A Trip Back to the Pilot and Alternate Ending

"Diane, 11:30 a.m., February 24th. Entering the town of Twin Peaks." I've been wondering if something old can become new again. With the past firmly in the rearview - does it even matter to glance over my shoulder? The answer seems to be no - always move forward, don't look back, don't cling to nostalgia, as it really means nothing. Time is elusive, fleeting, and perhaps a trap that weights a person down. However, the past is also a building block. Like The Giant says, "A path is formed by laying one stone at a time." Perhaps, for me, that path will always lead back to Twin Peaks. I took some years away. I hoped in time when I returned I could recapture the magic of Twin Peaks again. That magic had faded a little. Constant overdosing on social media and community kind of dulled its light. The anticipation from when The Return was first announced in 2014 to when it aired in 2017 was a beautiful time. I jumped in head first. For the first tim...