Continuing with the scary October posts, and reveling in the announcement of the return of Twin Peaks, I found an example that distills the aesthetics of the original, providing a map back to the place where Laura Palmer and a beloved, bizarre television series were both killed.
While the mind reels at what David Lynch might do with a long form television series one is always uneasy when a beloved work of art gets a revisiting. I’d love to see the show re-invent itself — a lot of time has past since the last episode, and the hints that Kyle Maclachlan may be back for the new show, and the “25 Years Later” text in the series’ new lo-fi trailer, all necessitate a contemporary updating.
That said, fans also want Twin Peaks to feel like a familiar place, and they want the new season to feel like a continuation of the first two. Here’s the clip I found that boils down the nuances, techniques, actors, creators, places and characters that make this return a worthwhile one: breaking the fourth wall; the use of antiquated slang in place of contemporary profanity; sets that recall a timeless, mid-century America; an appearance by “David Finch,” “Laura” and a talking log; Diane’s tape recorder; suspenseful music, and a diner that serves “darn fine” pie.
Here is Sesame Street‘s darn fine version of Twin Beaks…
While most loved the first season, many loathed the second. Overall, I love the entire series thus far and I felt the end of the second season marked a return to form before its ill-timed end. I’d like to to see Lynch pick up the Wyndaham Earl storyline from the beginning as I never felt Earl got a chance to really show us the evil. Here’s looking forward to the darkest chapter of the story yet.
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