I agree that Carrie is a version of Laura that has been mutated/warped by Cooper’s actions. But her transition from the FWWM-era Laura who disappears in the woods to Carrie Page seems to be filtered through the Red Room, indicating to me that there is more going on here than a straightforward “Coope...

Great post, LateReg, although I’m still not convinced that Cooper actually changes the past — at least, not for more than a few seconds (however one temporally measures such a thing!). Yes, I know TFD seems to support the inference that he created some new timeline where Laura disappeared instead of...

Ultimately Sarah was more effective for me just by showing her sitting in her living room affected by grief ... by making her (allegedly Judy) it sort of cheapens the ramifications of real life tragedies. But isn’t that arguably equally true of the whole Bob concept on the original show? Dale and A...

Ultimately Sarah was more effective for me just by showing her sitting in her living room affected by grief ... by making her (allegedly Judy) it sort of cheapens the ramifications of real life tragedies. But isn’t that arguably equally true of the whole Bob concept on the original show? Dale and A...

This season was largely about Cooper confronting some hard truths about himself, and whatever happens to him from here on. That's what I've always figured the Return would be about, beforehand and throughout. However, have we ever had any real confrontations? Yes, Coop saw his doppelgänger on the f...

Great post, Earle, and I certainly think your well-articulated thoughts are totally valid. I don’t have much to say in response because Needleman and MTWentz already said it all pretty perfectly. I felt something on a gut level throughout S3, which was not the case for much of late S2, and my subseq...

I’d characterize Earle’s response less as trolling than as a rather snide expression of his frustration/dissatisfaction with his (realistic IMO) appraisal of the future of the franchise. But I guess it’s in the eye of the beholder. As far as a “recognizable” Cooper, I think there are two predominant...

I agree that S3 was an entity unto itself...as was the Pilot, as was S1, as was S2 pre-killer reveal, as was s2 post-killer reveal, as was FWWM. This franchise is always evolving, as is DKL the artist. It should tell you something that this season had a fair degree of overlap with INLAND EMPIRE in t...

Ahh gotcha. i wasn’t aware of that practice. See, you’re way more of a superfan than I am.

Just enough. Actually, it's essentially quite similar to Laura's screen time/importance ratio (excluding FWWM). Also, Zabriskie was pretty criminally underused on the original show after the Pilot. What we got on the new show, while minimal, felt like a tactical deployment with clear artistic inten...

My reaction’s been more straightforward: last weekend, I took my complete Twin Peaks Blu-Ray box set, my David Lynch movie Blu-ray set, the Secret History, Secret Diary and My Life, My Tapes books and Crazy Clown Time CD to my local charity shop. The new show ended my decades-long affection for Dav...

She was one of my favorite parts of the new show, and I feel we got just enough. Depending on the day you ask me, I might even feel that we got a BIT too much, with the murder in the bar. Bit I think this was definitely a case of L/F surgically deciding how much to show vs. leaving it to the viewers...

They watched Episode 29, not the Pilot.

I would have killed to see her, as Catherine is a favorite of mine. I think it was likely just a question of scheduling, space and timing. Sadly unless a fourth season is mounted quickly I think the moment for Catherine is gone. I'll assume she's still out scheming in her Blue Pine compound - was t...

N. Needleman wrote:There are two different stories on Piper and I'll leave it at that.

Yep, that’s what makes me curious. But we’re not gonna talk about Piper at all.