Twin Peaks (TV Series) Part 2 (2017) User Reviews

The Stars Turn and the Time Presents Itself

[ThomasDrufke · 9/10 · 21 May 2017]

The second hour of tonight's premiere was more a return to the original series than the first. Plenty of familiar faces, including a major focus on Cooper's whereabouts were at the center of this mind- blowingly trippy night. I kept asking myself, "how does all of this tie-in to one another?", well the second hour seemed to put a few pieces together. I was thrilled to see that the real Cooper (the one who drinks coffee, eats donuts, and doesn't murder people) is still kicking in the black lodge and isn't completely lost to "Bob" or whatever manifestation he's going by these days. As much as I'm intrigued about the murderous Cooper we also saw, I feel like the series will always need the presence of Special Agent Dale Cooper, and not just the Bob version of Coop. Most of this episode was spent either inside the lodge or with murder Coop taking down some of his victims. We didn't just get one death, we got quite a few. However, none of them took place in Twin Peaks, which brings into question just how all of this will relate to Coop's trek back into the idiosyncratic town we love. After all the trippy visuals and music (and boy was there some great music), we got our first glimpse into the new bar/club as James and Shelly both appeared for the first time in the new series. With so much of these two hours being dark and disturbing, it was great to take a step back into the other side of Twin Peaks. James and Shelly usually had a lot to do with that other side, and so that was really nice to see. Overall, it was a great two hours, with part 2 standing out to me. Hopefully the other 16 episodes are just as unique.

9.5/10

Best episode since Laura Palmer's killer revelation

[lareval · 10/10 · 5 October 2021]

Dark Cooper, the hard hitting nostalgia and how well executed was this magnificent hour makes this Part 2 one of the best 'Twin Peaks' episodes. Period. It will delight those fans who were aching for a proper Season 2 cliffhanger's follow up. Perfect, weird and amazing.

Lynch delivers strangeness like no one else.

[belgol5671 · 9/10 · 22 May 2017]

I liked the second hour a lot more than the first. I think this new series is going to be something really amazing, even though I honestly have no idea what most of all the bizarre imagery means. The end of the episode with some familiar faces after 26 years enjoying the band was just terrific.

better than episode 1

[lucasbuenofm · 10/10 · 25 July 2020]

Things get weird, but it is so well done. We also get a chance to see more of our favourite characters. I am sure that this is one of the best Twin Peaks episodes yet.

Part 2

[lassegalsgaard · 10/10 · 20 May 2023]

In the years since the original "Twin Peaks" aired, television has been full of shows stating that they could be capture that same magic, and a lot of shows have gotten a lot of praise for trying, but as we started to get more and more episodes of this show, everybody had to take a step back and admit that there's never going to be anything like "Twin Peaks." In the first show, Lynch took the format of the murder mystery and mixed it with elements usually found in soap operas, revolutionizing the way that primetime television looked in the meantime. With this show, Lynch has shown a new way of making television once again, this time with the execution of it. This entire thing was shot as one long film and was afterwards cut into 18 episodes of television. That's why certain scenes feel like they're a bit out of sync with other scenes in the same episode; because they were shot randomly and then decided on which episode to be included in afterwards, which is a dangerous gamble for most, but for someone like Lynch, it proves to be a new fun way of evolving filmmaking, and providing some great and memorable television. With this second episode, Lynch takes a few steps forward, putting the mystery aspect that was set up in the first episode aside and focuses on the journey of the lead character in an episode that is very well-written and full of visual treats for any real David Lynch fan.

Where the first episode felt a little removed from the "Twin Peaks" that we all fell in love with, this seems like it's that premiere that we all thought we were going to get. And having it as the second episode actually works way better as we're not back in the world and can focus on the strangeness a little deeper. It's addictive television that only Lynch knows how to deliver and most of it is due to his dedication to the weird, finally having to not compromise on his vision and giving us something that's 100% from his mind.

The episode dives more into Cooper's doppelganger by connecting him with one of the more interesting characters from past "Twin Peaks" lore. It also tells the audience that everything that has come before is relevant, and that if you haven't seen the film, you better get on it soon. He is depicted as a brutal character who doesn't take disloyalty with a grain of salt, plus setting him up to be a very scary antagonist for the show. He is the exact opposite of Cooper, a character that we all love, making it very easy to absolutely hate this guy.

We're then served with a lot of that Lynchian magic as we go back into the Black Lodge. It somehow seems less weird than last time, and more weird at the same time, making the entire sequence all the eerier for it. The place is as usually filled with mysterious characters, although their goals have been greatly improved upon, both with this and the 1992 film, giving them a deeper connection to the world outside and actually making their play with Cooper all the more relevant, hitting home the urgency of what they're doing, yet still keeping certain things vague.

