I like what you've pointed out about Jacoby's shovels here, by the way! They're obviously played for comedy a bit, but I do think they dovetail with the rest of the series themes and symbology. Gold is presented as a symbol of positive transformation this season, and the sole narrative outcome of J...

One thing though; Cooper never seems to lose himself in the role of Richard, but are moments where he does seem to slip closer to Mr. C and even Dougie a little bit at times. It could be that Richard is simply an identity that encompasses all three personality-wise. Although he always more or less k...

Great post! Much of this is stuff I've been feeling and saying, although I could never articulate it as well as you have. Being familiar with Lynch's work and reading TSHOTP while watching TR, I became acutely aware of just how much of the plot seemed to be coming from Mark, while Lynch seemed conte...

Good point about Cooper's identity. The only hint that it could be starting to slip is the last line, but knowing the year isn't necessarily tied to the notion of identity either. As for the motel, the way he looked at the motel and the car when he left felt to me like he recognized that they had ch...

I wasn't sure if I should start a new topic for this, but I couldn't immediately think of a good place for it. We've all assumed Cooper's been stuck in the Black Lodge for 25 years right? But the first time we see him he's in the White Lodge getting instructions from the Fireman. Now many have specu...

smokebelch wrote:Did notice the sound is pretty Brickwalled/compressed on both soundtracks...

I was just coming here to say that. The ZZ Top song in particular is peaked out of listenability, but it's all way overdone.

No. Considering the way this ends, I think continuing the story would destroy the beauty of that, and narratively I can't see how it can continue in a way that would be satisfying. If Lynch and Frost had an idea that they really wanted to use then of course I'd be on board, but they've made it prett...

You know, I haven't been a Pearl Jam fan in a long time, so I was pretty shocked to discover that Out of Sand is my favorite artist track in the series. That song moves me on a deep deep level, especially after seeing the last episode.

I found this on youtube, although I haven't verified all of it yet. I used it to construct my complete playlist for the time being though. I'm sure it's not 100% perfect, but it's a good place to start.

https://m.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLT ... ZGjC4GghY2

the instrumental album with all of Angelo's contributions REALLY holds together incredibly well as an album that you can listen to front-to-back. The only track I'm not so sure of is the inclusion of "American Woman", it's cool and sounded especially good in the series but it doesn't seem...

I think it's highly unlikely that any thought was given in the editing room to making things sync up in an overlay or side-by-side comparison, nor do I think it's likely that anything has been intentionally placed to reward such viewing, but I do think a number of things were intentionally structure...

According to the theory I've come to subscribe to, Laura's awakening at the end was akin to a bomb that destroyed Judy, which is why the lights in the house go out. This to me makes the most sense because Cooper is clearly following a plan throughout the entirity of the final part, so why end the sh...

Trudy Chelgren wrote:'Dark Space Low' on the Limited Event Series Soundtrack album made Part 18. It's so beautiful.

I'm listening to that album right now. I haven't gotten to the end yet, but I think The Fireman might be the best track Badalamenti has ever written.

Ok THIS theory is exactly what I've been feeling like I was circling without ever reaching (and probably wouldn't have on my own, although I was going in the right direction). By and large I really think he nailed it. I'm happy about this.

Wow I never thought about how that idea relates to Cooper's sexuality in this season. That's a very interesting line of thought, and if it were true that he was still in the Lodge, which I believe him to be in the final part if nothing else, then it could make sense if Judy was actually the woman he...