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The Awakening of a Mystery Part 3: Dreams, Symbols, and Soul Retrieval “Wherever the mythological mood prevails, tragedy is impossible. A quality rather of dream prevails. True being, meanwhile, is not in the shapes but in the dreamer.” (Campbell, 1949/2008, p. 231). Louisiana is Dreaming Louisiana is the mythological matrix of True Detective. People have inhabited her land …
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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: Caemeron Crain (alternate reality/timeline), Murphy Hooker …
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There can be haunted selves just as easily as haunted houses, especially in Twin Peaks where memories are loaded with power. I am going to make a statement today on how memory itself drives Season 3 of Twin Peaks. To paraphrase T. Kyle King, what follows is intended not as the definitive answer to Season 3's mysteries, …
Welcome back to my weekly recap and thoughts of each episode in Series 1 of The OA. Last week we left off with Hap having a gun pointed to his head by the local Sheriff. Local to where we don't have a clue, but it appears that his time his up. The Captives will be …
In the Twin Peaks universe, motels have been visited and revisited quite a few times over the years. Motels have been made locations of importance, huge and small, and places for happenings of strange, funny, mundane or even supernatural events. Some of the motels are only seen once or twice. Others, however, are fundamental to …
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Lindsay: Perfect! Okay, Mulholland. You liked it right? J.C.: Wow!!! God, I love Lynch. Yes! Amazing. Lindsay: I remember when I first watched it I literally finished the film and started it over again immediately. It's just such a fantastic film and so dense...Okay, so take me through your very first thoughts when you finished …
America is a fascinating place for a multitude of reasons. For artists and storytellers, one of the most interesting aspects of this diverse and contrasting country is that it has such a strong sense of identity and a powerful narrative about its position in the world. A key component of that fundamental American story is …
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Notes from the Bookhouse is my new weekly column! My hope is that this will be a place to do some theorizin', some speculatin', and to generally discuss the big topics of the Twin Peaks world. This past week, everyone was trying to wrap their heads around the finale. Many people went straight to theorizing; …
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I woke up Monday, September 4th and felt as though I lost a little piece of my heart. I realized that there was to be no more Twin Peaks Sundays to come. The two part finale that was Part 17/18 has played and with Carrie/Laura’s finale scream, Palmer House blackout, and Laura whispering into Cooper’s …
So it's over. I think its safe to say that my column this week will be a little different. Right now my mind is not clear enough to process everything we have witnessed, and theorising all this will take many years, not just a few days. Nevertheless I will share with you my initial thoughts …
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