As last time, Kyle MacLachlan really gets a lot of time to shine here. Not only does his Cooper seem like a very different version - he's older and has been out of his comfort zone for a while - but he pulls double duty with the doppelganger, playing the exact opposite of what he does as Cooper. MacLachlan has always been a greatly underappreciated actor, but his role in this show throughout all its iterations continue to stand as a truly great one, and it only expands on its legacy with this show and all the different versions he plays.

"Part 2" adds to the new that was introduced in the first one, by focusing a bit more on the old elements that we love. It shows that the show is fully committed to the weirdness that Lynch brought to the original, but that they're not afraid to sacrifice story for the sake of visuals.

Twin Peaks, third season, second episode: The stars turn and a time presents itself

[kluseba · 9/10 · 13 June 2017]

Second episode: The stars turn and a time presents itself / The Return, Part II

Content: Bill Hastings struggles with his predicament. When his wife Phyllis visits him he attempts to confide in her about a dream he had in which he was in the victim's apartment, but Phyllis quickly turns on him, accusing him of carrying out an affair with her. It is also revealed that Phyllis herself had been having an affair with Bill's lawyer George. Bill returns to his cell, and a ghostly entity is seen sitting two cells away from him. Phyllis is shortly murdered in her home by the dark Cooper. In Las Vegas, a businessman tells one of his employees that a woman has received a job opportunity and that he is forced to do cruel things because someone terrible has entered his life. Attempting to obtain information through Darya, Ray, and another associate named Jack, Dark Cooper quickly perceives that his associates have turned on him. He toys with and murders both Jack and Darya, learning that Ray was apparently arrested and the three of them were hired to kill him. He also reveals that he is due to return to the Black Lodge soon, but has a plan to avoid this. The Cooper in the Black Lodge encounters both Laura and Leland Palmer, as well as an evolved form of the Man from Another Place, now manifesting as a skeletal tree topped with a flesh pod for a face. He is tasked with returning to the real world and returning his evil doppelganger to the Lodge. The patterned floor of the Black Lodge gives way under Cooper, and he falls into the glass box in New York, manifesting seemingly moments before the young couple was killed. Cooper is then plunged into space. Meanwhile in Twin Peaks, Hawk continues his investigation into the Log Lady's cryptic words, and James Hurley shares a nostalgic moment with Shelly Johnson at the Bang Bang Bar..

Analysis: If we analyze Dale Cooper's comment and his appearance in South Dakota, it's probable that Phyllis is an evil doppelganger of a person from the Black Lodge and that she managed to control her husband and make him commit the murders of Ruth and the unknown man. Dale Cooper might kill her to buy some time. Maybe killing other doppelganger makes him more powerful and could make him stay longer outside the Black Lodge than just twenty-five years. It's also possible that the evil Dale Cooper controls the businessman from Las Vegas that could recruit people to commit crimes for the evil Dale Cooper. The good doppelganger from the Black Lodge seem to encourage the good Dale Cooper to get back to the real world in order to track down and find his evil doppelganger and stop his killing spree. The person that hired the three associates of the evil Dale Cooper could be an entity that tries to become the most powerful one in the Black Lodge. Maybe this entity wants to gain the negative energy of the evil Dale Cooper to become the ultimate form of the devil. My guess would be that this entity is also behind the murders in New York and South Dakota in the first episode and that it somehow forces the businessman from Las Vegas to collaborate. Even though Dale Cooper's doppelganger is truly evil, he might actually be the only one who could stop that other entity from becoming hell on earth. Maybe the fact that Dale Cooper's doppelganger doesn't want someone else to become more dangerous than him is what pushes him not to return to the Black Lodge. He needs to face that other evil entity and exterminate it. This means that Dale Cooper's doppelganger has to face several enemies: his three associates, the good Dale Cooper, the evil entity, the FBI and even several members of the Black Lodge who want him to come back.

Description: The second episode is much more surreal than the first one. It's also much darker even though ''only'' three people are getting killed in this episode. Especially the scenes in the Black Lodge with the tree are absolutely memorable. The talking tree and its doppelganger make me think of the deformed baby in David Lynch's Eraserhead, representing something haunting and undesirable. In the real world, Kyle MacLachlan really convinces as sinister criminal without morality. His speech to his three associates about the fact that he doesn't do things because he needs them but rather because he wants them, is very dark, deviant and impressive.

