Twin Peaks Deserves the Hype

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  • @KarstenRunquist
    @KarstenRunquist  Před 3 lety +649

    what's your favorite david lynch film?

    • @marcsoren7
      @marcsoren7 Před 3 lety +109

      Weirdly enough Inland Empire. It's def not his best, but there's something that really pulls me into that world.

    • @ianhugo1118
      @ianhugo1118 Před 3 lety +172

      mulholland drive

    • @lucypeterson2231
      @lucypeterson2231 Před 3 lety +107

      If we're talking about just a movie then it's Mulholland Drive. But if we're talking about my favorite thing David Lynch has ever made as a whole then it's easily Twin Peaks

    • @EDP2000
      @EDP2000 Před 3 lety +77

      Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me

    • @anselhendrix5112
      @anselhendrix5112 Před 3 lety +47

      twin peaks: fwwm but his best work is the return

  • @becketclark9942
    @becketclark9942 Před 3 lety +3395

    "I can't even stress how much i love the characters" cuts to james

    • @bubotizer
      @bubotizer Před 3 lety +521

      james was so fun to hate

    • @joshuahgurule-duan2953
      @joshuahgurule-duan2953 Před 3 lety +361

      “James was always cool”

    • @PondOfGlue
      @PondOfGlue Před 3 lety +176

      🤡 “jAmEs WaS aLwAyS cOoL” 🤡

    • @sarahsab2614
      @sarahsab2614 Před 3 lety +269

      I love twin peaks but I would do anything to go back in time and cut him out of the series

    • @donjoey22
      @donjoey22 Před 3 lety +395

      🎶Just youuuuuu and iiiii (and i)🎶

  • @IAmAndrew1
    @IAmAndrew1 Před 3 lety +2855

    Major Briggs telling Bobby his dream is one of the greatest scenes in TV history and it makes me smile every time I see it

    • @JayInDecent
      @JayInDecent Před 3 lety +62

      There's something Beautiful about it

    • @TheKoprusInspiration
      @TheKoprusInspiration Před 3 lety +183

      major briggs was the biggest chad on the show

    • @jstratton1981
      @jstratton1981 Před 3 lety +220

      @@TheKoprusInspiration "what are you afraid of?!?!?!" "The possibility that love is not enough." Garland Briggs pure boss.

    • @brainwater176
      @brainwater176 Před 3 lety +43

      I cried when i saw that

    • @aurusallos
      @aurusallos Před 3 lety +82

      Major Briggs as a character really just soothes my soul in ways I didn't know a soul could be soothed tbh

  • @MsVall17
    @MsVall17 Před 3 lety +584

    "At one point my Netflix started buffering, and it took me 30 seconds to realize that it wasn't a part of the show"
    Same!

  • @ClifDickens
    @ClifDickens Před 3 lety +1201

    "I still can't tell if I love or hate Nadine."
    I've never heard something so true.

    • @HauntFreak13
      @HauntFreak13 Před 3 lety +84

      I love Nadine’s age regression but, like the rest of season 2, it goes on a bit too long without going anywhere.

    • @marcsoren7
      @marcsoren7 Před 3 lety +20

      She redeemed herself in the return, I think part 15.

    • @theawesomewerewolf5084
      @theawesomewerewolf5084 Před 3 lety +68

      @@marcsoren7 She dug herself out of the shit.

    • @evewack7445
      @evewack7445 Před 3 lety +22

      i just feel really bad for her

    • @ghoulishgarlic8699
      @ghoulishgarlic8699 Před 3 lety +14

      Hated Nadine the first watch, top tier character the second watch

  • @diamondcentury21
    @diamondcentury21 Před 3 lety +1598

    Dale’s love for minuscule, ordinary things that he enjoys like the smell of trees in Twin peaks and the taste of cherry pie or the coffee etc (the irony of him being a detective and paying attention to details like this) and his overall fascination with the town itself is so satisfying and interesting to watch. He’s by far my favourite character of the show and I just started watching it.

    • @BoredGhostInk
      @BoredGhostInk Před 3 lety +47

      Same him and log lady are my favorites; I think it’s cute how Cooper has this childlike wonder when it comes to the more mundane things in the world

    • @imperfect_dan7519
      @imperfect_dan7519 Před 2 lety +7

      @@BoredGhostInk And then Return had to happen :/

    • @BoredGhostInk
      @BoredGhostInk Před 2 lety

      @@imperfect_dan7519 yeah…

    • @ChristianTheChicken
      @ChristianTheChicken Před 2 lety +8

      He's a fish out of water who is enjoying every second of it.

    • @el7114.
      @el7114. Před 2 lety +2

      @@imperfect_dan7519 ikr... although I love the general mystery and the people of TP, Cooper's personality is the one that intrigues me most. And then the finale just had to be :/

  • @lillybarber8737
    @lillybarber8737 Před 3 lety +1724

    dale cooper is the love of my life

    • @trinaq
      @trinaq Před 3 lety +63

      Likewise, he's ultimately totally endearing, despite his eccentric personality. Kyle MacLachlan is also easy on the eyes as well! 👀😍☕

    • @kamalmanzukie
      @kamalmanzukie Před 3 lety +1

      lol hey

    • @tatehildyard5332
      @tatehildyard5332 Před 3 lety +80

      No matter your sexual orientation, we all want a Dale Cooper to take us for a picnic in the woods of Washington with a big thermos of coffee.

    • @nitrolucy1309
      @nitrolucy1309 Před 3 lety +7

      Yesss that ✨fine✨ hair

    • @nitrolucy1309
      @nitrolucy1309 Před 2 lety +1

      @@tatehildyard5332 and give his soul to save you.

