Diop wrote:The seriously acted weirdness was part of the charm for me. I still remember when the dude comes back to work early and they all start dancing bizarrely to celebrate.
Its been a few years since I watched but I thought it's finish was weirder than ever. Becomes a bit of a head ****
you know, there are two sides to the coin.
on the one hand, Lynch made fun of soap operas by the soap the characters themselves watch in the series (House MD, anyone?) and the cheesiness of certain scenes and plot lines. but, on the other hand, it's a very thin line between being a smart parody and actually turning into the parody'ed yourself. there certainly are some difficult moments to get through because of this and you should be critically knocked due to that.
all in all, though, somebody had to go through these growing pains to make certain parts of television what they are today. you can't compare Twin Peaks with some of the great series that have come out recently, yet such a discussion would be like comparing Bill Russell to Shaquille O'Neal. so that's also something that has to be taken into account when cringing over certain scenes.
Lost (which practically is The Prisoner crossed with Twin Peaks) wouldn't have had all the success it had, if it wasn't for Twin Peaks.
