Twin Peaks
Twin Peaks was created by Mark Frost & David Lynch.
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in FavoritesThe Chessmasters: My Favorite Chess Centric TV Episodes and Storylines
There are few clearer cinematic shorthands than using the game of chess to signify intelligence with a bit of sinister manipulation thrown in as well. The Chessmaster is a genius manipulator, controlling the other characters and the action while still being removed from it. Chess is central to this idea because even to the viewer […] More
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It’s Slippery in Here: Five Years Since We Returned to Twin Peaks
On May 21, 2017, I sat in my apartment alone, quivering in anticipation. I didn’t want to be around anyone else for this. I wanted total immersion as my favorite thing ever returned, something I never thought would happen and wasn’t even sure I wanted to happen until it was happening. But as that first […] More
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The Damsels of His Distress: Examining the Loves of Dale Cooper from My Life, My Tapes
The following contains spoilers for The Autobiography of FBI Special Agent Dale Cooper: My Life, My Tapes, written by Scott Frost, Twin Peaks: The Final Dossier, written by Mark Frost, and the Twin Peaks television series. “Cooper never could resist a bird with a broken wing—you know as well as I do by now that […] More
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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 Wild West Belongs to Lissie
Lissie is an American country artist from Rock Island, Illinois. Originally performing in a three-piece band with bandmates Eric Sullivan and Lewis Keller, Lissie amicably branched out alone after moving to Iowa in 2015 from Ojai, California. Lissie has four studio albums, and released her first EP in 2009. This was closely followed by her […] More
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Lizzie & The Makers: Dear Onda Wahl Is a Love Letter to Music
The Bluesy riff is familiar, Lizzie & The Makers tell us. Yes, but on this second album, Dear Onda Wahl, it’s done with stunning style. Band from NYC. Release number three. Just happens to be… Brilliant. Cor! That slide is rough as a badger’ behind, a little piano under it and ghostly organ leading us […] More
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Twin Peaks Episode 28: A Final Sentiment
Welcome, dear reader, as we continue our Original Series Rewatch of Twin Peaks with a review and analysis of Episode 28, aka S2E21, aka “The Night of Decision” (German title), aka “Miss Twin Peaks” (US fan title). Once again, this episode sees Twin Peaks return from a long hiatus, this time an excruciating seven-and-a-half weeks […] More
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Fear and Love Open the Door in Twin Peaks Episode 27
What happened to Josie, Coop? By Twin Peaks Episode 27, she’s gone, though Pete says that he sees her face during a brief scene wherein he stares at the wall of the Great Northern…or is it just that painting on the mantel? The most reasonable hypothesis seems to be that fear killed her […] More
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Puzzles and Games Abound in Twin Peaks Episode 26
Bishop takes pawn. It’s a seemingly simple move. And it’s the one that Windom Earle makes over the course of Twin Peaks Episode 26, “Variations on Relations.” The episode opens at Owl Cave, with Cooper examining what viewers will come to know as the map to the Black Lodge. It’s then that we switch to […] More
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Twin Peaks Episode 25: Love Can Put You in a Dream as Easily as Fear Can
When I think back to Twin Peaks Episode 25, I fondly remember Gordon meeting Shelly for the first time, Dale’s silly penguin joke, and even Ben Horne passing a carrot like a cigar to John Justice Wheeler. It’s a fun, healing kind of episode, but it’s not a fluffy one, not at its foundation. Turns […] More
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Twin Peaks Episode 24: The World Could Break Apart with Sadness
Welcome, dear reader, as we continue our original series rewatch of Twin Peaks with a review and analysis of Episode 24, aka S2E17, aka “Wounds and Scars.” This episode marked the return of Twin Peaks after a six-week hiatus. Realistically, at this point, there should have been no one left but us diehards. Ratings on […] More
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