Hans Bosch

First off, thanks for an awesome podcast! I agree with your points about recap culture, and how this show does not really fit with the easy capsule reviews and instant analysis that has became so common today. I find myself knee-deep in that culture - as soon as a TV show is over, I want to go online to see what others thought about it and read everyone's wild theories. This is not always the best way to appreciate these shows. I feel like my experience watching Westworld was somewhat diminished by various fan theories. By the time the show came to an end, and many of those theories were proved true, there was not much left for the show to reveal to me. Once all the twists had been guessed weeks before, the final episodes felt a little hollow. When Twin Peaks came back, I resolved to avoid all reviews and discussion of the series until it was over, and just let it wash over me. Any fan theories I had would be my own, and any twists would be pleasant surprise. That resolve lasted less than 24 hours. This new season of Twin Peaks has been so wonderfully weird, I wanted to share the experience with other people. While there are likely twists and plot details that discussion boards might guess weeks in advance, this is not a show like Lost where the twists is all there is. Right now, at episode seven, I have almost no idea where the season is going to progress, beyond a few half-formed ideas, and that's fine. As with Dr Jacoby's gold-plated shovels (where not a single person guessed how that little story thread would end) I feel confident that all the analysis and discussion in the world will not predict exactly what's going on in the show.