The end of Twin Peaks definitely left people with more questions than answers, some that could possibly be solved when Mark Frost’s second Twin Peaks book is released in October. David Lynch has nothing to do with the books, though, so another season would be the only hope for those seeking answers from his vision.
It took 27 years for the series to make its return for a third season on Showtime, with an unprecedented production and massive cast working for years to make it happen. The possibility that we have to wait just as long to see a fourth season is out there, but Lynch himself did share a glimmer of hope while speaking to the crowd at his “Small Stories” photo exhibit in Serbia. According to Entertainment Weekly, Lynch didn’t close the door completely on a return to the characters:
“It’s too early to say if there will be a fourth season of the series. If that were the case, we would have to wait a few more years because it took me four-and-a-half years to write and record this (season).”
So while this isn’t confirmation or anything close to Lynch saying he wants to do more, it is promising from a man who is known for not answering questions about his work. Just the idea that there could be a fourth season of Twin Peaks floating around within the next decade is a nice thought, even if we don’t need it to find satisfaction with the series.
It also helps if you look at it the way Lynch intends you to look at his work. Waiting for him to give you answers is missing the point of what he has laid out for you on the screen, even if it seems inexplicable at the time:
“What matters is what you believe happened. Many things in life just happen and we have to come to our own conclusions. You can, for example, read a book that raises a series of questions, and you want to talk to the author, but he died a hundred years ago. That’s why everything is up to you.”
If you take glance over at the Twin Peaks subreddit, you’ll see plenty of people theorizing and coming to their own conclusions. No matter what Lynch intends in the finale or a future season, folks are already taking his work to get their own satisfaction from what he has provided. So while it would be great to get another season, it would seem that Lynch has already achieved his goal in bringing the series back to life on Showtime.
(Via Entertainment Weekly)
