10 Things We Learned From Twin Peaks: The Return Part 10
4. Moments Of Hope
Part 10 covers the Lynchian spectrum from unremitting darkness to oddball light. It peers above a black loud, barely sighted - but it is there.
The parallels between Constance Talbot and Albert Rosenfield - both hilariously sardonic forensic technicians - were reconciled in a short but beautiful sequence capturing them on a date (one might go further and suggest that, when Albert was "indisposed" last week, he was up to some arm flapping of his own). The foundation of his methods is love, after all.
We were also treated to the sight of Nadine Hurley's 'Run Silent, Run Drapes' store front literally revealing both itself and a golden shovel within. It was seconds long, barely sighted - but it, the manifestation of her dreams, was there. In a town plagued by evil offspring, a new generation affected more than ever by the evil presence in those old woods, Nadine proved that a life lived in the face of ridicule can transcend itself through sheer hope.
It was an uplifting message, one from which the audience can parse through the darkness with the assurance that Lynch has as much love for these good characters as we do. In a nihilistic set of scenes, it was much needed respite.