  • @danielsavin4627
    @danielsavin4627 Před 3 lety +215

    I feel like a part of my brain understands this show, but sometimes my arms bend back

  • @DaisyAjay
    @DaisyAjay Před 3 lety +364

    David Lynch can't say it enough. To paraphrase: "if I explained it, it would ruin the mystery and destroy the experience".

  • @merlinjames5954
    @merlinjames5954 Před 3 lety +806

    The biggest slap to the face is avoiding this video because of spoilers, watching the whole thing, having your whole life turned inside out, and returning to finally watch the video only to hear within the first 10 seconds that there wouldn't be any spoilers.

  • @Kasia_Luna
    @Kasia_Luna Před 3 lety +692

    I remember when I first watched Twin Peaks, I couldn't believe a show like that could exist. It was so bizarre but beautiful and mysterious. I think I binged the first two seasons in less than three days. I also really loved the female characters, Audrey Horne and Shelly were goals.

    • @velveteencherrytart6335
      @velveteencherrytart6335 Před 3 lety +47

      audrey horne is one of the pillars of my personality

    • @Jdb63
      @Jdb63 Před 3 lety +14

      Donna sucked though

    • @spanish-inquisition2024
      @spanish-inquisition2024 Před 2 lety +14

      Audrey is perfect, I loved her as much as agent Cooper 😻 so it was hard for me to understand that she can't be with him, but also I really appreciate the fact they never actually be together.

    • @kiefcoffee
      @kiefcoffee Před rokem +2

      @@spanish-inquisition2024 blame it on Donna (her actress) 😭

    • @leopheard
      @leopheard Před rokem

      What else are your favorite shows?

  • @stalebrowny1279
    @stalebrowny1279 Před 3 lety +1483

    I love the intentionally cheesy scenes as well. It makes the show really funny.

    • @emilyrainflower25
      @emilyrainflower25 Před rokem +16

      They’re not intentionally cheesy though. All the love scenes where the music swells are 100% genuine. That’s the point, to contrast the darkness and the light and show a balance of both.

    • @LoiselsPhotography
      @LoiselsPhotography Před rokem +1

      Hur hur hurrrrr!!!!!

    • @Y-two-K
      @Y-two-K Před 6 měsíci +5

      @@emilyrainflower25there are some definite intentional homages and parodies of soap operas though

    • @emilyrainflower25
      @emilyrainflower25 Před 6 měsíci +2

      @@Y-two-K David lynch directly said that it *is* a soap opera so parody might not be the best word, but homage sure

    • @Ironcorgi2
      @Ironcorgi2 Před 3 měsíci +1

      I feel the scenes that make you laugh are put in there just to hard wrench you deeper into the nightmare.

  • @masterzombie161
    @masterzombie161 Před 3 lety +76

    “There was a fish, in the percolator.”
    One of the most horrifying lines in history!

  • @RicAdbur
    @RicAdbur Před 3 lety +319

    Major Briggs is an underrated character imo. In a show full of very colorful and outstanding characters I think his subtlety tends to keep him hidden in the background, but boy is that dude eloquent as all hell. The way he talks comes off like a letter written by Abraham Lincoln.

    • @Jotari
      @Jotari Před měsícem

      Can't believe they made a spinoff about him where it reveals he runs a base with wormhole to other planets.

    • @slo.nb1
      @slo.nb1 Před měsícem +1

      @@Jotariis it the dossier mark frost wrote?

  • @lauujesus
    @lauujesus Před 3 lety +120

    Also, one of the things that makes Twin Peaks is the Angelo Badalamenti score. It's truly magical.

    • @bluepepper100
      @bluepepper100 Před 11 měsíci +2

      And his music combined with the mesmerizing voice ofJulee Cruise.

  • @trinaq
    @trinaq Před 3 lety +461

    "Twin Peaks" is one of those trippy shows which can be hard to comprehend, but it was clearly ahead of its time, and while its initial run was short, its lecacy has only grown, thanks to rewatches and the revival series! 😍☕

    • @greyeyed123
      @greyeyed123 Před 3 lety +12

      There are so many great shows (and mediocre shows) that only exist because of Twin Peaks. You can draw a straight line from Twin Peaks to Northern Exposure to The Sopranos, and from The Sopranos to dozens of other shows with edgy antiheros in quirky, outrageous situations (Breaking Bad). You can also draw a straight line from Twin Peaks to the glut of CSI shows (there were zero shows before Twin Peaks that focused so intently on forensics, crime scenes, etc). You can also draw a straight line from Twin Peaks to The X-Files to dozens of other shows (Supernatural, Fringe, The Killing, Lost, etc). Even now you have Big Sky on ABC, which is mostly a terrible show...but I keep finding myself watching it just for the echoes of Twin Peaks and trying to analyze what made Peaks so much better. (A few years ago Fox had "Wayward Pines", which was apparently based on a book series also--like Big Sky--yet clearly was trying to emulate Twin Peaks, and failing.)

  • @peterkjrbye435
    @peterkjrbye435 Před 3 lety +1230

    Can we talk about the character Denise! To have such a character IN THE 90'S just shows how much ahead of his time Lynch always has been. "Fix your hearts or DIE!"

    • @HotStrange
      @HotStrange Před 3 lety +80

      Yes! I saw Twin Peaks for the first time when I was 16 (so like 2008) and it seemed ahead of its time even for that decade.

    • @francesthepossum1812
      @francesthepossum1812 Před 3 lety +9

      YESSSS

    • @garthbrooks6999
      @garthbrooks6999 Před 3 lety +335

      And that Cooper respected Denise’s wish to be referred to as female just cemented how great of a character he is.

