Perhaps there’s some commonality I’m unaware of, but suddenly everyone around me started watching ‘Twin Peaks’. Friends, roommates and 3 coworkers are plowing through Season 1 talking about the Double R and donuts. Not to mention the Onion TV Club started writing an episode-by-episode synopsis for a show now 15 years off the air, though this was news to all those I told.
Having not seen the second season (I purchased the first season with its nifty class photo/autopsy picture cover art and didn’t want to go for the Gold Edition that just came out), I’m thrilled my roommates are hooked and doing the renting. Compared to the dark period they were addicted to The West Wing, constantly walking in to hear ‘Falling In Love’ is pure delight.
I’ve heard mixed reviews of Season 2, but I will defend Season 1 as some of the best television broadcast. A lot of people express surprise it made it on the air at all, saying ‘it’s so weird!’ Sure, there’s the Log Lady and the Red Room, but for the most part the show takes what’s present in regular televised drama, amplifies it and boils it down. Plus there’s all the tawdry doings and twists lifted from afternoon soap plots, which the show even references with its own ‘Invitation To Love’. Q: when is ‘Invitation to Love’ on? A: Always.
