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Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me is streaming on HBO Max and The Criterion Channel
If this is your first experience watching “Twin Peaks,” then you definitely don’t want to miss an important piece of the puzzle. About a year after the ABC series went off the air, David Lynch directed “Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me,” a prequel film documenting the harrowing last week of Laura Palmer’s (Sheryl Lee) life. The 1992 psychological horror film eschewed the soap opera charms of the ABC series in favor of painting a dark portrait of the troubled teenager whose visage became one of the most recognizable images of the ’90s. It heavily informs the darker tone of “The Return” and is best seen either on HBO Max or The Criterion Channel before watching the series itself.
“Fire Walk With Me” was largely panned upon its theatrical release, with one of its biggest criticisms being that it didn’t tie up any loose ends from the Season 2 cliffhanger. It took years for folks to understand the ’90s film, as its distancing from the show was one of its greatest attributes. At the center is Sheryl Lee giving a monumentally moving performance, her intimate portrayal of a teenager trapped in a death spiral of substance, emotional and physical abuse shining a whole new light on a character who was initially meant to be the catalyst for the television series. Lynch, however, was so moved by Lee’s performance that he kept finding ways to include her in the series. “Twin Peaks” would not have as much of an impact without Lee’s performance guiding the way.