    • @sawdustanddiamonds99
      @sawdustanddiamonds99 Před 3 lety +76

      its interesting, with Denise's introduction (which occurred after lynch stepped away from the show for a bit if im not mistaken) and the way she's utilized in the show, it seems she's very much not meant to be taken seriously, but im glad at least by the return they attempted to rectify it

    • @garthbrooks6999
      @garthbrooks6999 Před 3 lety +100

      @@sawdustanddiamonds99 seeing her in The Return was a pleasant surprise; she was such a lovable character for her short appearance, and I still think that middle slump in the second season had its moments

  • @Gigibaby88
    @Gigibaby88 Před 3 lety +89

    "You throw Dale Cooper in there and it's a fucking party." Words to live by! 🥳

  • @marcsoren7
    @marcsoren7 Před 3 lety +332

    I watched The Return maybe around 7 times over quarantine, and man oh man, it makes more and more sense to me every time. No matter how many times I watch it, there is so much that hasn't been discovered yet, it's the strangest gift that keeps on giving. Episode 8 is... indescribable. Fuckin genius.

    • @HotStrange
      @HotStrange Před 3 lety +23

      I’ve only watched it twice because the end absolutely guts me every time. It’s perfect and the best season of TV I’ve ever seen. But man it’s bleak and hard to watch sometimes. Definitely wanna go for a third viewing soon.

    • @Taylor-lm5op
      @Taylor-lm5op Před 3 lety +9

      Why do you think the Lodge repeats the instructions to Cooper in Part 18? Half of the instructions are the same thing from Part 2.

    • @wonderfulweather
      @wonderfulweather Před 3 lety +4

      Yes! I watched all of Twin Peaks for the first time during quarantine this year. 🤓

    • @hopelessent.1700
      @hopelessent.1700 Před 3 lety

      I started watching Twin Peaks since the beginning of the year. I even remember when I was telling my fam that cases were rising in China and we have to see what’ll happen...

    • @Dravianpn02
      @Dravianpn02 Před 3 lety +3

      @@Taylor-lm5op possibly because we were being shown the end at the beginning, that time is crazy and to reinforce the dream thing, idk lol.

  • @kylereece1979
    @kylereece1979 Před 3 lety +119

    It was'nt David Lynch's fault regarding season 2. He never wanted to spoil the mystery behind Laura and the television network hassled him into running things to their premature answers. Despite being genuinely brilliant, once the cat was let outta the bag after the first 7-9 episodes of season 2, Lynch was nowhere to be seen. He left , pissed off at what had happened and it was up to the writers to just come up with filler material around the Dale Cooper stuff. Cooper is always great no matter what he was doing in season 2,but the filler plots around him add and go nowhere. Then, for the final few episodes, things fall together again with the new story-and Lynch returns for the finale to blow your mind.

    • @bencarlson4300
      @bencarlson4300 Před 3 lety +22

      Rewatching season 2 (especially ep. 7) it really sucks that they couldn’t let Lynch and Frost be. The direction and writing is so perfect, and then they just left it.

  • @daphneblake13
    @daphneblake13 Před 3 lety +30

    The statement "At one point my Netflix started buffering, and it took me 30 seconds to realize that it wasn't a part of the show" is a whole MOOD

  • @elizabethaisi6758
    @elizabethaisi6758 Před 3 lety +45

    twin peaks has something so nostalgic about it. every time the theme intro plays i literally feel transported into that time and place. it's such an amazing show, definitely one of my faves of all time

  • @TheMovieKnightProductions
    @TheMovieKnightProductions Před 3 lety +54

    The Laura Palmer theme always gets me

  • @MobieVlanket
    @MobieVlanket Před 3 lety +312

    I’m so happy the Twin Peaks fandom been growing since it got added to Netflix and most likely it’ll be growing after this video, this show is the definition of my serotonin

    • @trinaq
      @trinaq Před 3 lety +9

      I agree, it's a cult show for a reason, and I love that more contemporary viewers can enjoy it now!

    • @SerPapus
      @SerPapus Před 3 lety

      It’s so slow and boring

    • @MobieVlanket
      @MobieVlanket Před 3 lety +22

      @@SerPapus okay

    • @SerPapus
      @SerPapus Před 3 lety +1

      I tried watching it but the acting was so bad... like Idk. I like shows with really good acting.

    • @MobieVlanket
      @MobieVlanket Před 3 lety +21

      @@SerPapus I respect that you at least tried watching it even if it wasn’t really your thing

  • @benkennedy73
    @benkennedy73 Před 3 lety +23

    one of my favourite things about the original twin peaks is the way it wants to show you that every person is interesting, strange and meaningful and you should care about them and feel things when stuff happens to them, to me it can really be a show about empathy, and about not being able to hide from the real horrors that happen in the world and what they do to people. great video, you have a wonderful way with words.

  • @lillybarber8737
    @lillybarber8737 Před 3 lety +144

    istg i watch this show like every 5 months and never get tired of it

  • @hayleyneedham6215
    @hayleyneedham6215 Před 3 lety +206

    Karsten: "Explaining David Lynch comes off as pretentious. You dont wanna be "that guy"."
    Twin Perfect: *slowly backs out of the room

    • @knasigboll
      @knasigboll Před 3 lety +26

      To be fair, he revels in being ”that guy”

    • @hayleyneedham6215
      @hayleyneedham6215 Před 3 lety +22

      @@knasigboll lol I bet. I love Twin Perfect's take on Lynchy things but I also understand that it's just that, his take. Theres no wrong way to appreciate art.

    • @jonathanwalls8106
      @jonathanwalls8106 Před 3 lety +9

      @@hayleyneedham6215 wouldn’t claiming to have the one true way to appreciate art then be the wrong way to do it?

