Lynch was never going to make a standard tv show like structure with this season of Twin Peaks. The only reason he was on the first seasons was he was forced to by early 90's network tv requirements.
Comparing this to Arrested Development Season 4 was odd. AD Season 4's reception was mostly disappointment from the get go from the day it dropped, even you can admit the reception for the most part is overwhelmingly positive for TP Season 3. Just look at the near universal praise from critics. AD Season 4 did not get that.
Same with the Hobbit. In the case of Hobbit and AD Season 4 the disappointment was clearly the majority opinion very early on. For Twin Peaks Season 3 disappointment is without question the minority view.
You can't compare follow-ups where most of the fanbase reaction with somewhat of a let down to something where EASILY the vast majority of the fan base has been very positive. You have to remember most Twin Peaks fans are David Lynch fans first and foremost and have embraced his style of cinema for years. TP 3 has its detractors but they are a pretty small group if you look at the various critic reviews from episode to episode or various TP fan communities online.
I don't care what critics have to say.
I'm watching the show, I care about what
I feel.
The start of S3 was great. The was a depth and pace to it that was compelling. It had a couple of mis-steps and slow-downs near the two week break, but going into the break I had hope it would kick into high gear.
Since returning from the break, it's has been non-stop awfulness. After that crazy episode with the miners and the frog-in-mouth stuff, I figured the second half would be a tight and intense ride to the ending. It has been nothing of the sort, with literal re-used scenes added as filler. Lynch literally fought with Showtime for more episodes, and he's burning his remaining time on
this? I'm not saying a multi-minute scene with a looping boxing match cannot be made to be interesting and meaningful, but Lynch sure isn't pulling it off.
A lot of people seem to just be seeing utter nonsense on screen and saying, "I didn't understand that! I must be dumb, as surely David Lynch is a genius! What an amazing scene; it was so genius I didn't even understand it!"
Sometimes nonsense has a depth and hidden meaning. I've lost my believe in Lynch that his nonsense does any more after the last few episodes. Seeing the end creeping up, and absolutely no attempt being made to increase the pace is absolutely maddening. It feels at this point that's he's got nothing, had nothing, and we're just going to realize we got hoodwinked into paying Showtime for 18-weeks of service to watch 9 weeks of good, sensible Twin Peaks content.
Boring.
I hope he releases more footage to make it three times as long.
He surely could just have an entire episode or 4 with just that same looping Dr. AMP scene again.
I agree with the base point but not the arguement. Something is not automatically good for being different, and I've seen a lot of cases where something different doesn't hit the mark for me, but then your message goes into expressing your opinion as if it's concrete and as if you're revealing some hidden truth from delusional fans.
It's okay to dislike it but I've personally been loving the series, not for any particular reason just I think it's very, very good and appeals to me personally a lot. I can respect other people not liking it, but some people seem to lose the perspective of subjection and try to paint the 'other side' as being wrong or delusional just because they don't agree on the current state of the show.
I feel this is unfair. We're all expressing our opinions in this forum, I shouldn't have to preface every statement I make with 'I think', 'I believe', or 'I opine' just to not be accused of stating my opinions as fact. Of course they are opinions.
If I came off as accusatory, I apologize. I'm just stating my opinion and comparing against how I see other people view the show and how it has been progressing.
