If by “joke”, you mean one of the most challenging, creative, thrilling, satisfying, artistically pure seasons of television ever created, than yes, you are correct. I really think The Return will expand what it’s possible to do on television (namely more slow paced/arty series), though it’s influence may take a bit…

Unlike the original series, which completely wiffs keeping interest in the ongoing plot threads after Laura’s killer is revealed in “Lonely Souls”,