is The Return so divisive???? On here people mostly say it's peak Lynch. On Letterboxd it's all 5 star reviews and even a lot of people saying its their ''favorite piece of media ever created''. But on every other part of the internet there seems to be a lot of people who absolutely hated The Return

Now i know a lot of David Lynch work is divisive, and since i love them all i'm not really anxious how much i'm gonna like it, but i am interested in hearing what yall think made it as divisive as it is. Again, no spoilers.

How can a group of peoples opinions be so vastly different, ranging from it's the best thing ever made to it's so boring i couldn't sit through it ? Surely by now TP fans have seen FWWM and realized the more abstract direction it's about to go? Surely David Lynch fans kinda know what to expect from a Lynch project?

Was it just mainly the fans of the OG series that didn't like the Return?

edit: also do y'all suggest reading into it after every few episodes? Or should i just let it watch over me the first time? I normally like to read into stuff a little bit at least. It helped for FWWM, because that was the first part of TP where i actually started to feel super confused

Bazooe

5y

i feel like a good way to put the return, is it really feels like twin peaks 25 years later. it doesn't try to recreate the exact charm of the og run, but instead really feel like an evolution of the world. it does such an incredible job of fan service, without it being cheap/easy.

the return at times really feels like a different show from twin peaks. which can be a hard pill to swallow for fans of one of the most beloved show runs oat, but it's the only way the return could've happened tbh.

also, i think people could easily feel like it's lynch being a bit self indulgent at times. but theyre wrong lynch goes off

huey p rxcan

5y

don’t read into anything until after you seeen the whole thing i BEG you

i say this everytime i try to
explain this season to someone whose watches TP but not the return

it is not something i enjoy watching. i watch s1 and 2 frequently bc it’s a comfort watch. s3 isn’t like that at all. there’s only a few select episodes that work outside the context of the show, but i personally wouldn’t watch it.

because of this, it takes a LOT of patience. it’s essentially like a 18 hour + movie.

to explain my “i don’t enjoy watching” is because it’s an exercise in patience. there’s plenty of scenes that lead nowhere and have u wondering “what does it mean, how does this connect” and it will never ever make sense. and that’s okay. that’s all apart of the ride.

there’s so many scenes that are just so weird and mets that will completely break you from the illusion, but on my 2nd watch i’m realizing it’s very intentional. you’ll have a goofy ass scene one minute and then the next you’re completely on the edge of your seat.

it’s got the camp of the original all over it, yet is far darker at times than FWWM and even Blue Velvet.

as someone who loves films and is constantly searching for things that can push the boundaries of what “film” is, this is the quintessential experience for that.

i’m so mad bc there’s this movie that i think everyone should watch before this. it’s about a prositute and it’s got like no action, it’s just her doing everyday things. i wish i knew the name, but i think it’s good prep for what this series is like. it has a lot of great cinematic moments, dialogue, whatever. but my favorite moments as i grow older, is just seeing the people of the town do regular s***. meth heads battlr addiction. janitors owners sweep the floors. trailer park people just be... crazy trailer park people.

it finally feels like lynch embraces the term “lynchian” more so than this series. he really does capture the tension between the mundane and the supernaturals/occult/uncanny here.

FlyHiii

5y

Interesting

Well i for sure already was planning to go into this knowing it’s very different from the OG run and even FWWM

But just seeing all the praise the 3rd season got makes it hard for me to not get too hype, as someone who loves all his work pretty much

huey p rxcan

5y

embrace the hype

part of the series is playing with ur expectations. if you didn’t have expectations, a lot of it wouldn’t be as impactful imo

it’s a great show man, if you want i’d love to watch with you! i finally am giving it a rewatch after not having watched it since it originally broadcasted back in 2017 (wow how time flies)

let me know when you get to episode 3 and we can like keep each other up to date and talk about our reactions

i’ll keep it spkiler free of course

FlyHiii

5y

Yeah that would be dope, i'm watching with my gf who has severe migraines though so i might be watching on an irregular basis so hopefully that doesn't bother you too much. I will def update in this thread anyway like how i did when watching the other TP stuff recently

I love going back & forth discussing his work. Actually i NEED to because his films always seem to stay in the back of my mind like no other I'll have to show my gf the season 2 finale and FWWM tomorrow and then hopefully i'll be able to start The Return somewhere this weekend

I'll post itt when i start

huey p rxcan

5y

i disagree it feels like the first time lynch is self indulgent. he calls back to his old movies, his cinematic influences, and just embraces all the aesthetics that makes david, david.

and i f***ing love it.

i can def see how someone can be turned off by it, but he’s such a special mind. if he passes prematurely and this is the last big creative project we have from him, i believe it is the perfect swan song to an incredible career

huey p rxcan

5y

lets just discuss back and forth no stress

my partner got migraines too, i feel so bad that s*** is not to be played around with
how about you just @ me whenever you wanna talk about your reactions to an episode ight man

FlyHiii

5y

yeah it's tuff she really struggles with it a lot too, and there's not much to do about it sadly

I'll @ you when i have started The Return and i'll update itt a lot so just drop in here and we can discuss it fam

Bazooe

5y

true true i see what you mean. i guess i more so meant that it doesn't detract anything from the show, but actually enhances it

it's like if you're not 100% on board with lynch's vision/twin peaks as a whole by the time you get to the return, the season probably isn't gonna work for you