    • @Hakajin
      @Hakajin Před 3 lety +5

      I am absolutely that guy. Or girl, as it were. Haven't watched Twin Perfect, but... This struck me while watching a video from What's So Great About That? on David Lynch and the defamiliarization of language: he is almost definitely working from psychoanalytic theory. The thing with language and the symbolic is very psychoanalytic, AND he's fond of using doubles, whether that be clones, possession, identical cousins, different versions of the same characters in different realities... Which, use of doubles is a technique often used to get into ideas about the split between the real and the symbolic. That would also explain why his work is so abstract: he's not so much about developing plots as he is about exploring the subconscious. ...You know, that may also have to do with why he focuses on the supernatural, magic. Because superstition is the realm of the unconscious; ideas about "bad luck" have sway on us even when we don't logically believe in them. So in that sense, it's real. Cooper relies on his intuition, and... I dunno, I feel like it's getting into this idea that we often pick up on things we're not even consciously aware of. Which kind of reminds me of that one scene in Fargo. You know, the one so many people hate where Marge talks to what's his face, the Japanese guy. People think that scene is pointless, but it absolutely isn't! The point is, she sensed that something was off, but had no logical reason to think so. When it turned out her gut was right, she rethought her earlier suspicions about the murder. Also! Now that I think about it, relying on dreams and coincidence, that's also getting into Jung's ideas of collective unconscious and synchronicity, innit?! Wow, I never thought of that before! ...I dunno, I majored in English; this shit fascinates me.

    • @alsoinadream
      @alsoinadream Před 3 lety +3

      ​@@Hakajin wow thanks for mentioning the video, i love that shit too, i'm definitely gonna check it out! i guess trying to explain lynch's plots from a tradicional point of view might sound pretentious, maybe precisely because david doesn't conform tradicional rules in storytelling, so it often comes off as someone trying too hard to piece every piece together, just for the sake of finding out the "truth". and yet, there's plenty to be talked about and somewhat ""explain"" about his works, particularly when it comes to method and and its effects on how the audience might take the story. i'd say the core of his works it's how it highlights the oniric logic (idk what else to call it lol) - the difficult-to-grasp connection between elements that only our own sleeping mind seems to understand as somehow related. which you have pointed out nicely in your comment when focusing on symbolic and abstraction!

  • @righteousrat
    @righteousrat Před 3 lety +22

    "Twin Peaks is about, honestly, who the hell knows." Made me bust up laughing lol

  • @TaylorJWilliams
    @TaylorJWilliams Před 3 lety +102

    Bro you gotta watch The Missing Pieces, Chet Desmond’s fistfight is a top 10 scene

    • @marian3nene45
      @marian3nene45 Před 3 lety +2

      Hands down, one of the BEST Missing Pieces scenes! 👍

    • @otherhand
      @otherhand Před 3 lety +7

      I'm a big supporter of the Q2 fan edit that combines this with Fire Walk With Me. It may lessen the emotional impact of FWWM a little bit, but it makes up for that by feeling like a more well-rounded whole, closer in atmosphere to The Return. Plus, it is closer to the original script for the film before it was cut down for run time.

    • @msgeek703
      @msgeek703 Před 3 lety +1

      It should have been in the film. You come away understanding Chet, and why his disappearance is such a blow to the Blue Rose Task Force.

  • @lizotakuartist5117
    @lizotakuartist5117 Před 3 lety +181

    My boyfriend actually got me into Twin Peaks because of how much we both enjoy films and shows that push the envelope of surrealism or just a broad use of creativity. I loved every second but what stuck with me was the aesthetic it provided, a somewhat eerie but also cozy environment. Truth be told we do need to see more content like this to show how subjective art can be.

    • @brycesterling947
      @brycesterling947 Před 3 lety +3

      YES I agree! The eerie but also cozy environment. 💙

    • @bugtoes6169
      @bugtoes6169 Před 2 lety

      gimme reccomendatjons !!!

    • @prajwaljayaraj5887
      @prajwaljayaraj5887 Před 2 lety +2

      It's definitely the colour grading, the tightly knit community, the synth laden soundtrack. It all makes you feel very cozy like You're watching it at night before you turn in feeling cozy in your fuzzy sheets.

  • @ElCalhau
    @ElCalhau Před 3 lety +78

    You should really read the The Secret History of Twin Peaks and The Final Dossier by Mark Frost. On one hand it feels weird because the books try really hard to connect some of the dots that the show never really touches on, but it almost feels poetic in a sense because the books represent the other side of the coin. On one side you have the surrealism of David Lynch, on the other you have the narrative coherence of Mark Frost, to me it's how different the two of them really are that gives this show and the universe it creates that unparalleled uniqueness

    • @moonie3866
      @moonie3866 Před 3 lety +6

      The Secret Diary is also a treasure, written by Lynch's daughter Jennifer Lynch. I believe that it was published between seasons 1 and 2, and does divert from the show a little but overall is great and gives the reader a real sense of Laura outside of the horror of her murder.

    • @Silphage
      @Silphage Před 3 lety +3

      Yeah, I really enjoyed both of his books. They definitely aren't "necessary", but they give a bit more context/clues toward the intention of some things. And they include some extra story for characters that don't show up in season 3.

    • @ADreamingTraveler
      @ADreamingTraveler Před 2 lety

      Yep definitely. It's 100% a duo project where they burrow from eachothers strengths that made something this special. Couldn't have it with one and not the other

  • @ctrouble2309
    @ctrouble2309 Před 3 lety +98

    I'm definitely in that "I love it, but I'll watch it for the validation" category.
    But I adore hearing people explain what Twin Peaks is to them.
    Music is the best analogy on multiple levels.

  • @Emily_smh
    @Emily_smh Před 3 lety +36

    I just finished rewatching it! Left me with the feeling you get after you finish a really good book. You miss it so deeply you immediately want to dive right in!

