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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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“No knock, no doorbell.” - Diane Evans Here’s what I said about Part 16 a year ago in my Third Day Theories article: “Amazing episode. If Part 8 was pure heroin Lynch, then Part 16 (double-8?) was pure heroin Twin Peaks. In the fan community, there is near universal agreement. It scored a 9.8 post-episode …
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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 …
It was with great pleasure that I got together with Joel Bocko of Lost in the Movies to discuss the wider implications of Part 5 through Part 8 of The Return. Be warned: it's a long read. Our conversation took us on some weird and wonderful journeys, down well-trod paths and forging new ones, as we tried …
I recently had the pleasure of speaking with actress Sarah Jean Long, who played Miriam in Twin Peaks Season 3. Below is a transcript of our conversation which I hope you enjoy! AG: How did you learn about the role in Twin Peaks? SJL: Well, it's actually a fun and interesting story. I was, and …
Don't die. It goes without saying that Part 6 of Twin Peaks: The Return is a tough watch, because two people do die, in truly shocking circumstances. Due to those scenes it is easy to forget the other huge things that happen in this episode; the revelation of a woman we had all been waiting …
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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 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 …
Johnny Horne has been one of the most intriguing characters in Twin Peaks since the beginning for me. I always wanted to know more about his story as I feel there is so much more to him than meets the eye. In Mark Frost's The Final Dossier it is confirmed that Johnny has severe autism. Autism …
Welcome back, after a two weeks much needed hiatus, to Listening Post Alpha! We now know, thanks to some interviews with David Lynch and his collaborators, that Lynch hand picked each song that appears in Twin Peaks Season 3. Just as with the first article, I will only be including songs where David Lynch had …
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Welcome back to Listening Post Alpha! For this last installment of the Superstitions in Twin Peak Series, I’m following up on ideas that are more thematic rather than independent occurrences as well as dealing overall with the prominent numbers appearing therein. I don’t claim to have caught every instance of a 7 for example (there …
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