The first season of David Lynch's "Twin Peaks" was so original, so perversely surreal, that it was bound to run out of gas fast. And run out of gas it did, though even faster than anyone expected. Of course, with 20/20 hindsight, just about everyone would put forth that the show should have ended after one season. Despite the show's initial success, and the fact it remains one of the truly original programs ever to air on televison, Lynch's sensibilities just aren't tailor-made for weekly consumption.

Season Two totally reeks of meddling corporate individuals trying to wring the last remaining bit of blood out from a turnip. Sure, the atmosphere is still present, as are the numerous quirky characters, but the viewer's patience is stretched pretty thin while waiting to discover the identity of Laura Palmer's killer, and when it is revealed (fairly early on in this season), the results are disappointing and anti-climactic. Though creator David Lynch still has a hand in the show's production at this point, it's clear a lot of outside writers (with none of Lynch's quirkiness) have been brought in the stretch this series well beyond its breaking point. The result is a great looking, but narratively pointless attempt to take a great premise and beat it to death for the sake of ratings points. Still, Lynch has his loyal followers, many of whom embrace his cataclysmic failures as much as his artistic triumphs. And it is easy to see why. Despite the show's blatant drop in quality from Season 1 to Season 2, it is still pretty watchable in a train-wreck sort of way, much like Lynch's "Dune" is.

The show is presented in 1.33:1 widescreen, like it was originally broadcasted. The overall image is pretty good, at least preserving the look of the initial broadcast. The audio is great, trough, rendered in 5.1 Dolby digital.

Numerous interactive interviews with cast members & episode directors are included, along with the author of the "Laura Palmer Diary" (essentially a fan book).

This set will be of far more interest to long-time completist fans of Lynch or this series, as opposed to those who only sporadically enjoyed it. Yeah, you finally get to find out who killed Laura Palmer, but the nature of the first season didn't make you care in the first place. Another strike against this set is the fact that Season One (previously available through the now-defunct Artisan Entertainment), is out of print, meaning that for Season Two to really work, either you already own Season One, or your memory is damned good.