I'm never going to outright lose faith in David Lynch no matter where the season goes because I ultimately think he has a vision and he deserves a full season to see it realized. With that said, I don't know how much longer I can possibly last watching a show without any real direction or context for anything. This mostly has to do with the fact that it feels nothing like the original show. I never expected to get a revival that felt just like the early 90's show, but there's barely any tie ins to the tone at all. I think part of this derives from the way Lynch decided to film the show. He apparently filmed the entire 18 episodes as one long movie, and then consequently edited it down to individual episodes, which I think is the reason that none of the scenes tend to feel connected. I can only assume he wishes for the season to feel like one movie experience, but then why not just drop it on a streaming service? I feel as though the original series had the ability to stand as a binge series and a weekly mystery. This week's episode presented plenty of new characters like those played by Amanda Seyfried, Jane Levy, Jim Belushi, Karl Makinen, and Caleb Landry Jones. All of which seem to play some sort of pivotal role this season, but surprise, no roles are overtly revealed. Bits and pieces of information here and there are given, like Dougie's wedding ring being inside the dead body at the morgue, or even Coop's/Dougie's confusion at hearing the word "agent". Again, I'm still invested, but it's no longer a delight to merely see the return of characters, I feel like I need to see some progression. Lynch can still provide some confusion and misdirection, but a direction is needed nonetheless.
7.3/10
7.3/10