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[–] [email protected] 7 points 19 hours ago (3 children)

I started watching that a while ago and noped out pretty early on the basis that they may have a very good and well thought out point (the video is an impressive ~5hrs and tight too) … but also took something essential out of what it means to watch and resonate the show, something essentially Lynchian and tied the reason why he has fans.

I don’t think this is just the nature of “explaining Lynch” as nothing about Mulholland drive ever felt that way, for eg.

Happy to be talked down from this of course!

[–] [email protected] 3 points 14 hours ago (1 children)

This video is so "left-brained" (debunked myth) that it misses the point of Lynch's work. He makes contemporary art where there's some meaning to things, but it's mostly there to provoke thought, apply your own interpretations, and tell commentary about a whole slew of other things.

Sometimes it could be a minor reference to something he likes, or an expression of emotion at a given time. But to draw the lines from every detail to fully explain something is not how he should be seen. Of course, there's nothing stopping you from enjoying his works that way, but I feel it misses so much by being logical.

Maggie Mae Fish's videos on Twin Peaks seems much more accurate for how Twin Peaks can be explained. By pointing out some abstract themes and references, it both explains and leaves the mystique in tact.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 7 hours ago

Didn’t know about Maggie Mae Fish … thanks!

[–] [email protected] 4 points 15 hours ago

This show was Lost before Lost aired. The fanbase was obsessed with few places to turn to as the internet wasn't accessible to most people then. Not knowing what was going on was the attraction.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 19 hours ago

I 100% agree. Part of what kept me engaged in watching it, was that typical Lynchian feeling of not exactly knowing what is going on, seeing something half explained that gives you way more questions... If I think back to watching the show, I will remember how it felt to watch it, the atmosphere, the whole vibe. I don't need someone to dissect it for me, it feels cheap and not worthy of the accomplishment of Lynch and also Kyle MacLachlan.