Twin Peaks - Series 3

[Raul Urraca]

I really like the Dougie subplot. It's necessary comic relief; if the show was unremitting surreal horror I wouldn't be able to watch; the black lodge sequence almost gave me a panic attack.

Btw, did anyone notice the Franz Kafka poster in Cole's office? A nice easter egg.

[waffles]

Quote Originally Posted by Raul Urraca

... Btw, did anyone notice the Franz Kafka poster in Cole's office? A nice easter egg.

Yes! The only thing better would have been a picture of TL on Denise Bryson's desk.

[Raul Urraca]

Laura Palmer's disappearance from the black lodge was very ligottian- akin to how Mr. Vizniak disappears in "The Clown Puppet." An unlikely conjecture, but perhaps Lynch was alluding to Ligotti?

[GirlyGirlMask]

Quote Originally Posted by Raul Urraca

Laura Palmer's disappearance from the black lodge was very ligottian- akin to how Mr. Vizniak disappears in "The Clown Puppet." An unlikely conjecture, but perhaps Lynch was alluding to Ligotti?

I think it's possible Lynch and/or Frost have been reading Ligotti. I thought the fate of the young couple watching the glass box was very similar to the fate of Alb Indys in "The Troubles of Dr. Thoss" as well. It may be an allusion or homage to Ligotti, or it could be that they'd read him in the past and stored the idea in their subconscious, and paid tribute to him without even realizing it. There was another moment in the new season that reminded me of Ligotti, I can't remember what it was now.

[JadedFool]

Didn't Lynch's production company option Last Feast of Harlequin years back? If so, it's a fair bet Ligotti has affected his style in one way or another.

[Raul Urraca]

Quote Originally Posted by JadedFool

Didn't Lynch's production company option Last Feast of Harlequin years back? If so, it's a fair bet Ligotti has affected his style in one way or another.

Just looked it up- Ligotti mentions it in the interview titled "Disillusion Can Be Glamorous."

My theory isn't so outlandish after all! Lynch influences Ligotti, who influences Lynch in return. Good art runs on cross-pollination.

[Robin Davies]

Fantastic episode.
I suppose it could be called "The Info-dump Episode", but Lynch still managed to maintain a perfect balance with the moody, meditative shots (like the floor cleaning) and the deeply weird stuff (like the guest appearance of The Evolution of the Arm). I nearly cheered when Lynch/Cole started whistling the theme from Fellini's Amarcord. The title means "I remember" and, as he couldn't get the end bit right, he was effectively trying to remember "I remember".

[waffles]

Lately, I haven't been able to stop thinking of all of the Blue Velvet connections in Twin Peaks:

The most obvious being Laura Dern as Diane
But also the Hope Lange's connection via her ex-husband Don Murray (who plays Bushnell Mullins) and her son Christopher Murray (who plays one of the South Dakota cops who find the "body" in the librarian's apartment).

Also, DoppleCoop feels like the lawful-evil version of Frank Booth - stylish leather jacket, but no mystery gas.

I can't stop thinking about the music either.
I keep hoping that Neko Case is invited to give an end-of-episode performance.

[GirlyGirlMask]

I can't stop thinking about Twin Peaks, period. It's ridiculous. I'm addicted. I've seen every new episode at least four or five times. My wife is beginning to worry about me. I haven't picked up a book since the premiere, as what little free time I have between work, free lance work, and being a husband and dad, is now all about this obsession.

David Lynch might be my single favorite artist in any medium. Mark Frost is a criminally underrated writer and simply does not get enough credit for his work here and on the original series.

And Kyle MacLachlan and Naomi Watts are at the top of their games, truly great actors that giving brilliant performances. Kyle is playing three different archetypes that haunt the typical Westerner male struggling through a midlife crisis. Is he a cool tough guy that gets all kinds of pussy? Is he a middle-aged slough who has mailed it in and couldn't care less about his family, career? Or is he the good guy that wants to protect and serve (especially women, who he sees as vulnerable and helpless)?

And Naomi Watts' Janey-E is just awesome. She is that strong, hold it together no matter what woman that we don't see in movies very often. Maybe in British films once in a while. But I've know women like her. My Grandma Phyllis was this way. She picked up the slack for those around her, never made excuses or felt sorry for herself, never held the day before against you once the sun came up. She was just an ass-kicker, like Janey-E. I like that she is a tiny little thing too, she has trouble closing the trunk of the car, but she's still tougher than a leather boot--- this too reminds me of Grandma ;P.

[waffles]

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