  • @Official_Fuze
    @Official_Fuze Před 3 lety +111

    My dad was/is obsessed with this show and I never knew what it was until I got older. And hearing its...a real show. Like it actually exists and it's not "that weird show my dad loves" is so weird

  • @jimmythethird5514
    @jimmythethird5514 Před 2 lety +14

    Even though Fire Walk With Me is incredibly dark, in my opinion, it ended with a somewhat positive note

  • @noahlasher9724
    @noahlasher9724 Před 3 lety +310

    I need more Lynch content, I don’t care if it sounds pretentious

    • @hospitalbruteband
      @hospitalbruteband Před 3 lety +5

      Watch David Lynch films then

    • @BBWahoo
      @BBWahoo Před 3 lety +1

      Do you like lynch inspired content?

    • @noahlasher9724
      @noahlasher9724 Před 3 lety +17

      @@hospitalbruteband I kind of meant that I want more Lynch content as in Karsten talking about Lynch.

    • @vanessaajohn
      @vanessaajohn Před 3 lety +2

      David post two videos on CZcams everyday

    • @HotStrange
      @HotStrange Před 3 lety +1

      You should watch Twin Perfects videos on Lynch and Twin Peaks then

  • @thesunnygirl96ify
    @thesunnygirl96ify Před 3 lety +14

    14:03 excellent choice of footage to represent love

  • @felganator5380
    @felganator5380 Před 3 lety +367

    Wtf I literally started watching twin peaks yesterday? This is either a coincidence or karsten has access to my watch history

  • @reubengoddard2742
    @reubengoddard2742 Před 3 lety +15

    I think also Karsten, taking your time with Twin Peaks is the best way to enjoy the show. It's a slow burn that really requires your full attention and to just allow yourself to 'feel' it, and also with its presentation I think it's a show much more enjoyable with discussion and really immersing yourself within the world of Twin Peaks, it's best NOT as a binge. Lynch is my personal favorite director, everything that he has created I've found so much joy, horror and creativity that is unmatched. I think you have done an exellent job describing the fact that Lynch's films are an experience that you FEEL instead of trying to 100% understand, and also somethin worth disscusing. Lynch, himself, seems to really value the social/community/realtionship building that comes from viewing art of all types. Thank ya Karsten!

  • @ptolemaeaaa
    @ptolemaeaaa Před 3 lety +16

    Twin Peaks is honestly my favourite series of all time. There's just this feeling that accompanies the original series that's just so indescribable. It feels like warmth but it's more than that. It makes you uncomfortable at times but you know things will be okay when you get back to the heart of the other characters. Then The Return just throws that away, and there's something so haunting and beautiful about the atmosphere of the show but it feels somewhat empty. It doesn't have the same feeling the original series held, it feels cold and more brutal. The Return is one of David Lynch's best works, and it's a great continuation of the series, but it doesn't feel like the same Twin Peaks, and it works in perfect contrast with the original series.

  • @Liluglyfailure
    @Liluglyfailure Před 3 lety +239

    Karsten says everything perfectly about everything. He’s funny and he’s serious. Karsten should have a million subs because he deserves it.

    • @billsher1
      @billsher1 Před 3 lety +4

      Hey bro these burner accounts are getting out of hand

    • @Liluglyfailure
      @Liluglyfailure Před 3 lety

      @@billsher1 im sorry what are burner accounts

    • @HotStrange
      @HotStrange Před 3 lety

      Agreed. Always blows my mind how few subscribers he has in comparison. I always assume he DOES have a million, then I look and get my mind blown all over again.

    • @HotStrange
      @HotStrange Před 3 lety

      @@Liluglyfailure alternate accounts

    • @clanofclams2720
      @clanofclams2720 Před 3 lety +1

      Nah he dumb. He hates Waves which is a bonafide fucking masterpiece

  • @nocturnalsonder
    @nocturnalsonder Před 3 lety +110

    You should catch up and finish Mr.Robot! I, and its fanbase, wanna hear your thoughts on it since I don't think it gets enough attention

  • @PushoverSwag
    @PushoverSwag Před 3 lety +27

    We had to watch the pilot for my criticizing television class, and I just remember being pretty blown away by it, since I didn't really have any expectations going in. I had heard the hype but never bought into it. What's a bummer is I never finished the show, I think I watched like one or 2 more episodes. This video made me want to go back and finish it, maybe after I finish Bly Manor!
    Also while I'm here I want to request you do another video on music, like your Astroworld essay. I really enjoy your takes on different media man, keep it up!

  • @puffin_face
    @puffin_face Před 3 lety +96

    The amount of trouble I went to to find out what he said at the end, just to experience him insulting people who watches movies on phones was absolutely worth it

    • @SplendidCoffee0
      @SplendidCoffee0 Před 3 lety +4

      Get real!

    • @syncops834
      @syncops834 Před 3 lety +1

      what did he say?

    • @puffin_face
      @puffin_face Před 3 lety +9

      @@syncops834 "If you're playing the movie on a telephone, you will never in a trillion years experience the film. You'll think you'll have experienced it, but you'll be cheated in such a sadness that you think you've seen a film on your fucking telephone. Get real."

    • @madeleinep.828
      @madeleinep.828 Před 2 lety +1

      Props to you for deciphering that. I can’t make out that Black Lodge reversed/distorted style of speech for the life of me.

    • @puffin_face
      @puffin_face Před 2 lety +2

      @@madeleinep.828 Haha thanks, I just recorded it on Snapchat and reversed it lol. It's simpler than it seems :)

  • @bobbycrane6883
    @bobbycrane6883 Před 3 lety +27

    been waiting for this vid for a while now, and this nails it, Karsten. Twin Peaks is probably my favorite piece of art ever, and you did it justice

  • @rosariohurtado4567
    @rosariohurtado4567 Před 3 lety +19

    you should make an "i watched every david lynch movie" video. it is amazing to realize the patterns with which lynch works throughout his films (nice video btw! very smart analysis)

  • @shilliojr
    @shilliojr Před 3 lety +34

    2 things: The Return is the single greatest season of TV, and Mark Frost is responsible for at least 50% of Twin Peaks :)

    • @vili1234
      @vili1234 Před 3 lety

      Return sucks

    • @shilliojr
      @shilliojr Před 3 lety

      @@vili1234 why?