Favorite scene: The second episode contains numerous memorable scenes but the conversation between the good Dale Cooper, the One- Armed Man and the plant in the Black Lodge is pure gold and could actually become a first cult scene of the strong third season.

Surprising deaths, weird happenings and tearful reintroductions

[TheDonaldofDoom · 19 January 2020]

Wow, only the second episode and we're already treated to extensive weirdness at the Lodge. The One-armed Man returns as does Laura Palmer (with the creepy line 'sometimes my arms bend back'). There are some incredibly strange moments here. Well, the whole thing is strange but even among that there are moments that stand out. Laura is whisked away. The red curtains disappear, revealing a pale horse resembling the one that appeared in FWWM. That's before we even get to the arm, which is now a tree that resembles a neuron. The big wow moment of the episode is when, in an incredibly surreal moment Cooper escapes the Red Room, flying through space to land in the glass box from the premiere episode. He floats while the cameras watch him, and the box inexplicably changes in size randomly. An epic connector to events of the previous episode that reveals the glass box was seemingly built in order to somehow communicate with the world of the Black Lodge.

Outside the Lodge, the focus is on how Cooper's doppelganger is getting on, and it does shed a bit more light on the story. It is also a tad less weird than the Black Lodge happenings, although it has some strange moments like Cooper's doppelganger massaging Jack's cheeks. The scene leading to Darya's death is protracted, ramping up the tension slowly like the glass box did in the premiere episode. Seems Real Cooper wants to get his doppelganger back into the Lodge so he can get out, but the doppelganger knows a way to thwart this plan. We also now know there are people in the physical world who want him dead.

Not all the stuff here works as well as the Red Room bizarreness. The introduction of two new characters in Vegas probably should have been saved for another episode where something interesting would actually arise from their introduction. David Lynch sees The Return as one long film, but that doesn't change the fact that it's in episode format.

Before the episode ends we get reacquainted with Shelly and James in a tearful scene. For those who say the new season is too cold... undoubtedly it has less warmth than the original, although I'd argue that's no bad thing. But there are still scenes like this, absolutely magical.

9.5/10

The Confusion Continues

[Samuel-Shovel · 8/10 · 24 June 2017]

I thought the first 2 seasons had a lot of characters but season 3 takes the cake! We're running all over the place with a new batch of characters to go along with our old friends. Hopefully all these threads will connect at some point and give us a clearer picture but knowing David Lynch, that may not occur.

Regardless, cherish every second and hang on for this wild ride.

probably the weirdest show ever

[Luigi_Sartor · 9/10 · 6 June 2017]

The story picks up where it left back in 1990, so it is mandatory to watch the original, otherwise you won't ever understand this season. And if the original was weird enough, this new season is completely psychedelic. Let's see where it takes us. It was very nice to see all the original actors too, after all these years. David Lynch is one of a kind.

Episode 2

[Prismark10 · 9/10 · 28 May 2017]

In Buckhorn, South Dakota, high school principal Bill Hastings (Matthew Lillard) is a suspect in a grotesque murder where a man's torso is found with a woman's head on. This is somewhere evil Coop is heading for, evading the call to return to the Black Lodge. I wonder if Bill and evil Coop have both been possessed by Bob.

The good news for Special Agent Dale Cooper, stuck in the Black Lodge for the last 25 years, it is time for him to leave. The door opens for him and at time we see him escaping to the glass cube in New York. However what sort of world will he return to and what will be his state of mind? Maybe time functions differently in the Black Lodge.

David Lynch still maintains the dark undercurrent of horror and violence, this is a place where evil Coop flourishes and boy we see the killer in him.

Yet this new series of Twin Peaks only gives us a glimpse of the town itself. The Log Lady (possibly making her final appearance) still cryptically talks to Hawk. The final scene set at the The Bang Bang Bar we get reacquainted with Shelly (Madchen Amick) and James (James Marshall) with a dreamlike song from the Chromatics as the credits roll.

Episode 2 can at times be slow, surreal and violent. It is full of supernatural symbolism but then pumps you with campy humour.

Weaves together the disparate elements of the first part, making for an all around more satisfying experience.

[TouchTheGarlicProduction · 10/10 · 21 May 2017]

Though there were many elements that I enjoyed, I found the first part of this new Twin Peaks somewhat unsatisfying; while I the old and new parts of it were both well executed, the way they were put together was not at all satisfying. The scenes with the old cast were just frequent enough to be frustrating, while the new aspects were good but seemed totally unconnected to the original story. But in this part, all these separate threads are woven together, the pacing and editing become slicker, and a sense of stakes is added to the whole affair. This episode is what we've been waiting for, and it was well worth the wait. By the time the credits rolled on this episode, I found that my dissatisfaction with the first part had vanished entirely. I'm sold, and very much looking forward to the remaining 16 hours.

