So, you may have heard that Twin Peaks is back. After some vague and creepy teasers, the cult hit returns for a limited series on Sunday evening on Showtime. Despite only running for two seasons in the very early ’90s, the enduring appeal of the eerie drama has never waned. Decades later, people are still obsessed with who killed Laura Palmer.
When auteur David Lynch revealed that he would be bringing Twin Peaks back for a limited series on Showtime, it was immediately clear that fans were ready to obsess over the surreal show once again. While many debated whether or not bringing it back was the best idea, the general consensus was that they would be watching. Now that the first episode has aired, fans have gotten yet another sip of that damn fine cup of coffee. And how did it go down? It’s safe to say that people are pleased and freaked out to be back in this strange, atmospheric world.
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Me when the #TwinPeaks theme started playing pic.twitter.com/RRntyx133U
— Brian (@BriNott) May 22, 2017
David Lynch is the king of cinematic surrealism. #twinpeaks
— ✊🏽Attila_The_Hunty🏳️🌈🌹 (@16BitSynth) May 22, 2017
This really is the best television I have ever seen. Intriguing, comforting and terrifying. #TwinPeaks
— Stace Blondel (@MechLob) May 22, 2017
Judging by some of these posts, some of these people have never seen a David Lynch movie before, let alone #TwinPeaks
— Syd (@parkslopegrrl) May 22, 2017
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TWIN PEAKS GIVING ME GOOSEBUMPS
— rohan (@ridersovrohan) May 22, 2017
#TwinPeaks I'll own it: I burst into tears at one point during episode 1. #myloghasamessageforyou
— Michael Stephens (@mstephens7) May 22, 2017
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Lol. Same #twinpeaks humor, anxiety, and frustration. @Showtime
— Kleckb0t (@kleckB0t) May 22, 2017
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I'm watching with the Closed Captioning on, and I'm really amused by all the [ominous whooshing] and [ominous music]. #TwinPeaks
— Mala B (@badnecklace) May 22, 2017
Agent Cooper with long hair? #twinpeaks pic.twitter.com/YtqdTdyU1r
— Heather Foley (@HotelFoxtrot) May 22, 2017
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Feeling unsettled, in a seeing Eraserhead as a teen kind of way, after watching the first new #TwinPeaks episode.
— Christopher Vaughan (@chrisllvaughan) May 22, 2017
Thank you @Showtime for bringing #twinpeaks back. I haven't been this happy in awhile. #twinpeaks #DavidLynchlover #nevernottrippy
— christina 🤓 (@deveto13) May 22, 2017
The #twinpeaks return was a two hour crash course on why 'Lynchian' is an adjective.
No one does it like him.
— AJ Moser (@Radmure) May 22, 2017
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That was creepy, haunting, and beautiful. What a return. #twinpeaks
— Bobby Bradshaw (@BobbyFuria) May 22, 2017
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Yes, you could say that people were sufficiently shaken by the two-hour season premiere. As the series continues to spin its web of weird characters and strange happenings, it seems like fans are more than willing to let David Lynch take them on a wild ride (even when they have no idea what’s going on).
