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I started watching that a while ago and noped out pretty early on the basis that they may have a very good and well thought out point (the video is an impressive ~5hrs and tight too) … but also took something essential out of what it means to watch and resonate the show, something essentially Lynchian and tied the reason why he has fans.
I don’t think this is just the nature of “explaining Lynch” as nothing about Mulholland drive ever felt that way, for eg.
Happy to be talked down from this of course!
This video is so "left-brained" (debunked myth) that it misses the point of Lynch's work. He makes contemporary art where there's some meaning to things, but it's mostly there to provoke thought, apply your own interpretations, and tell commentary about a whole slew of other things.
Sometimes it could be a minor reference to something he likes, or an expression of emotion at a given time. But to draw the lines from every detail to fully explain something is not how he should be seen. Of course, there's nothing stopping you from enjoying his works that way, but I feel it misses so much by being logical.
Maggie Mae Fish's videos on Twin Peaks seems much more accurate for how Twin Peaks can be explained. By pointing out some abstract themes and references, it both explains and leaves the mystique in tact.