For most, the ending of this episode will seem like a strange note to end on. But for those with knowledge of the lore who are paying attention will notice a strange detail in the background of the scene that has the potential to change everything.

One last thing; the CGI in the red room was horrendously bad at the start of this episode, but it gets better as it goes along.

I'm Going to Hang in There

[Hitchcoc · 9/10 · 12 June 2017]

Because I'm re-watching the original series and know how many times I was befuddled, I'm going to give the new one lots of latitude. Since transitioning from good to evil seems to be a part of the world here, I will be accepting of bad Cooper killing a woman in a motel room. He seems to have no conscience, not unlike the invaded body of Leland Palmer. And it is David Lynch, who puts nightmares on the screen. As of right now, there is so much scattered on the screen, but we can be assured, as bizarre as it is, some strand of connection will emerge. It's always disconcerting to see characters age 25 years like they do here because they have now lived a lot of history. So I will go back to re-watching the last third of the original and then plug in one of these. It doesn't seem to matter that much because new nightmares are based on new developments in the psyche.

What the hell?

[AvionPrince16 · 6/10 · 10 March 2023]

I need to say that i was pretty confused with the Dale Cooper part. We know that the other guy from the black lodge take the control of him and he is not the same. We saw him killed people. And we dont really know what he is looking for. We have the other Dale Copper who is in other dream? Where can we saw Laura Palmer, her dad some weird things to be honest. We dont really know what is happening here. Its pretty confusing the whole episode and we understand that the real Dale Copper succeed to get in the glass box. So we need to see more to understand. It was pretty hard to really understand and what the evil Dale Copper was really into. But we will found out.

Terrific if you're under the influence; GODAWFUL if you're not

[gridoon2024 · 2/10 · 25 October 2018]

I won't even call this pretentious, because it doesn't really pretend to be anything else than it is: David Lynch stroking himself and hoping his sheep will follow. Picture the worst Twin Peaks episode of the original series: this is 10 times worse. The entire "Darya" sequence is disgusting. If I see something like that again, I will stop watching this series on the spot - it's already a huge sacrifice on my part that I will continue watching after the first two episodes. 0.5 out of 4 stars.

The evolution of... The show

[pantoleinasdimitris · 9/10 · 16 February 2024]

This episode made me feel both scared and happy. Seeing the red room live and in action, Laura, Leland, Mike, and of course the evolution of the arm together in a sequence was something I was certainly not expecting. This episode adds to the surrealistic plot that the original show was trying so hard for. The cinematography was top tier, making it even more remarkable. It does provide some insight on the personality of Cooper's doppelganger, which is the entire opposite of his original character. Not only that, but the ending showed us some of our favourite characters from the original show, interacting with each other, and to a beautiful song. All in all, an excellent episode for the fans of the surreal part of Twin Peaks.

Still Good, But...

[bobcobb301 · 7/10 · 22 May 2017]

Twin Peaks managed to keep me awake on a Sunday until 11 which speaks to how much I have been waiting for this.

But as great as the Black Lodge scenes can be, they ran a bit long here. Still, the visuals (and the bad special effects) including of non-existence, Cooper's attempted escape and wherever the heck he is now was compelling TV.

I was waiting for both of Susan's parents from Seinfeld to pop up too. We briefly saw Sarah Palmer, but no Doc Hayward yet.

Thank you Showtime for continuing this. We TP fans are grateful.

1x02

[formotog · 6/10 · 13 September 2020]

Well at least this episode had a lot of Cooper. Still, though, I wasn't a fan at all. Some parts of this episode were flat out bad. The scenes in the Dark Lodge started out quite well actually, and I was definitely hooked. But then it got strange, I mean even for David Lynch. It lost me with the strange electric tree. From there, it just became an absolute mess, with some really really bad cgi. If I'm honest, watching the sequence of Coop leaving the Dark Lodge (if that's even what happened?) made me think that Lynch was at best doing things for the sake of it, and at worst just running out of ideas. Still, I like the overall idea that Bob Coop had to return for normal Coop to leave. Bob Coop features a really good performance with Kyle MacLachlan having to play a completely different character to normal Coop was great to watch. However, that was just about one of the only positives to this episode. When music was played, it was pretty good (I especially liked the performance at the end) and of course the camerawork and direction was excellent (except for the strange non-existence parts). Old characters came back gradually but right now they're not exactly doing much. I'm sure they will be. All in all it's been an exceedingly slow start but I'm still confident that it will get rolling very soon

Low 6