O.K. Bob

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  5. Posted

    - The gap in Twin Peaks timeline was actually only 3 days, not 3 weeks! Which means we are about 28 days past Laura's death at this point, not even a full month. Yes, that is crazy.

    Specifically, the "Three days later" jump took place between Leland's death and the day of his funeral and wake. An especially odd choice, as we skip over the grief and shock of both Maddie and Leland's deaths, as well as the tremendous revelation to the town about Leland's "relationship" with Laura. It was, after all, just this sort of thing that introduced us to the town in the pilot and first few episodes. As it is, these monumental events are largely, disturbingly, brushed off.

    I read somewhere (it might even have been from Joel "LostInTheMovies" in another forum) the suggestion that the shaky plot developments in the 2nd half of the season would've done well to tie into the Leland/Laura drama. Ben's Civil War tangent might have suggested roots in shock and guilt Ben felt upon discovering the truth about Laura's plight and Leland's transgression. Would've given it some 'meat' and better tied it to the previously established theme of the "whole damned town."

  6. Posted

    Note: David L. Lander actually is playing the same Tim Pinkle character we've seen before selling the "Leo-lifter".  The character seems to be a Jack-of-all-trades. According to the two-page [mock] ad in the Lynch-Frost-penned Access Guide, Tim and his blind brother also operate Tim & Tom's Taxidermy ("We'll drive anyone, anywhere. We'll stuff anything, even a bear.")  In an earlier episode Pete shows Truman a trout he'd just gotten "back from Tim & Tom's Taxidermy." This also explains the stuffed weasel that "Squiggy" proffers to Dick in this episode...

  8. Posted

    Two more grueling hours ere the show starts to get back on track...

     

    Meanwhile, this episode (which I haven' re-watched lately) has long stood out as one of the most poorly written.  While I enjoyed his "Autobiography of Dale Cooper" tie-in book, writer Scott Frost really disappoints here.  The monologue he gives his father (as Doc Haward) during the "climax" of the Little Nicky plot is supremely groan-worthy.  

     

    But, viewers take heed:  As has previously been revealed, Little Nicky may be the Devil  His case worker is Judy Swain... Just plant that in your subconscious  ;-)

  9. Posted

    Indeed.  No new TP Rewatch, no new Arrow, two dreary conference calls for the day-job, and heaps of heavy snow to shovel in northern New York.  Not the best Wednesday...

     

    You guys have me worried...Wednesday is my laundry day - am I not going to have any podcast to listen to while I wait for my clothes to finish washing/drying? :/ 

  12. Posted

    Brace yourselves.  Though this episode (I believe) infamously introduces Little Nicky, Evelyn Marsh AND Lana Milford, I've long considered Episodes 21 and 22 to be the low point of the series.  [You will call them: Episode 22: "Double Play" and Episode 23: "Slaves and Masters". ]   Here we witness the poorest storylines [*claps hands*] collide with the poorest execution, imo.

  15. Posted

    Regarding last week's SPOILER letter 

    regarding Twin Peaks portraying (on some level) the cycle of sexual abuse, I think it's worth noting that (on the same level - setting aside the layer of supernatural goings on) Laura's story is precisely about her decision to break that cycle of abuse, rather than perpetuate it. In Fire Walk With Me, she said "[bOB] wants to be me, or he'll kill me." In the film and in the series it is implied that she "allowed herself to be killed." Granted, it's a grim way to break the cycle...

    There is a subtle motif in much of Lynch's work, including Twin Peaks, that seem to allude to the mythical Red String (or Thread) of Fate. And in Fire Walk With Me, MIKE warns Leland that "The thread will be torn, Mr. Palmer! The thread will be torn..."

    While the Red String myth is typically associated with those destined for marriage, note that "with this ring I thee wed" is said of the "Owl Cave" ring worn by BOB's victims.

  16. Posted

    Enjoying the podcast; thanks!  

     

    One thing to be mindful of is the Twin Peaks timeline, whereby most episodes cover a single day.  For example, Audrey has not been to OEJ's for "weeks" - I believe the total time she was there amounts to 6 days (March 2nd - 8th). In fact Cooper and Truman devise a rescue plan three days after receiving the call from Ben Horne about her absence. Interestingly, Cooper has only been in town 11 days by this episode....