Basically, there's an important plot thread that wraps up midway through season 2, and then the quality of the show drops off a cliff immediately. I'd say all the red and yellow episodes are very skippable for casual viewing (technically there's new elements in those episodes that get referenced later, but I would argue that they are very minor, and the boring sitcom/soap opera shenanigans will just prevent you from getting to the better stuff later on). Lynch came back for the finale of season 2 which is one of the best episodes, so watch that, followed by the movie Fire Walk With Me, and then season 3.
Season 3 is pure gold and a much more cohesive vision than the first two (all 18 episodes written and directed by Frost and Lynch), so it's very much worth navigating the prior unevenness.
Basically, there's an important plot thread that wraps up midway through season 2, and then the quality of the show drops off a cliff immediately. I'd say all the red and yellow episodes are very skippable for casual viewing (technically there's new elements in those episodes that get referenced later, but I would argue that they are very minor, and the boring sitcom/soap opera shenanigans will just prevent you from getting to the better stuff later on). Lynch came back for the finale of season 2 which is one of the best episodes, so watch that, followed by the movie Fire Walk With Me, and then season 3.
Season 3 is pure gold and a much more cohesive vision than the first two (all 18 episodes written and directed by Frost and Lynch), so it's very much worth navigating the prior unevenness.