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tetoffens t1_itg4xqs wrote

Make sure to watch Fire Walk With Me. It's a prequel but meant to be watched between season 2 and 3.

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neuroflix OP t1_itg55xf wrote

Thanks!

Just started season 1.

Thoughts so far:

  1. right this makes sense now
  2. This actually looks like it was made at the start of the 90s
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BatXDude t1_itgoa2j wrote

I was informed after complaing about twin peaks on another thread, its made to exagerate soap operas and their style of acting.

I felt something was off about it until about season 2.

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shr2016 t1_itgsp9m wrote

It's David Lynch, it's *supposed* to feel off

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SouthShoreSerenade t1_itgvy5r wrote

>its made to exagerate soap operas and their style of acting

My theory, maybe incorrect, is that most of the network executives thought this is what they were really getting and it's the only reason they went on with it. Lynch obviously had other plans, but their meddling affected what he really wanted to do (that much is fact, anyway).

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NamesTheGame t1_itiayfq wrote

Executives knew what they were getting into with Lynch, at least to a degree. He was already known for weird, surreal movies but Twin Peaks style allowed it to be accessible. The first episode was a pilot that could double as a movie in case it didn't pan out and was aired way before the rest of the series and because it was such a sensation the show was ordered to series.

The network did meddle, absolutely, but Lynch had largely lost interest in Season 2 and went off to make a movie which led to bad blood between him and some of the cast for "abandoning" the show, but he still consulted and directed the finale and a few other S2 episodes. But his lack of guidance was clear in S2 with the wannabe Lynch wacky plots.

S3 is the best because it's Lynch unfiltered, made entirely on his terms. It's still amazing to me that season was made and aired on television, a true testament of how far the medium has come.

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BatXDude t1_itjyna4 wrote

So you have a theory that Lynch pitched the show as a soap opera and then dod his own thing whilst following the contract and doing necessary things that would still make it a soap? I like that lol

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Maninhartsford t1_ithxzwz wrote

A lot of the parody elements have been lost to time due to the fading popularity of 80s primetime soaps and TV movies. I got really into old tv movies at the start of the pandemic and when I rewatched twin peaks I felt like I got a lot more of the humor. For example, in the pilot, they fade into their first commercial on Laura's mother crying, and after the break, she's still crying. That's STRAIGHT out of a tearjerker TV flick.

I definitely feel like he was doing a bit of the same thing in season 3, but with modern prestige television. (Spoiler) the arm wrestling scene is like a bizarro version of something from breaking bad

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adrift98 t1_itgzys5 wrote

Specifically prime time soap operas like Dallas and Falcon's Crest.

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CollinsCouldveDucked t1_itiyas3 wrote

Personal advice, feel free to take it or leave it.

For seasons 1&2 It's not a bingeable show

One or two episodes at a time are the most you should do, that's the way the pacing is built.

Season 3 is perfectly bingeable.

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xfan09 t1_ithkpou wrote

So did you watch season 3 when it came out and then you’re starting season 1 now?

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neuroflix OP t1_ithnm3j wrote

No we started season 3 yesterday whilst a bottle of wine deep into the night.

Now we are watching season 1

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xfan09 t1_ithvo2l wrote

I’d watch in order. Best you can anyway

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domdiggitydog t1_itgkzdz wrote

I enjoyed the show but FWWM was too much for me.

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gladvillain t1_itgo9us wrote

Did you watch The Return?

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domdiggitydog t1_itgwclt wrote

I did not. I was 14 when it aired on TV, 16 when movie came out, haven’t been interested since. I did rewatch a few episodes and remember why I enjoyed it but wasn’t enough to get me back into it.

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gladvillain t1_itgwht5 wrote

Gotcha. If you didn’t enjoy FWWM, then I don’t think you’ll dig it.

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Enjoy_Your_Win t1_itgzwrb wrote

Really? The Return is very different than FWWM. The latter is basically a horror movie while the former has some horror elements but does a much better job at moving between genres.

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domdiggitydog t1_itgwwbf wrote

I was bummed for real. I know not having broadcast constraints allowed Lynch to fully give us his vision but it was too much for me.

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SecretDracula t1_itiak5v wrote

I agree. FWWM and the Return may be "good," but they just don't have that Twin Peaks vibe that I love about season 1 and 2. They feel like Lynch's more abstract movies rather his more mainstream stuff.

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kmone1116 t1_itgrcgr wrote

So I always thought the movie was a “made for tv” type film, so when I finally watched it years ago during a rewatch of Twin Peaks, I was shocked at how dark it was in tone and all the nudity.

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Riverdale87 t1_itgh5ub wrote

I accidentally watch the movie first before watching the series

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CollinsCouldveDucked t1_itiz4l1 wrote

Would you be willing to talk about your experience watching the show in that order?

I've thought about someone watching it that way before and it seems like it would be a very different journey.

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marfaxa t1_itidzo1 wrote

And watch 'What Did Jack Do?' between seasons 1 and 2.

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