    • @vili1234
      @vili1234 Před 3 lety +1

      @@shilliojr its just too weird and depressing it just dont have any good and warm moment like the original

    • @sebastianoleksa
      @sebastianoleksa Před 3 lety

      I really want to like the return, but it just isn't for me.
      I absolutely loved the first 2 seasons, all of them (haven't even noticed the "bad" half of season 2 until people pointed it out). Season 3 though... On my first try, I gave up after three episodes. I tried again a year later, made it to around episode 12 (I think), but couldn't go any further.
      It feels so tedious to watch, all the charm of the original is gone and replaced with five-minute-long shots of people walking or sitting in silence. I mean even the music is gone...
      I don't know, maybe I am just the wrong person for season 3. Maybe it's because I haven't watched Fire Walk With Me (I didn't know about it), maybe it clears it up. Still, I am not saying it's objectively bad, just that to me it felt like I wasted hours of my life with absolutely no payoff.

    • @shilliojr
      @shilliojr Před 3 lety +3

      @@sebastianoleksa it's defo not for everyone aha. I wrote a huge comment replying to the guy who said it sucks but it seems to be deleted :/

  • @SamDavies94
    @SamDavies94 Před 3 lety +16

    Season 3 is one of the greatest television experiences ever, it's a refreshed approach to Lynch's overall style and themes. Season 1 and 2 didn't capture me as much as I'd hoped, but 3 is exceptional!

    • @Oldschoolgamerdad
      @Oldschoolgamerdad Před 2 lety +1

      Agree! Season 3 is in a league of its own, not only in the Twin Peaks universe but in all of tv history. One of the best things I have ever seen and well worth watching s1 and s2 just to get the full experience of s3. Lynch is genius

  • @alisterprins1567
    @alisterprins1567 Před 3 lety +58

    Twin peaks is one of my favourite shows, the Return is the best season of any show ever!

    • @sonnymcmurphy8185
      @sonnymcmurphy8185 Před 3 lety +8

      Breaking Bad season 5: am I a joke to you

    • @alisterprins1567
      @alisterprins1567 Před 3 lety +11

      @@sonnymcmurphy8185 not even my fav season of BRB

    • @Michael-zg4ws
      @Michael-zg4ws Před 3 lety +1

      Sopranos season 6 is a contender too

    • @acevaptsarov8410
      @acevaptsarov8410 Před měsícem

      I'm sorry guys, but Succession beats all those! haha Twin Peaks is genius though of course. S1 is a masterpiece, S2 is really great, but a bit too slow and reduntant at times, and S3 has enormous potential and is in itself amazing, but very bloated writing, many tedious scenes and moments, and too messy to be enjoyable and present the story the treatment it deserved...

  • @ianroodmusic
    @ianroodmusic Před 3 lety +6

    This has been my favorite tv show for 4 years now, and I'm so glad to see someone finally talk about it in 2020. Thanks Kevin

  • @NeverSaySandwich1
    @NeverSaySandwich1 Před 2 lety +5

    An absolutely incredible show that touches upon every part of the human experience. No other show that I know of has humor, romance, goofiness, anxiety, beauty, sadness, and pure horror/dread.

  • @jamesmccabe9266
    @jamesmccabe9266 Před 2 lety +3

    I had to watch this show in a writing class in college, great show.

  • @TheVictoriousShot
    @TheVictoriousShot Před 3 lety +21

    Season 3 is the best thing I’ve ever experienced period

  • @masonyoung5687
    @masonyoung5687 Před 3 lety +8

    Part 8 of season 3 will always be one of my favorite TV episodes of all time

  • @thejon93rd
    @thejon93rd Před 3 lety +28

    Twin Peaks is the most meta piece of filmmaking ever put to screen.

  • @jungastein3952
    @jungastein3952 Před 3 lety +4

    I am 46, grad. high school 1992. I am watching Twin Peaks for the first time. I have seen most of Lynch's feature length films. I'm six episodes in and I think it's the best thing Lynch has done. Mulholland Drive is pretty rich.

  • @luuketaylor
    @luuketaylor Před 3 lety +3

    This show will always be remembered by me for the song *Hook Rug Dance* in season 2. Such an incredible little number with so much emotion.

  • @Emily_smh
    @Emily_smh Před 3 lety +27

    Also didn’t realize until the second watch that Invitation of Love was foreshadowing the events of the show

  • @marln2157
    @marln2157 Před 3 lety +5

    Emotion is the key for me as well. I've gotten so tired over the years of plots within plots, that needed to be explained throughout every episode of certain shows. Twin Peaks always had a place outside of that.

  • @HotStrange
    @HotStrange Před 3 lety +5

    Twin Peaks is my favorite piece of art ever created. Movie, music, tv show, book, painting, etc it doesn’t matter. Twin Peaks is tops.
    Truly a masterpiece. Literally changed the television landscape forever.

  • @garthbrooks6999
    @garthbrooks6999 Před 3 lety +9

    I find, as I dig more into Lynch’s work, that it never really seems to be as inexplicable as most people make it out to be. Eraserhead, for example, immediately came off to me as Lynch’s way of confronting his fear of taking responsibility, symbolized in the immense vulnerability of a baby born into a harsh industrial world, and Twin Peaks is the result of how he grounds his intuitively emotional depictions of surreality by couching it in the tropes of soap operas and crime dramas, which is doubly effective now when we can contrast its warm, nostalgic saturation with The Return’s cooler, desaturated palette. Furthermore, the use of electricity and lights to convey a spirit’s presence in a scene reflects how love/good and hate/evil are like energy, in that they cannot be created or transformed, but rather they can only be reshaped or transferred from vessel to vessel, and when we as people struggle to entrust with our true feelings, we exert that energy by turning away instead of dealing with it, putting it towards silent drape runners, hard drugs, or even a curious obsession with Marlon Brando. And lastly, I think Fire Walk With Me being a prequel was a terrific move, because all we really see of Laura in the first run of the show is that picture of her, that single angle of her best traits that all the characters cling to, because facing her darker side is far too overwhelming; thus, Lynch thrusts us directly into her horrifying position, reminding us that no one picture can truly capture a person.
    TL;DR: Karsten is right, Twin Peaks rules, I like coffee.

