Well, wow! After a return to what seemed like a normal episode by Twin Peaks standards last week, Lynch seemed to deliberately punished the audience this week by delivering a wholly surreal experience, derived from some of the director's earlier work such as Eraserhead. Reviewing an episode of a show is extremely difficult for me to do. Whilst I have rated individual episodes of TV on IMDb before, I have never properly reviewed one before. Its hard to review an episode of a show as it is only a small fragment of the bigger picture. However, this episode was something completely out of this world that will likely alienate some but will captivate those who enjoy completely surreal trips (think the ending of 2001). My 10/10 rating comes primarily as Lynch correctly predicted, that television is the new art-house. It may not offer the intense narrative that something like Breaking Bad's Ozzymandies or GOT's Battle of the Bastards might have but this was an utterly enthralling hour of television that comes across as one of the most original and thrilling spectacles that even top some recent cinematic experiences. The only way I can describe this episode without spoiling it is imagine what David Lynch's version of the creation sequence from the Tree of Life would look like. Completely horrific and beautiful all at the same time.
I have seen some negative ratings from users who seem to give every episode of this show a 1/10. My response to this is if you don't like it, don't watch it. Lynch has always been well known for delivering bizarre and abstract art so I don't see why people who are fans of Lynch's work are so hostile to this new show when it is simply a continuation of everything that he has done thus far. In terms of surrealism though, this may top both Eraserhead and Inland Empire.
How this episode will ultimately tie in to the rest of the series remains a mystery (although it certainly does give vague hints). This episode only delivers further proof that this is certainly not the same Twin Peaks from 1990-1991. It's Lynch's baby and it's one that is so bizarre, that it might be genius! Bravo to Showtime for allowing Lynch to have total creative control and I look forward to seeing what comes next.
I have seen some negative ratings from users who seem to give every episode of this show a 1/10. My response to this is if you don't like it, don't watch it. Lynch has always been well known for delivering bizarre and abstract art so I don't see why people who are fans of Lynch's work are so hostile to this new show when it is simply a continuation of everything that he has done thus far. In terms of surrealism though, this may top both Eraserhead and Inland Empire.
How this episode will ultimately tie in to the rest of the series remains a mystery (although it certainly does give vague hints). This episode only delivers further proof that this is certainly not the same Twin Peaks from 1990-1991. It's Lynch's baby and it's one that is so bizarre, that it might be genius! Bravo to Showtime for allowing Lynch to have total creative control and I look forward to seeing what comes next.