PART 11

"The entire sequence is Twin Peaks in microcosm, a gradual shift from the (relatively) ordinary to the abstract, as circumstances escalate from the dramatic to the dark and inexplicable. Just when you think you have a handle on where it’s going — say, a commentary on Twin Peaks’ younger generation and the mistakes bequeathed to them by birthright — Lynch hits you with something unexpected, a reminder that his internal logic dictates where Twin Peaks is going. We can only chase breathlessly behind."

"Eleven episodes into Twin Peaks, it’s becoming clear that this isn’t just a show’s unlikely return after more than 25 years; it’s a show about returning...It’s about a spirit of goodness and strength sent (in the form of Laura Palmer) to redress the balance after humankind unleashes upon itself a new form of evil. In that sense, it’s about the return of mercy. (Not of innocence, because innocence lost cannot be regained and knowledge gained can’t be lost again. Laura knew that.) Maybe most of all, it’s about Agent Dale Cooper’s lingering return from a quarter-century on another plane."