    • @Jengowolf
      @Jengowolf Před 3 lety +1

      i’m glad you mentioned the relationship with soap operas and crime dramas, as i feel that’s a key piece people don’t bring up super often. the amalgamation of genres Lynch puts together to create something truly human is fascinating, from soap opera to courtroom drama to slapstick comedy to psychological horror

  • @ctrouble2309
    @ctrouble2309 Před 3 lety +42

    The return had a lot of moments that seem almost hostile to the viewer. Intentionally slow and withholding. But the emotions that develope in those moments of complete boredom pay off so well

    • @otherhand
      @otherhand Před 3 lety +12

      But Dougie Jones is an absolute treasure

    • @danielauman2196
      @danielauman2196 Před 3 lety +2

      I wasn’t a fan of dougie although I figured Lynch would withhold cooper. But goddamn, that sliver of Dale Cooper we get at the end. Fucking great.

  • @joelwoods7149
    @joelwoods7149 Před 3 lety +40

    Twin Peaks: The Return is hands down the best series ever made. the others are Too Old to Die Young, The Young Pope, The New Pope, The Knick, The Sopranos, Breaking Bad and The Wire.

    • @alexlight4178
      @alexlight4178 Před 3 lety +1

      Completely agree

    • @joelwoods7149
      @joelwoods7149 Před 3 lety

      @@alexlight4178 Wow, thanks man, we are on the same wavelength for sure.

  • @morganbailie7102
    @morganbailie7102 Před 3 lety +4

    my favorite show of all time, i rewatch it every fall, it’s so cozy and nostalgic

  • @JohnDoe-hs9hy
    @JohnDoe-hs9hy Před 3 lety +15

    I was literally waiting for the premiere of this since he teased it in the month video

  • @matthewbgoode
    @matthewbgoode Před 3 lety +10

    "I think talking about David Lynch would entail trying to explain David Lynch, and I wanted to avoid being THAT guy at all costs:" ... I can't be the only one who immediately remembered the 4+ hour Twin Peaks Explained video :D

  • @thisisrichardjohnson
    @thisisrichardjohnson Před 13 dny

    When we talk about love in Twin Peaks, it’s always good to talk about the platonic love.
    The way Shelley gets upset when she tells Norma she won’t be about the continue working at the Double-R; Coop consoling Harry after losing Josie, or the little “boop” he does on Harry’s nose in the interaction room.
    Twin Peaks is all about relationships…

  • @chloesoph47
    @chloesoph47 Před 3 lety

    I’ve been waiting for this since your what I watched in September video! I finished Twin peaks for the second time this past August and I fell right back in love! SUCH a trippy, captivating, and so-worth-the-hype type of show 🙌🏻

  • @Allonsy305
    @Allonsy305 Před 3 lety +7

    I remember being so confused by everything that happened, so I put it off for a while, but I always found myself drawn back to it for weeks until I actually sat down and binge watched all of it (this was around 2017 when The Return premiered and TR is a whole nother enigma) Fire Walk With Me will always be one of Lynch's most disturbing & depressing films, it adds more context to the reaction of Laura's death. Makes it all the more tragic.

  • @kateclarkego
    @kateclarkego Před 3 lety +3

    Twin Peaks is the most compelling and beautiful "universe" in pop culture. Thank you for this.

  • @reedmohlman9762
    @reedmohlman9762 Před 2 lety +2

    There is something unbelievably enchanting about Twin Peaks. Lynch has got such a knack for making moments play out like real dreams and nightmares, and I don't think I've ever gone too long without thinking about Twin Peaks since I watched it for my first time.

  • @lindseysnell1011
    @lindseysnell1011 Před 3 lety +1

    this is like the best explanation of twin peaks ive ever seen, i always find it hard to explain why its my favorite show but somehow you did? nice job

  • @blake.mp4
    @blake.mp4 Před 3 lety +10

    Another great video! You keep inspiring people like me to create their own video essays! I’ll definitely have to check out Twin Peaks as well!

    • @justjalaal1038
      @justjalaal1038 Před 3 lety

      Have you seen any other of his work?

    • @blake.mp4
      @blake.mp4 Před 3 lety

      @@justjalaal1038 I have seen What Did Jack Do? and enjoyed it, but haven’t seen any of his other work. Which Lynch should I start with?

    • @justjalaal1038
      @justjalaal1038 Před 3 lety

      @@blake.mp4 I would start with elephant man, blue velvet, or this tv show

  • @emerald3616
    @emerald3616 Před 3 lety +6

    I finally watched Twin Peaks over the summer and found myself really enjoying it.

  • @barbarastewart6005
    @barbarastewart6005 Před 3 lety +1

    No too long ago I watched it all again. It is consuming. I went out on the balcony and the wind was blowing just right through the tall pines and my windchime played several bars from the theme song. You know it has become part of your psyche at this point. Thank You for this video it is fun to find someone else so impressed with this.

  • @CommodoreSchmock
    @CommodoreSchmock Před 6 dny

    No other TV Show aged so graciously as Twin Peaks. You can watch it in 2024 and it will be a blast.

  • @jeremyusreevu237
    @jeremyusreevu237 Před 3 lety +11

    I've only watched 2 episodes, and I'm in love with Twin Peaks.

