laughingpinecone wrote:Or, he's there precisely to prevent Cooper from having a much-needed confrontation, so he can avoid facing his issues and can continue making the same mistakes, which he promptly does...

Bingo; that was my takeaway also.

I also feel Richard Horne functions as an expression of the negative side of Coop's psyche, possibly relating to his rape(s) that are presumably repressed in some form (what better form than a Horney Dick?) It's almost like Coop's repressed destructive side is birthed/fathered into the character of ...

Interesting post Cappy! & one of the few I've seen that gives a reason for (part 18) Richard's name, aside from ostensibly completing the 'Richard & Linda' prophecy. One of my original feelings was that Coop experienced another kind of (troubled) rebirth in part 18, & -- somehow connecte...

Mr. Reindeer wrote:Wish he and DKL had done talking head features for the DVD

Well, there was this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QpKhjc2p3_w

The Vulture’s 10 Best TV Episodes: #1 AND #2 — http://www.vulture.com/2017/12/best-tv-episodes-of-2017.html Hats off to Vulture for awarding Peaks both #1 & #2 -- & before I say this, I know the writer was on holidays at the time -- but I can't help but lol that he watched part 8 on his iph...

Nice work!! :D I've been pretty flat-out the past few days (am now having a few drinks with Mary-Jane, thank the Fireman) but am very glad that I was still able to catch this before the relevant authority pulled it down. Love the contrast between the trees/woods & the city. & excellent choic...

Thanks for the heads up Qubism; I for one will be tuning in when the stars align.

Even BV — one of his only traditionally happy endings (and possibly my least favorite due to its unearned nature) has been characterized by some as deliberately artificial/cynical, with its blatantly fake “robin” effect (not saying I agree that this was DKL’s intent, but the interpretation is valid...

I love your post tmurry! I don't have time at the moment to comment in detail (except to say that one of your asides has made me reconsider/re-examine the parallels between Coop's & Mr C's goals), but thought I'd at least drop in for a brief 'Bravo'.

Qubism wrote:.... this bit of the interview has some things to say about the artist's motivation and I think much of it could apply to what we saw in The Return:

Great quote Qubism, I very much agree with you. Also makes me want to dig back into the collection & play some Sylvian, hehe

Also of note -- although this may have been mentioned -- the thing that wakes Coop up is a line from Sunset Boulevard, where (Sunset Boulevard spoiler follows)

I adore this theory; thank you very kindly for posting at length on it wowdavidwow. I've added this interpretation as another lens through which to experience the Return (& Peaks in general) on re-watches. It doesn't concern me overly much as to whether this is what the creators intended, but I ...

Btw, haven’t seen this mentioned...but is the circular skylight-thing Andy looks up into supposed to be the underside of the white/gold pool where they found Naido? I sort of got that impression this time. This never occurred to me, but it's an interesting thought! It's been mentioned (on what page...

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