Twin Peaks episode 13: the most fascinating part of this revival is what it says about TV itself - Vox

"Part of what made the original series so immediate — comforting in some places and horrifying in others — was that the characters were fully capable of watching us back. That made the wacky hijinks of the town feel that much closer and more intimate, and it made BOB feel that much more threatening.

Thus, part of what has made this revival feel so much chillier than the original run is that it is no longer about us, the audience, watching television and being watched right ba...ck. No one is about to lunge demonically at the camera as if he might emerge through your TV set and destroy your soul. Instead, we’re watching these characters watch each other, alone, in isolation. And the act of watching just makes them more and more alone.

The community that made the original run of Twin Peaks so warm and welcoming — and simultaneously so very terrifying — has been shattered.

None of the characters are as close to us as they used to be. None of them feel quite as charming, and none of them are quite as scary.

Now we can only watch, the way the characters watch each other. We’re just as isolated as they are. "

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Twin Peaks episode 13: the most fascinating part of this revival is what it says about TV itself - Vox