I love Twin Peaks and have loved it consistently for years because it is so rare to find something so genuine on the telly. I know it went off the boil in the middle, but still...when you look at what else is on, it does shine.
I find it genuinely scary - my fiance is a horror buff and nothing he has shown me by Argento, Wes Craven or anyone else has terrified me half as much as the woods, the crackling, menacing electricity, the terror in Maddy's face and the way Leland / Bob dances round with her dying body, the emptyness in Laura's face in FWWM as she says "...and the angels won't help you, because they've all gone away", the distorted sound effects of the Black Lodge spirits, the pink room scene, the car scene where Gerrard is yelling Its him, it;s your father...ohhhhhh so scary!
And I find it genuinely funny and touching too. Nothing I have watched since makes me feel as warm and familiar, as if I know the characters from my own dreams. I love the way the log lady touches Laura's face in her "tender boughs of innocence" scene, the way a sadness descends over the Roadhouse when Maddy is being killed - am i right in thinking Lynch directed that episode? I can "feel" it's his direction, that scene is amazing, the sadness reaches out and touches me every time and infuses me with sadness too. And the happy, fun parts, especially anything with Albert!
Considering the series dealt with such dark and mysterious issues, I find it very warm
The Norwegians are leaving!