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Here at 25YLSite, we handle a lot of heavy lifting. Analysis, interpretation, deep discussion, introspective interviews…you name it, we’ve got it. “Favorites” takes a lighter approach to the material we normally cover. Each week, we will take you through a list of favorites—whether it’s moments, scenes, episodes, characters, lines of dialogue, whatever!—in bite-sized articles perfect …
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“Harold’s world was in his words. The suicide note has to be a message.” These were the words spoken by Donna Hayward to Agent Dale Cooper after the body of Harold Smith was found hanged in his orchid nursery. His home was trashed, pages of Laura Palmer's secret diary torn and scattered across the floor. …
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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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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 weekly 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 …
Continue reading "Favorites: James Hurley’s Coolest Moments in Twin Peaks"
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 …
Continue reading "Favorites: Top 5 Non-Windom Earle Disguises in Twin Peaks"
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 …
New Evidence: Linden and Holder wait for Bennet to arrive at the high school. They question him about the letters and his relationship with Rosie, his connection to the Richmond campaign, and his whereabouts on the night of Rosie's death. Bennet has no alibi, claiming his wife was away all weekend as they were having …
Continue reading "The Autopsy of The Killing: Part 5 – “Super 8”"
As I compile fan stories for Une Âme Solitaire, I typically blend direct quotes with my impressions; tapering and honing my subjects’ question responses into a narrative I’d like to read. When I asked Jill to discuss her experiences as a Twin Peaks fan, she treated me to a rich story directly from her heart; already …
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For our First Time Lynch Series, I Interviewed my friend, J. Schmidt about the show. He knew little to nothing, I spoiled nothing and he had a thoroughly interesting time. Below you’ll find the transcript of the interview we conducted on Twin Peaks Season 2 Episode 7 through Season 2 Finale. Original Interview recorded October …
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