Joe Matar May 30, 2017

Twin Peaks rediscovers its whimsy in episodes three and four. Here's a review from our Us chums...

This review contains spoilers.

Part Three

Part three of Twin Peaks: The Return feels like it marks an exciting turning point for this limited series. In my review of the first two parts, I said I found them intriguing but terribly unwelcoming, slow-moving and dour. The premiere engrossed me and piqued my interest, but I can’t say I much enjoyed watching it. I was left hoping for some of the whimsy of Twin Peaks’ past to find its way back into future instalments.

Part three begins with an extended sequence of mind fuckery in line with the parts preceding it but, after a long stretch of abstraction, things begin to move a little more quickly as more concrete plot elements fall into place.

To comment briefly on that opening sequence,...