Twin Peaks: The Return

I had made peace with the the thought of Inland Empire being David's magnum opus , given its sheer intensity and unforgettable nightmarish lasting impressions. Like Mulholland on acid. Then The Return came along. Everything right, original, quirky and quintessential Lynchy was still there , Twins Peaks scenes are in every episode . But this final statement of Lynch before his passing years later , it goes beyond the rest of his oeuvre. It takes the ruthless views on humankind's descend into madness, of Inland Empires Hollywood gone Dante , and extends it's Darkness to Oppenheimer and the core, the soul of humankind. With the ancient spirit of Judy and Bob as its drivers, humans are exponentially more prone to evil 25 years later. Gotta light, ep8 if it had been a standalone film might be in contention for Lynchs best. My mind was blown out of this world at the time of my first viewing of the Return. The artistic freedom and bravery was a cherry on top of a career as a director that only guys like Tarkovsky , Kubrick, and at a distance Sorrentino , Aronofsky or Malick can approach. The strength of the Return is this : never losing what made Peaks the arching achievement of 90s TV and the whole genesis of all that made HBO good. But also adding razor sharp commentary about humankind's wayward direction in the 21st century , while being a true artist in the process, the imagery and use of colors and strange otherworldly atmosphere and music.. An impression of the opioid crisis is there . A sharp evolution of the beautiful town that was Twin Peaks into the crazy quickly modernizing urbanization of any place , the micro agressions of every day life. The coming of the digital age . Its all there . Even the Marvellization of modern film gets a big slap from Lynch in a hysterical funny way . TO top if all off the old master found time to present us some phenomenal music from his own favorites at the roadhouse. Truly unforgettable. Nothing comes close for me after, movie or series.