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Part 14 of Showtime’s Limited Event Series titled “We are like the dreamer” aired on August 13, 2017. Part of fans' fun watching the series live that summer was in speculating on the meaning of the Parts' titles as they were released early on Showtime’s schedule. If Part 12, "Let's rock," had seemed to fans …
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During the initial airing of The Return, I found Part 12 to be the most disappointing. Lots of long, slow scenes; very little Kyle MacLachlan, and then the short-lived excitement of seeing Audrey for the first time turn into a big let-down. So heading into Part 13, I hoped things would get back on track. And …
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Welcome back to Twin Peaks: Las Vegas, my “reviews” of the imaginary Twin Peaks spin-off sitcom! This week on Twin Peaks: Las Vegas, Dougie needs to help the Mitchums when Ex-Supervisor Burns returns with court papers, and Sonny Jim thinks maybe his family is too weird Burns Returns This episode starts with the establishing shot for the …
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“Black Lodge/White Lodge” is the occasional 25 Years Later version of the popular point/counterpoint style of debating, wherein two sides take opposing views and hash it out on stage. Here, we’ll be debating the finer points of Twin Peaks lore, in writing, for your reading pleasure. Today’s debaters are: Brien Allen and Lindsay Stamhuis. The topic is: …
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This was a conversation I was eager to have. Emma (aka the Vlog Lady) was a constant companion of many (myself included) during the run of Twin Peaks: The Return last summer via her popular YouTube channel. Her insights and reaction videos provided endless sources of inspiration and analysis, and so we thought we'd look …
(My rewatch of part 12, "Let's Rock", consists of this article as well as a short video that I made. The video comments on and relates to my writing on Part 12, and vice versa, so give it a look.) July 31, 2017. Around 3 am on a Monday morning. That's right – that is …
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It goes without saying that I am an extreme fan of Twin Peaks. There has been a great many of us that have been divided over Twin Peaks: The Return and its unfamiliar pacing, material, approach. I have embraced every frame as I did the original, even though this was not the Twin Peaks I remembered. I …
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Welcome back to Twin Peaks: Las Vegas, my “reviews” of the imaginary Twin Peaks spin-off sitcom! This week on Twin Peaks: Las Vegas, Dougie's bad dreams are effecting his work and it's up to Sonny Jim and Janey-E to help him get better sleep. This review is going to feel a lot more like a …
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My dream is to go to the place (you know the one) where it all began. On a starry night... on a starry night... when it all began. You said hold me... hold me... hold me. Don't be afraid. Don't be afraid. We're with the stars. - Rebekah Del Rio, "No Stars" Part 10 ends …
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‘That Zebra’s out again.’ ‘Have you seen that Penguin, you know the Penguin?’ So here we go again, after a week off and what seemed like forever, I’m sure for most peaks fans out there, we return to Lynch/Frost’s masterpiece with Part 9: This is the chair. For me, this episode kind of feels like …
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