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with a mind-bogglingly weird set of questions and few answers. Lynch loves to keep us guessing. The way this guy makes TV is really unique. I hear that he doesn't read what people say on the internet about his work. That certainly makes sense. Also, it's a little bit cool.For the past few months, I've been thinking about this show every day, going to r/TwinPeaks daily to discuss fan theories, and reveling in the beauty that Frost and Lynch have created. Many fans and writers credit only Lynch for the show's attractiveness, but without Frost, there would be no Twin Peaks. The show would suck without either of them; together, they are the force.
Today, the sky is yellow in Seattle. Ash has been slowly falling all night. Wildfires burn close to home, within Washington. Not D.C. Washington State.
Wildfires burn in my heart about the ending. Now that it's over, and Frynch have vaguely answered half the questions they've posed (in my estimation), I don't know what to think. I'm left kind of empty. Horrified, feeling Laura's horror. Seeing her scream in the last scene was really brutal. The lights go out. Done. It's over. We're left with the image of Black Lodge Laura whispering in Dale's ear. What did she say?
Some people have enhanced the audio to hear her barely-mixed-in whispers. It sounds like "Ask your son Sonny Jim about me." But it probably doesn't matter. What Frynch want you to know is that she said something secret--why else would she whisper it in his ear? I doubt Frynch would have had Zabrisky actually say some huge revealing thing when filming. Who knows, tho. He can manipulate audio in weird ways, that Lynch guy. He's responsible for most of the sound editing on this show, I assume. And he's a fucking genius about it. The slowed-down Moonlight Sonata is my favorite part. It seems to be the character theme for the Dugpas/Woodsmen.
When I saw the ending scene a few nights ago, I at first felt empty. Angry, even. I scoffed at Frynch from the comfort of my couch. I was the fan I have always said has the wrong mindset to watch Twin Peaks: one who expects to get what he wants. I didn't get resolution, but only more questions. However, resolution wasn't what Frynch were trying to give me. That was never their intention, I see that now.
And you know what? After reading lots of others' analysis of what it meant, I feel complete--like I'm in a good place with this show. It respects me enough to not give me all the answers, to not treat me like an idiot who couldn't figure it out for himself, to not spoon-feed me the answers. No! Frynch are really on to something here with this whole not-revealing-all-the-secrets thing!
Now that I think back on several elements within the show, e.g. Mike constantly asking, "Is it future, or is it past?", I realize there's more resolution to this story than I originally thought--it's just hidden WITHIN THE SHOW I ALREADY WATCHED!! Now that's some genius shit right there.
All in all, 5 fucking stars out of 5. Fuck you too, Frynch. Fuck you too. I love you.
For further reading, here's a great A.V. Club article:
There Should Never Be Another Episode of Twin Peaks, by Clayton Purdom for A.V. Club
Once again, great analysis by AVC. Keep knocking it out of the park, you guys.
Here's more great Twin Peaks analysis from IGN:
Why Twin Peaks had the Perfect Ending, by Chloi Rad for IGN
It's slippery in here.
