I Want You Rockin' Back inside my heart...

Post by **Brad D** » Tue Nov 13, 2007 8:47 pm

why, WHY does donna have to lip synch this to james during the most intense sequence of the series. i just cant keep a straight face when this is on screen. does this grind anyone else's gears?

*edit* - ok - this scene has grown on me immensely. i've had a change of heart since 2007. just for the record...but Donna is still lame.

TheArm · Post by **TheArm** » Tue Nov 13, 2007 10:15 pm

Firstly, its *rockin'* back inside my heart. Which I'm sure makes it even worse for you. I have to say that I love the whole sequence, including Donna and James. I think it's cute and goofy and just a bit dreamy.

Post by **Jerry Horne** » Tue Nov 13, 2007 10:58 pm

I'll up the ante by saying this entire episode is pitch perfect. Nothing about the Roadhouse scene rubbed me the wrong way. One of the best endings too (In a show full of great endings)

Evenreven · Post by **Evenreven** » Wed Nov 14, 2007 2:27 am

I think this is one of Donna's greatest moments in the whole series. No, really!

When Donna becomes suave and lipsynchs to express emotion, it's not that far from Bobby Briggs realizing something is wrong a little later. The spirit world is speaking through Julee Cruise who is speaking to Donna and Bobby. And those things put together make the scene the closest we get to a Red Room outside of the Lodge.

I wish Donna and James had had more scenes like this.

snikgrif · Post by **snikgrif** » Wed Nov 14, 2007 5:53 am

To me, Donna is one of the indicators, along with others, of the change in atmosphere happening in the Roadhouse. First she is flirting with James by singing along with 'Rockin back inside my heart' [happy], then after the Giant stops time to tell Cooper 'It's happening again', time starts again, this time with no singing, just a melancholy music and Donna in tears[sad]. So when she is singing, it is to impress on us her state of mind at that point, compared with how it is later.

So I feel it is an essential part of the scene.

mark84 · Post by **mark84** » Wed Nov 14, 2007 8:50 am

I love this scene, the songs a cracker and it makes me laugh without fail. Its classic Twin Peaks.

charles · Post by **charles** » Wed Nov 14, 2007 8:55 am

I gotta say... I love it when Donna sings along to Rockin' Back Inside My Heart! One of my favorite scenes as well. Donna's subsequent crying is so heartbreaking --especially given what she's reacting to. It's all quite devastating in the most effective way.

They-Shot-Waldo! · Post by **They-Shot-Waldo!** » Wed Nov 14, 2007 1:02 pm

It's a wonderfully sweet moment between the two young lovers before we're hit with the horror. That, and when Donna grabs her wrist when Laura's death is revealed must be two of my favorite moments of acting in the whole series.

TheArm · Post by **TheArm** » Wed Nov 14, 2007 3:51 pm

Lara Flynn Boyle was always one of the show's best weepers (with Madchen Amick). But I always found it a little annoying that for all of her crying at school in the pilot (and her facial expressions/sounds are totally convincing), it doesn't look like there are any actual tears. Am I crazy?

Post by **Brad D** » Wed Nov 14, 2007 5:39 pm

it looks like i stand alone

even in general i am not a big fan of donna or james ( he was ok in the first season ) so that probably adds to my rage

Post by **Jerry Horne** » Wed Nov 14, 2007 6:07 pm

Don't worry Brad, i'm a big fan of Richard Tremayne, so i know what it's like to stand alone!

Post by **Ross** » Wed Nov 14, 2007 9:24 pm

Jerry Horne wrote:Don't worry Brad, i'm a big fan of Richard Tremayne, so i know what it's like to stand alone!

Ian is perfect as Dick. And like most actors in TP, he'll probably never get a better role.

The Magician · Post by **The Magician** » Wed Nov 14, 2007 10:29 pm

Cooper - "And do you still like this... Dick?"

Dick Tremayne is one of the most hilarious characters in television. The Pine Weasel scene and the wine tasting scenes are stand-out moments for me. That smile... Incredible.

Are you really alone? I thought everyone liked Tremayne? I was just reading the Wrapped in Plastic episode guide for Episode 10 and they were ranting about how inspired his casting was.

Ian is perfect as Dick. And like most actors in TP, he'll probably never get a better role.

Why is that so true? Besides David Duchovny, Robyn Lively, Heather Graham, David L. Lander and Kyle, I can't think of ANY. Certainly not AFTER Peaks.

Post by **Jerry Horne** » Thu Nov 15, 2007 12:44 am

Wow guys, i did think i was only one. I LOVE the wine tasting scene! I'm sorry but i just crack up looking at Ian B. He was so great in On The Air, but i do like his character here maybe just a little better. I guess that's why i don't mind Lana so much because she is always involved in two characters i really like. Mayor Milford and Dick.

snikgrif · Post by **snikgrif** » Thu Nov 15, 2007 7:11 am

Yep, I like Dick Tremayne, he is supposed to be disliked, that is what makes him so great.