Was there another image that perfectly encapsulated the experience of living through 2017 than Charlene Yi dragging herself across a bar floor, slowly breaking down until she unleashes a primal scream that eventually fades into nothingness? Twin Peaks was less film or television, but moreso something born of alchemy. A tragedy written in a holy text that reshaped our conceptions of what cinema could be while circling back to the life of the girl whose death is where it all began. If Fire Walk With Me gave the cinematic dead girl a voice then the newest incarnation of Twin Peaks made her a deity. Despite all its grandiose moments, and there were many, Twin Peaks is the story of one…

And somewhere west of the phantom’s home remained the only shell of skin capable of remembering their wasteland. Burning a hole into the fabric of the past, the shell attempted to forget, but was met only with souvenirs of nostalgia that brought its efforts to a halt. Chilled by the frigid air, it wandered east across an expanse of drying land feeling the assault of the wind more powerfully than most days. Darkness crept out from beyond the clouds and stole away the residue of the light. Exhausted, the shell sunk into itself and fought the sounds and voices and vibrations that sought to keep it awake. Finally it slept and felt all things venomous at a distance, still, innocuous.…

"What the hell?"

What a disappointment.

Having seen the original two seasons of "Twin Peaks" just last year, and loving them, I was really looking forward for "The Return".

But first I had to get a hold of a Blu-Ray copy of "The Return".
And as a student without money I wasn't willing to pay 50-60€ for "The Return" on Amazon, which was the only store I could find it as a Blu-Ray copy.
So I waited in the naive hope the price would drop, which it never did.
Some weeks later,while attending the "German Comic-Con" in Dortmund, I coincidentally stumbled upon a blu-ray copy of "The Return" for only 22€.
So I bought it, brought it home and watched…

"Is it Future or is it past?"

Twin Peaks Season 3 ist auf mehreren Ebenen besonders. Allein schon die Tatsache das diese Staffel existiert ist ein Triumph ansich, nachdem die Serie erst abgesetzt und mit einen Cliffhanger endete, nur um dann auch ihm Kino nicht zum einen Ende zu finden. Von der Kritik zerrissen sowie an der Kinokasse gefloppt, die Chancen das diese Geschichte ein Ende findet war sehr unwahrscheinlich. Bis 2015 Verhandlungen mit Showtime stattfanden und die Serie wieder in Produktion ging. Passenderweise mussten Zuschauer 25 Jahre warten bis Twin Peaks wieder über den Fernseher flimmerte. Sogar mit einen Großteil der Originalbesetzung, von dem ein Teil leider kurz nach der Ausstrahlung der letzten Folgen oder währenddessen verstarb.

Die andere…

"I don't know who I am, but I'm not me."

Where do I begin. Twin Peaks very, very quickly became one of my favorite pieces of art. The first season of the show is a masterpiece, and while the second season has its ups and downs, I would gladly take the worst of season two over any of The Return. Now let me start by saying that there is a lot to love about the third season of Twin Peaks, but for me it is absolutely, heart wrenchingly, the worst the series has to offer. I came out of the second season dying for more. I had become completely enamored by the absolute charm of the world David Lynch and…