There was a moment once where the log lady said, "So now the sadness comes. The revelation. There is a depression after an answer is given. It was almost fun not knowing."
I think that sums up pretty well not just the allure of something such as Twin Peaks, but the allure of much of Lynch's work. And a big part of the reason he refuses to explain any of it to his audience. Because the not knowing is where the fun is derived from. The fact that the mystery remains unresolved (or unexplained, at least) is what keeps the story alive and interesting. Just like how a magic trick stops being entertaining once you know how it was done.
Personally, I think there is an explanation that can be solved with Lost Highway, as with all of Lynch's work. At least, there's an explanation he had in mind when constructing it. It's just that we'll never know what that explanation is, or have it verified if our theories are correct or not, because he knows that once we're given that resolution we'll stop caring and it'll all be over.
I think he may be onto something with that, as well. I had a very similar feeling with that TV show LOST back in the day. Whereas once I was willing to watch any given season multiple times, always finding something new, always forming new theories, and being completely obsessed with getting to the bottom of things, once we got to the end, and the big answers were given, that limitless world of possibilities had been replaced by one so-so answer; and I never had a reason or desire to watch that show again. My brain just said, "Oh, I get it now," and moved on. lol
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