  • @malloryn.2591
    @malloryn.2591 Před 3 lety +48

    Please watch Dark on Netflix! It too deals with similar complicated topics. Such a detailed, genius show. I would love to hear your analysis!

    • @mr.froglegs
      @mr.froglegs Před 3 lety +2

      Dark is Twin Peaks but nihilistic

    • @malloryn.2591
      @malloryn.2591 Před 3 lety +2

      @@mr.froglegs indeed, more philosophical and makes you catch your breath and question your existence a bit. but that is why I loved Dark, it gave me an excuse to look into more Nietzsche

    • @ninja_tony
      @ninja_tony Před 3 lety +2

      I've seen it pop up a few times when I was browsing, but your comment just convinced me to check it out!

    • @malloryn.2591
      @malloryn.2591 Před 3 lety

      @@ninja_tony i am glad i did ! i think you will love it, one of the best shows i have ever seen. also one of the best soundtracks!

    • @aidanschram9652
      @aidanschram9652 Před 3 lety +1

      Dark is my all-time favorite show with Twin Peaks being my 2nd favorite

  • @lilhonor5425
    @lilhonor5425 Před 3 lety +2

    I remember watching it for the first time in High School while making Halloween costumes with my friends! I also wrote a paper for my senior English class on Fire Walk With Me. I think it genuinely expanded my taste and how I watch tv and films.

  • @SamuPuuronen
    @SamuPuuronen Před 3 lety

    Thanks for this video. Well done!
    I remember watching Twin Peaks for the first time. As the show progressed, I felt this urge to enjoy coffee & donuts every time I watched it.
    The Return is beautiful. I was kind of missing special agent Dale Cooper a lot & hoped that he comes back. I remember screaming like some sports fan when Dale finally came back. What an amazing moment! Also, the ending was something that made me feel uneasy for a long time. No other piece of art has done that.

  • @harryb5239
    @harryb5239 Před 3 lety +16

    I started watching it a few weeks ago and I'm loving it so far. Bob keeps scaring the shit out of me though

    • @Bacchante
      @Bacchante Před 2 lety

      The scene I saw tonight triggered my fight/flight, AH!!! Completely menacing!!

  • @e1izabethpoe
    @e1izabethpoe Před 3 lety +6

    when i tell you i SCREECHED when i saw you posted this....thank you karsten king

  • @cookymonstr7918
    @cookymonstr7918 Před 4 měsíci +1

    "Twin Peaks is about, honestly, who the hell knows." is the best description.

  • @tizawhite1541
    @tizawhite1541 Před 3 lety

    The jarbled recording during the credits... nailed it! I hear that speak in my head all the time...

  • @theedwardchannel1
    @theedwardchannel1 Před 3 lety +3

    I was watching twin peaks when you made the euphoria episode and now this week I’ve been watching euphoria. Both are great shows. Twin peaks is now probably my favourite show ever.

  • @thecianinator
    @thecianinator Před 3 lety +3

    You know David Lynch is hard to figure out, you don't really want to figure him out, and ironically that means you've figured it out.

    • @quantum_nekomancer
      @quantum_nekomancer Před 3 lety +1

      And not only that, but when you understand that you don't need to understand, you actually understand almost all art.

  • @MayaLove777
    @MayaLove777 Před 3 lety +2

    I love the mystery in the show cause it represents how we never truly understand everything in life. Life is full of mystery and there are so many things in life we'll never understand.

  • @maxis4343
    @maxis4343 Před 2 lety +2

    the return has to be one of the most self aware pieces of art ive ever seen

  • @ezzysqueeze5890
    @ezzysqueeze5890 Před 3 lety +5

    I finished the first episode of this not to long before this video came out. That's good timing

  • @mathuedoi
    @mathuedoi Před 3 lety +10

    Never ask "Why" during a Lynch story. It's a distraction.

  • @john-paulsumner1438
    @john-paulsumner1438 Před 2 lety +2

    Thank you Karsten. What a great summary of the Twin Peaks experience and the David Lynch Philosophy.

  • @CallaSoreon
    @CallaSoreon Před 3 lety

    I rewatched this series for the first time since the early 00s and it still hold up so well. It is somehow a time capsule and timeless at the same time.

  • @madeleinep.828
    @madeleinep.828 Před 2 lety +4

    I will never shut up about how much better Harold deserved.

    • @Dzanarika1
      @Dzanarika1 Před rokem +3

      I hate that they killed him off so fast. He was another mystery to be revealed, so intriguing, beautiful and weird. I loved his character and his world ♥️♥️♥️

  • @skippertrey
    @skippertrey Před 3 lety +4

    YES I just watched it for the first time this year myself and it skyrocketed to my new favorite show. So glad you enjoyed it!

  • @JUJU13392
    @JUJU13392 Před 5 měsíci

    lmaooo love how you included the clip of david getting pissed when was told to reduce the length of the scene

  • @theleaderman8557
    @theleaderman8557 Před 3 lety +2

    This is such a perfect articulation of what makes Twin Peaks great

  • @FTZPLTC
    @FTZPLTC Před 3 lety +16

    I'm glad Twin Peaks still gets love from new people. I could imagine it disappointing people because almost every serial drama since wants to *be* Twin Peaks to some extent.

  • @janechevarria5894
    @janechevarria5894 Před 3 lety +8

    2:43 I got the Twenty One Pilots reference. Thanks Karsten.

  • @TOAAWASHERE
    @TOAAWASHERE Před 3 lety

    what I appreciate the most about the show is how well written all the plot lines are. It's crazy how good each and everyone is as opposed to some shows that will write a plot line that they might disregard or forget about later in the show but twin peaks is constant and pays attention to all of them which is amazing

  • @sadierose666
    @sadierose666 Před 2 lety +1

    I’m so glad you could put what I felt about this show into words in a way I couldn’t figure out how. Well put ☕️🥧