12 Unanswered Questions From Famous TV Shows That Are Still Killing Us

7. What Exactly Happened In The Final Scene? - Twin Peaks: The Return

Twin Peaks The Return Ending
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David Lynch's long-awaited return to the world of Twin Peaks was one of the most expectation-defying revivals in TV history, and if you were (for some reason) hoping that Lynch would tie everything up with a neat bow, you were being set up for immense disappointment.

The season's final scene sees Dale Cooper (Kyle McLachlan) driving Laura Palmer-resembling waitress Carrie Page (Sheryl Lee) back to Twin Peaks to be reunited with "her" mother Sarah (Grace Zabriskie), only to find different owners living in the house.

Cooper asks, "What year is this?", before Carrie hears Sarah's voice calling to Laura, lets out a blood-curdling scream and we cut to black. The end.

The most common interpretation is that Cooper and Carrie were transported to a parallel dimension by the malevolent force referred to as "Judy" in the season's last few episodes, and there they will seemingly remain trapped.

Though Cooper did appear to prevent Laura's death in the original Twin Peaks timeline, it seems that the battle over her soul will continue, regardless of whether or not there ends up being a fourth season in another 25 years (we kid but not really).

Of course, Lynch and co-creator Mark Frost don't have much interest in answering fans' questions, and at least it's less annoying than the "Cooper is Bob" cliffhanger from the show's second season.

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