Twin Peaks
Articles on Twin Peaks, from episode analyses to interpretations of the show, character profiles, and more! I don’t know where this might take us, but I have a feeling it will be a place both wonderful and strange.
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What It Means for Denise Bryson To Be Who She Is
From the moment she appears on screen, Denise Bryson is a wilful and charismatic presence in Twin Peaks. And from that moment, my head has been spinning—what does it mean to have a transgender character who is this well written but portrayed by a cis actor? Am I allowed to enjoy this? Should I revoke […] More
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Just You and I Makes Three: The Ballad of James Hurley
When Twin Peaks: The Return Part 13 ended with James Hurley on stage at the Roadhouse singing “Just You” many fans felt as though they were being trolled. The song is infamously divisive, and here it was being presented in the same space that had previously been held by the Chromatics, [The] Nine Inch Nails, […] More
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The Complicated Relationship Between Bobby Briggs and Major Briggs
One of the most fascinating relationships in all of Twin Peaks is that between Bobby Briggs and his father, Major Garland Briggs. Father/son relationships—especially those involving teenage sons—can be fraught, but Bobby and the Major are on a different level. Each of them, in their own way, is filled with secrets, and (for various reasons) […] More
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Is This Meant for the Soul? Why Garland Briggs Is the Hero of Twin Peaks
It is tempting to think of Dale Cooper as the hero of Twin Peaks. Certainly, I expect that we all love him. But he is a deeply flawed person, and while I’m not saying we shouldn’t love him, I do contend that through his hubris he basically broke time and messed everything up. He isn’t […] More
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Third Day Theories Addendum – Miriam Sullivan
Miriam Sullivan. Lover of pies. Teacher of children. Writer of letters. And dealer of drugs? Wait, whoa—what?! Ah, see, this is why I thought she might deserve a closer look. Miriam is a new character to Twin Peaks, but she feels like she’s been part of the town forever. And no one in this town […] More
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Jean Renault Was Right: How Cooper Brought the Nightmare
Before you came here, Twin Peaks was a simple place. My brothers deal dope to the teenagers and the truck drivers. One-Eyed Jack’s welcomed the businessmen and the tourists. Quiet people lived a quiet life. Then, a pretty girl die, and you arrive, and everything change […] Kidnapping. Death. Suddenly, the quiet people, they’re quiet […] More
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Bobby Briggs & Laura Palmer: A Love Story
Here at 25YL, we love The Secret Diary of Laura Palmer. Jennifer Lynch gives us a masterful glimpse into Laura’s inner life that enriches any viewing of the series and the prequel film Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me. Over the next few weeks, we will be doing a deep dive into the Secret Diary […] More
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The Log Lady – Between Two Worlds
[Cooper] Who’s the lady with the log? [Truman] We call her the Log Lady. – Twin Peaks, pilot episode [Log Lady] One day my log will have something to say about this. – Twin Peaks, season 1, episode 1 Famously, neither David Lynch nor Mark Frost like to discuss publicly who contributed what bits to […] More
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Pod People: Deer Meadow Radio
Podcasts made up a huge part of many fans’ experiences of Twin Peaks Season 3 last summer. In our feature, Pod People, we talk to the people behind the microphones of our favorite podcasts to find out what they’ve been up to and where they’re going next. “Welcome to Deer Meadow Radio. Where the owls are still […] More
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Revisiting Mark Frost’s Buddy Faro
In the Fall of 1998, Buddy Faro (created by Mark Frost, and starring Dennis Farina, Frank Whaley, Allison Smith, and Charles Robinson), premiered on CBS. There was some excitement about it at the time. Though it had been several years since Twin Peaks had been cancelled, there was certainly remembrance when it was in its […] More
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Mark Frost’s The List of Seven
Author’s note regarding spoilers: Granted, this book has been out for 25 years now, so the statute of limitations on spoilers expired, oh, about 24 years ago. However, I realize that there are still quite a few Twin Peaks fans who might only be now discovering that Frost wrote a few other books before the […] More
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Favorites: Top 5 Mr. C Moments
Here at 25YLSite, we handle a lot of heavy lifting. Analysis, interpretation, deep discussion, introspective interviews… you name it, we’ve got it. “Favorites” takes a lighter approach to the material we normally cover. Each week, we will take you through a list of favorites – whether it’s moments, scenes, episodes, characters, lines of dialogue, whatever! […] More
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