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Friday Fun Thread for April 17, 2026

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So, is there a series that has the final season that doesn't feel either rushed or drawn out, that finishes exactly how and when it should?

Have you already watched Twin Peaks? Between the original series, Fire Walk With Me, and The Return, it ended up finishing exactly how it should.

For many years I considered Twin Peaks my favourite TV show of all time, and everything from the pilot to the episode in which the killer is unveiled is pretty much perfect. But the back half of season 2 is painfully padded and drawn-out, just barely managing to pull a satisfying cliffhanger ending out of the hat. I watched The Return a few years ago and liked it, but watching it for a second time recently found it extremely erratic in pacing, with lore-heavy episodes that go nowhere and take forever to get there, to the point that I gave up on it halfway through.

But the back half of season 2 is painfully padded and drawn-out, just barely managing to pull a satisfying cliffhanger ending out of the hat.

True, I generally block a bunch of the back half from my memory. For every bit of interesting acting or lore or character interaction or whatever, there are 3 bits of bad soap opera padding.

watching it for a second time recently found it extremely erratic in pacing, with lore-heavy episodes that go nowhere and take forever to get there, to the point that I gave up on it halfway through.

I haven't rewatched it, but I do remember that it was necessary to sit back and enjoy the journey because overall the series wasn't going anywhere quickly... right up until everything started to happen and then it was almost impossible to hang on. The way it managed to come together (as much as is possible for Lynch) made me think the pacing was deliberate, but that might not make it easier to sit through some of the lore stuff.

I think Twin Peaks is the greatest show ever filmed, but if you don't like "drawn out" The Return is not the show for you...

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