At 3/6/20 07:10 PM, Jackho wrote: Bit ironic placing these two sentiments together. I'd imagine empty filler, constant cliffhangers and cockteasing without satisfying payoff is exactly how many would describe the Return, along with hollow and pointless. @Dean for eg.
It's David Lynch, if you're watching it for a traditional narrative you're going to have a bad time. Wouldn't call a single scene of The Return filler, it's the only serialised show I can think of that I've finished every episode of completely satisfied and excited for the next only because it promises to be just as good again, not to find out what happens next. There's a big difference between a show structured like that and a show that intends to tell a traditional story but only has about 5 hours of story and 12 episode to fill.
Loved how The Return ended, couldn't think of anything worse than finishing on a few episodes of boring exposition to tie it all up in a bow. Ending on that scream is as perfect as it could possibly get.
I'd still love a season 4, but only because I'd kill for another 15+ hours of Lynch content. Give me 20 episodes of the guy sweeping the roadhouse floor and Vegas field office bickering, I don't care, inject it directly into my veins.