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So we have reached the end of 25 Years Later's examining of Mark Frost's novel, The Secret History of Twin Peaks. I have been tasked with piecing together what is perhaps the most enigmatic and complex story---that of The Archivist himself; Major Garland Briggs. The big questions are why did he compile this Dossier? And …
Just as it appears Dale Cooper is going through time loops in Season 3, restarting over and over with Phillip Gerard asking him "is it future or is it past" or Lodge Laura whispering in his ear, Mark Frost’s The Final Dossier presents us with a number of repeating cycles: of various inflicted traumas, of …
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“Life is what it is, a gift that is given to us for a time—like a library book—that must eventually be returned. How should we treat this book? If we are able to remember that it is not ours to begin with—one that we’re entrusted with, to care for, to study and learn from—perhaps it …
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I recently had the opportunity to speak with Dana Ashbrook, who played Bobby Briggs in the original series of Twin Peaks, Fire Walk With Me & Season 3 as well. Dana was most gracious with his time and his love of all things Twin Peaks was quite apparent throughout our conversation. Hope you enjoy what …
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The thing I thought about Part 4 the first time was “We just got a ton of scenes in Twin Peaks; it looks like we’re finally settling in to the real story and we’ll start figuring out how Peaks figures in to all these other towns’ plotlines, and it’ll eventually come together starting now.” And …
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During the run-up to Season 3 of Twin Peaks, I consumed as many podcasts as I could while driving to and from work, hoping to pick up every little nugget of information, while remaining as spoiler-free as possible. Over the next two months, I'll be sharing the Living Novel entries of some of my favorite Twin …
Here at 25YLSite, we handle a lot of heavy lifting. Analysis, interpretation, deep discussion, introspective interviews… you name it, we've got it. "Favorites" is our new series that takes a lighter approach to the material we normally cover. Each week, one of our writers will take you through their list of favorites - whether it's …
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The following is a guest post by Robert Giles, a member of our Facebook group. Please leave a comment and let Robert know what you think! As I was reading Eileen’s article about the Season 2 finale. I was composing a comment, when I came up with this idea. Episode 29, which brought Lynch and …
Here at 25YLSite, we handle a lot of heavy lifting. Analysis, interpretation, deep discussion, introspective interviews… you name it, we've got it. "Favorites" is our new series that takes a lighter approach to the material we normally cover. Each week, one of our writers will take you through their list of favorites - whether it's …
I never set out to be a junkie. Nobody wakes up one day and says to themselves that a life of solitude, crime, suicide attempts, wondering where the money for your next fix—and, if you’re lucky, next meal—is going to come from. I’ve never met a person who told me their goal in life was …
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