One of David Lynch's bravest aspects and "Twin Peaks: Returning" by Mark Frost (which was basically a "Twin Peaks" season 3) was the way it seemed to be given to fans who had always wanted, only to dramatically turn around. "Part 16" and "Part 17" were filled with cadartic, long -awaited moments for Twin Peaks enthusiasts; They are even characterized by a short scene where all our favorite characters happily associate, celebrating how they finally overcome evil Bob (Frank Silva) with ... well, they hit him really hard. But then The final, "Part 18", took us in a dark, ambiguous, aggressive lynching territory.

The "Return" ends with the heroic Dale Cooper (Kyle McLachlan), returning an alternative version of Laura Palmer (Cheryl) in the Palmer family home. He hopes this will give her (and him) a sense of peace, but when they arrive, they find a complete stranger living in the house. Not only that, but this alternative Laura does not recognize the place. Cooper is left confused and disappointed. On the street in front of Palmers' house, he suddenly asks, "What year is this one?" It is a line that not only disorients the viewer (we realize that we do not know the answer to this), it also reminds us that a Cooper is someone who has lost decades of life thanks to Laura Palmer's mystery. Even if she gave up the search to save Laura and return to her former existence per minute after this scene, Cooper is still a man who has been diloded from time to time, and that loss will stick with him forever.

And, if it was not dark enough, the final closes with Laura seeming to recognize the house before hearing the distant sound of her mother's voice from within. That screaming, the house darkens, and the loans roll. It's a daunting last note to end the show - the one who left the audience to feel unsolved and depressed. It's a conclusion that left some fans desperately wanting more, but unfortunately, there will never be another season on Twin Peaks. Why not?

Speaking with the magazine "Empire" (through Comicbook.com) in Waking up the lynching passFrost explained that it is unlikely that a new season on Twin Peaks will ever be made. As he said, "we talked a little about where the fourth season can go, but with David leaving us, it's hard to imagine doing something beyond this. It certainly feels like it closes the circle."

However, even before Lynch's death, the fourth season did not look so likely. When Lynch himself was asked about a panel at the Belgrade Cultural Center in Serbia in 2017 (through Nme), immediately after the "return" ended, it seemed to hesitate. "It took me four and a half years to write and shoot this season," he said, signaling that if ever Whether Decide to make a fourth season, it will undoubtedly be a long wait. Speaking separately with Fun weekly That same year, Lynch confirmed that Showtime did not approach him to do more "twins", noting: "Something just ended! Even if there were more, it would last four years from now before anyone saw it. We just have to wait and see."

However, by 2018, Lynch was more confident about the "return" as a permanent finale of the show. "This is the end. This is the end. Then it's there. You've just seen the end," as he told the viewers of the Emmy's "For your consideration" (through Indiewire).

Out of the creative interests of Lynch and Frost, another factor to be considered here is that "Twin Peaks: Return" was not a hit on the ratings. How The deadline Reported at the time of broadcasting, the series's viewership was just part of what Twin Peaks drew at its peak of season 1 in the early 1990s. No matter how hard it is to imagine some, given the huge critical success of the show and the praise it has earned from the Twin Peaks fans, but the "return" was not so well -loved by more random viewers. It was a little strange and unavailable to be the main success, and, frankly, it's a miracle show, even agreeing to take a project as strange as "returning" in the first place (making it less likely to do so again).

Although it makes sense that viewers would like more of this wonderful TV series, it is ultimately for the best thing that Twin Picks simply ended up on its own conditions. Yes, viewers have not received answers to certain questions that have plagued them for decades - like what has actually happened with Audrey (Sherilin Chen) - but that lack of closure is likely to be aimed at mirroring the debris of the poor Cooper in the final moments of the series. The hero of the show is punished for his inability to leave the mystery and keep the past in the past, but viewers have been given the opportunity to learn from his mistake. We can make peace by crossing the Twin Peaks, even if Cooper could never.

In the same interview where he confirmed that he would never be another season on Twin Peaks, Frost shared his Lynch's thinking process behind the latest episode of "Returning", reinforcing the idea that it was a perfectly acceptable final note for the show in full. As he said:

"Initially, David and I were in two minds on how to put an end to the" return ". I felt that Cooper was back and saved Laura, and then the mystery of her death disappears, it can be a great way to bring us back to zero. Cheryl was amazing.