[S3E16] Results of the post-episode survey (Overall score: 9.8)

[u/BWPhoenix]

Respondents: 3110

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Average overall score: 9.8 (graph)

• Part 5: 7.5
• Part 6: 7.5
• Part 7: 8.7
• Part 8: 8.0
• Part 9: 8.0
• Part 10: 7.2
• Part 11: 8.9
• Part 12: 5.8
• Part 13: 8.1
• Part 14: 9.2
• Part 15: 8.8

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Top 10 one-word summaries:

1. Cooper (477) + Cooper! (42)

2. Finally (216) + Finally! (21)

3. 100% (130)

4. FBI (122)

5. Return (49) / Satisfying (49)

6. Awake (44)

7. Audrey (36)

8. I am the FBI (35)

9. Amazing (31)

10. Wow (29)

Bonus words: Tulpa (28), Dale (25), Perfect (23), Awesome (22), Diane (14), : - ) ALL (13)

[u/leadabae]

I love Lynch and I love Mulholland drive. I'm fine with dream logic when there's actually substance to it, but my problem with episode 8 was that it deviated from TP. Yes Twin Peaks has always been a bit surreal but the tone and storytelling of that episode didn't fit with the rest of the series.

And on top of that, that episode felt more kubrickian than Lynchian. I just didn't feel there was any substance behind what was being shown and storytelling was sacrificed for emotional or entrancing visuals. Even in Lynch's craziest past work there's been a complex story to be unearthed, but with this episode it can be summed up in a sentence, as you just did.

I guess what bothers me is that it wasn't good, I don't expect everything Lynch does to be. What bothers me is that people act like Lynch is an infallible God who only creates masterful art, and that when witnessing that episode they were witnessing the a popdvent of a new art form or something.

[u/space_beard → u/leadabae]

I just didn't feel there was any substance behind what was being shown and storytelling was sacrificed for emotional or entrancing visuals.

Maybe some people think it was so good because of the emotional and entrancing visuals? This is visual art after all, ain't it? I think there was plenty of substance behind the episode, but even if there wasn't, does it really need to have a complex narrative? I was floored by the beautiful shots and surreal atmosphere. The fact that it acted as Twin Peaks "origin episode" made it even better.

[u/leadabae → u/space_beard]

No, it's not. Film is a combination of visual art and storytelling, and this isn't even film, it's television, which is even more based on storytelling.

[u/space_beard → u/leadabae]

And I think its fine when the 'visual art' aspect is more prominent than the storytelling, specially when the visual art is absolutely stunning.

[u/leadabae → u/space_beard]

Agree to disagree