Comment by monophonica
2 days ago
I hate season 3 so much. I don't even consider it part of the story.
The greatest ending ever to a TV show is the end of season 2. Nothing can ever touch that as an ending. Season 3 was not needed but I am just glad I got to watch the show when it aired originally.
That ending in 1991 on prime time network TV next to corny sitcoms is just so out of time. Like a transmission from another dimension.
Season 3 is so great it easily eclipses the first two, despite my pretty strong nostalgia-bias. It's like the first two were just a warm-up - and we needed the 25 years just to prepare ourselves for what he really wanted to do.
> Season 3 was not needed
I disagree! I consider it Lynch's best work.
Interesting you liked the ending of Season 2. About 1/3 of the way through, Lynch distanced himself from the series and stopped directing it. He stated that he caved to network pressure to resolve the murder early and combined with actor off and on-set drama, it derailed his plans for the second season. Mark Frost took over as the de facto show runner, but without that partnership, he just basically babysat it until the show was killed off.
I still enjoyed the season, but arguably, it's the most un-Lynchian.
Lynch came back and directed the final episode! That's why it feels like such a departure from the rest of the season. It feels like season 1, and season 3, whereas the rest of season 2 was this weird soap opera.
> Season 3 was not needed
The compelling thing here is that Lynch disagreed with you.