I have coworkers who are waiting for it to end so they can Bing it while using a Showtime trial. Most of them have not watched any of Lynch's films, just the original series.
As the only person in the office watching it weekly, I just continue to smile and wish them the best of luck. They really have no idea what they're in for, aside from the one who took my advice and watched Mulholland Drive (followed by almost all of his other movies as well).
Yeah... I mean that kind of sucks for people to freeload like that, but whatever. It's fine.
But why miss up on the opportunity to watch this an episode at a time, spoiler free, with hundreds of thousands of other people? Yes I think it'll benefit from bingeing, but you power through it in a couple of days and move on.
This way, I have received months of enjoyment out of the anticipation, surprise, and then reactions and theories each new part has brought with it.
I will need to find something else to fill the gap in my life the show ending is going to leave, espescially given how much I've needed to lean on it with everything else going on in the world. I will, I don't doubt, and I'll be fine, but it's something I've not needed to really worry about for three months.
There's this great joy to anticipate every week. Literally something new and now that is as good a TV show as I've seen. I'm sure I'll have an emotional response just from the 'loss' (as I did over Football 17776 ending to be honest).
But man, what a ride we're on right now. I'll never regret having watched it this way, and allowing the show to be a part of my life in a way I just missed out on when the show originally aired.
