Part 18

If you were expecting a cheerful resolution or any resolution at all, you are missing the point of Twin Peaks. Twin Peaks' greatest power is its mystery. Do I fully understand what happened? Nope. I don't want to. I want to be able to watch this series over and over and over again, trying to decipher the mystery, knowing that I never completely will. We have seen a thousand revivals and reboots, all geared toward fan service. And every last one of them was mediocre at best. Lynch new that giving us more of the same, giving us what we thought we wanted, would have been the death of this revival. Instead, he took a risk, and told a bold new story, greatly expanding upon the mystery of the original. The ending is not meant to be satisfying. Did you really go into these 18 episodes thinking that everything would be alright in the end? This is Twin Peaks. Lynch took a risk and it paid off in a big way. This revival is just as groundbreaking is the original, and it will change revivals forever.

Because this is what this final episode, this season, the whole Twin Peaks was. A masterpiece. A work of art. Even if you don't like Twin Peaks and hate David Lynch you can't deny it's a piece of art. Because David Lynch *is* an artist and his works are not easy to understand or to like, just like art is. Personally, I love/hate him. This revival was incredible, something different from other TV shows we get nowadays. Not in any way revolutionary like the original TP was, although I think part 8 will be always remembered as revolutionary and discussed. It's not even perfect by any means. Some episodes are easily skippable because they add nothing to the plot; too many characters introduced then never to be heard again; too many dragged and incredibly slow and boring sequences which I really hated. Even this final episode is far from perfect. A little underwhelming and a bit too slow for a season (series? I'll clarify that later) finale. But this is part of Lynch's style and you may like it or not. What I love about David is his ability to mix the supernatural with an actual plot and character development, like in the original two seasons and partly in this revival. OK, let's finally move on to this series finale. Yes, series finale. I don't think there's ever going to be a fourth season. Mind you, I would KILL to get new episodes and to have actual answers. And I'll never stop trying to make sense of what happened in this last episode. But I don't think it's going to happen. It's all left to our interpretation, just like art is. It depends on one's personal opinions whether to accept this fact or not. Some might say that this "art thing" is just an excuse Lynch has made up to cover up the fact that he didn't have any idea how to wrap up his show. It couldn't be farther from the truth, in my opinion. He knows everything, he knows precisely what happened. He's the one who created this whole thing, for crying out loud! So what happened in the end? Honestly, I really have no clue! I've read so many theories and they all seem to make sense. Of course, I as well tried to come up with some kind of explanation and it may make sense or not, I don't know. All I know is that I'll always remember that final scream, that final shot, this last episode, this incredible show. Rarely a show has made me feel so many conflicting emotions and ideas. It will always hold a special place in my heart. Thank you, Mr. Lynch. Thank you.

something as powerful as the 3rd season of Twin Peaks makes our beautiful and perverted human journey worth while. this is shamanism on pay TV. this is a giant pearl for one billion pigs. few are the pigs in the so called 1st world (the 2nd and 3rd world still have wise-men and still pay attention to dreams and are still knee-deep in the miracle of life) that will be able to appreciate the way the pearl shines because their minds are corrupted by the comfort of special effects, cliffhanging techniques, naked bodies and hollow pretty faces.

if you listen to music recorded before the influence of radio really took hold, and before the great icons of music were solidified, you will find strange unique voices that follow no fashion trends, no economic taboos. such voices are harder to listen to because they demand more attention and patience. unlike music, cinema took more time to be corrupted - because images grab us more intensely, and because cinemas created social and cultural bonds that still allowed filmmakers to produce strange personal visions. but the digital "miracle" and the eminent extinction of cinemas (at least of small independent houses) have finally stabbed the 7th art in the gut. author cinema is bleeding to death. and things like this are the last enlightened shout of an doomed creature.

lets watch this kind of unique creative fire with our minds and hearts clean - free from expectations, prejudice and hate - and rejoice, warm up our souls, be thankful, and believe that the fire will never really die.

my most profound gratitude to Mr. Lynch and Mr. Frost, and to all those involved.

I'm going to start off with this: I get why people wouldn't like it, but you got to realize what you're watching and take it deeper. There's so much to pick off in it's dark and gloomy atmosphere. There's also many other things like how the characters emote and react to the world around them. Including the scenes that evoke certain emotions to you.

The use of symbolism is used to the entirety of the episode from Names to Items to people. The world is different and you have to look into the cracks in order to understand. Its all there for a reason and are very in line with the cryptic quotes spread throughout.

The characters show certain emotions and actions that should some importance to the entirety of what's happening. The new Laura and her strange behavior towards Cooper, and the things she says. Dale Cooper and his slightly more aggressive manner towards others. The cynicism in how the other characters are portrayed.

The emotions that the scenes themselves show. The car scene being a big contender to this. The bleak, cold and cynical feel from every character, environment, tune, and angle. You don't like anything or anyone you see and it makes you feel like whole world is going after you. A feeling that is the complete opposite to twin peak's tone. While yes it's usually creepy in Twin Peaks, but there was always something that countered it like a funny quirk. That quickly dissipates once they get into this world with not even Dale Cooper to push it away.

All and all, I loved it. It's filled to the brim with dark atmosphere and symbolism to pick apart. It'll keep me occupied with everything it offered and ideas of what's going to happen next. Give it another chance and see what you can find because this is deserving of many viewings.

This isn't your usual ending. It doesn't really make sense and almost half of the episode is just them driving, but it culminates in a great scene and overall was a very enjoyable final chapter in this series.

I think I would call part 17 the real finale, with 18 being the epilogue, and that's a good thing.

I hope we get a season 4 (or maybe another movie) but that is very unlikely.

Overall I am very satisfied with this episode and the series as a whole.