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Twin Peaks: The Return – Season 1, Episode 8 Part 8

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Twin Peaks: The Return — Season 1, Episode 8

Twin Peaks: The Return — Season 1, Episode 8

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"Part 8" adds yet another masterful chapter to Twin Peaks' return -- and arguably one of the finest hours of creator David Lynch's incredible career.

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Twin Peaks: The Return — Season 1, Episode 8

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Keith Uhlich MUBI Mar 29, 2018
It's easy to say that there's never been anything quite like this episode on any motion picture screen. Go to Full Review Carlos Valladares San Francisco Chronicle Jul 10, 2017
It's the second half where "Part 8" claims its place as the most mind-expansive hour of TV this season. Go to Full Review Tom Huddleston Sight & Sound Jun 30, 2017
There should be no doubt: the eighth episode of Twin Peaks: the Return will stand as one of the defining passages in David Lynch's long career. Go to Full Review Joe Lipsett Anatomy of a Scream Podcast Network Feb 14, 2025
Part 8 is the embodiment of all of Lynch's concerns as an artist: the birth of evil, the rot beneath mundane suburbia, surreal moments of horror, and the atomic bomb (aka the moment that changed humanity forever) Go to Full Review Corey Atad Esquire Magazine Oct 17, 2018
David Lynch has unearthed something -- unlocked it... His films are often terrifying. Twin Peaks has been terrifying. Still, I've never witnessed anything quite like what Lynch gave us in "Part 8" of The Return. Go to Full Review Alci Rengifo Riot Material Aug 24, 2018
Episode 8 of the revival in particular goes beyond television or even cinema -- it is one mad flow about our civilization's communion with dark forces to unleash absolute destruction. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

Episode Info

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Director
David Lynch
Screenwriter
Mark Frost, David Lynch
Network
Paramount+ with Showtime
Rating
TV-MA
Genre
Drama, Crime, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language
English
Release Date
Jun 25, 2017
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