

The revival was littered with storylines and characters that aren't resolved or left ambiguous, with Audrey Horne being the prime example. The show was never one for providing tidy or neat conclusions, which is something Twin Peaks: The Return underlined. With its core mystery solved it floundered with silly plotlines and ratings dipped dramatically.

One thing that doomed Twin Peaks during its second season was the network forcing Lynch to reveal who Laura's killer was.

Related: SNL's Vintage Twin Peaks Parody Is Perfect It also featured some fascinating sequences and characters, in addition to taking delight in teasing viewers with small nods to the original show.
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The series instead delighted and baffled audiences in equal measure, and seemed to be a meta-commentary on both the original show and television in general. Fans hoping for a straight-forward, nostalgic return have clearly never seen a David Lynch movie, however. He broke that vow with 2017's Twin Peaks: The Return, where he directed and co-wrote all eighteen episodes. Lynch himself once stated he would never return to Twin Peaks in an early 2000s interview. The first season of Twin Peaks is considered one of the most groundbreaking shows to arrive on TV, but after it was canceled during its second season and David Lynch's dark prequel Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me failed at the box-office, the franchise was considered dead. Here's Richard and Linda from Twin Peaks: The Return's final episode explained - so much as they can be, anyway.
