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So, we all love Peaks and most of us love a broad spectrum of things about the show, but what is Peak's MAJOR long-standing appeal for you? I mean, I know people (me included) would be tempted to say "everything" but really, what does it for you? Is it the quirky characters, that you actually care about, and burn with curiosity about what may have hapened to them in Season 3? Is it the strange and beautiful quality of the cinematography - lingering shots of Fir trees swaying in the wind, misty mill machinery chugging away, the cold morning waters gently lapping a large, plastic wrapped bundle... The supernatural element, the intriguing question of the denizens of the lodges, the lodges themselves, the physics of time and space, Eastern Philiosphy, Doppelgangers, paintings that are real, we live inside a dream, beings that travel via electricity... Or maybe the strange, antiquated styling, the juxtaposition of classic '50's reto Hollywood styling with the bad wigs and stonewash denim? Of course, it all adds up to something greater than the sum of it's parts, but for me, I think the supernatural elements have kept me hooked the longest - I have always been fascinated by the possibility of other dimensions, spirits, good and evil, life after death. In a way, although I love the characters, they don't really exist for me outside of Peaks, I dont see them as living on after the show, the same way I do with some other shows - they are quite 2-dimensional for me, but not in a bad way. So, waht do you think, what is the primary reason for your long-standing obsession?! x
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