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It’s official! We no longer have to type seven question marks in italics when referring to the character we previously called the Giant (because that’s what Dale Cooper called him!). He has a name, or a title or an occupation? Whichever way, he is officially The Fireman. I never in a million years thought that …
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In place of Homeward Bound this week, I've decided to pursue the scariest thing on television since BOB crawled over the couch. Both, ironically, were preceded by James Hurley singing Just You, and I. Coincidence? Well, we all know what Dale Cooper has to say about coincidences... We’ve had only a handful of scenes with Sarah …
Continue reading "The Gifted and the Damned: What’s Eating Sarah Palmer?"
Welcome back to your regularly scheduled Homeward Bound programming. Things are starting to ramp up and wind down all at the same time with only five parts left to go in TWIN PEAKS The Return. Take a walk with me. It took a rewatch to realize that the Mitchums did not actually have a boombox with them …
Continue reading "A Wrong Has Been Made Right: Homeward Bound, Part 13"
“Here we are Bob! It’s the bottom of the ninth and it just doesn’t get any more exciting than this, does it? Number 12, Rookie Sonny Jim Jones has the ball, and he’s angling, who’s he going to throw it to?” “My money’s on the late the great Number 25 Dale “Agent” Cooper, Pat. He’s …
Continue reading "The More Things Change: Homeward Bound, Part 12"
Before we get started with the usual, let me just have a quick moment to bask, and then sorrow, in the fact that Bobby and Shelly got together...and now she’s dating another drug dealer. Oh well. That’s TWIN PEAKS, I guess. Last week I said that Dale, in his Dougie form, is little more than …
Continue reading "Where Pies – And Dale Cooper – Go When They Die: Homeward Bound, Part 11"
Part One: Dale Cooper When we first see Dale this week, it is the single best fanservice scene I’ve ever witnessed. I just want to get it out of the way right now: Kyle MacLachlan’s abs are the best thing since sliced bread. I think we can all agree on that, right? Okay, good. Now …
Welcome back after a weeks absence! This latest installment of TWIN PEAKS saw a lot of things happening, but not quite as much on the Dougie front. A couple weeks back, I suggested that we might see our Cooper within three parts. This is the second of that postulated three, and things are happening, whether …
Continue reading "Slow and Steady Wins the Race: Homeward Bound, Part 9"
There has been a lot of discussion during this Season of TWIN PEAKS about musical decisions, the lack of Badalamenti, the Roadhouse band rotation, and the use of sound that is not music. From the very beginning we were told to “Listen to the sounds” but I have yet to have seen any comprehensive writing …
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Welcome back to Homeward Bound! Except, this Part, we’re bound for the extra dimensional Purple World once more, instead of Twin Peaks! And yes, I have been waiting to make that Skyrim reference since they very first article I wrote for the column. I’ve held off all day on writing this. I held off on …
It’s time for a different approach in this column, so aptly titled Homeward Bound. Truly, this is about Dale’s journey, and Part 7 has left us in an interesting spot. Up until this point, much of what I’ve written has been recap + speculative inquiry. This week, my goal is different. While I will do …
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