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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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Welcome to the latest edition of Topics, a new monthly feature here on 25YL where I speak with a guest about a Twin Peaks topic of their choice. This month, my guest is JB Minton, co host of The Red Room Podcast and author of the upcoming book, The Skeleton Key To Twin Peaks. JB …
Hello Friends. As a David Lynch and Twin Peaks enthusiast I have spent the last 25 years seeking out content that engages me in the same way that Lynch's work does while waiting for him to produce more work. This searching has largely taken place in a cinematic space, through the back catalogues of historical …
One of the deepest mysteries conjured by the transmedia combination of The Secret History of Twin Peaks, The Return, and The Final Dossier is the role or roles of F.B.I. Agent Tamara (Tammy, TP) Preston. As new episodes continued to drop in the original May-September 2017 run of The Return, the trend within the Twin …
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The first time I watched Parts 1 & 2 I spent so much of the time weeping that I forget most of the plot details; my remembrance of the true nuts and bolts of these two hours comes from subsequent watches, for articles I wrote here on 25YL Site or in the notes I took …
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Major Briggs had Dougie's wedding ring in his stomach. It has this inscription: "To Dougie, with love, Janey-E." Constance Talbot (who you know is a good soul because she and Albert hit it off) found the ring there during the autopsy. This is about all that's known about it. I went down this rabbit hole …
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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 and Brien Allen The …
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There are differing opinions about the Coordinates that were so preciously desired by Mr. C in Season 3 of Twin Peaks. A Facebook post over the weekend got me thinking about exactly what we do and don't know about the coordinates, and it took me here, where I will go so far as to explore their purpose. Mr. C Wants the …
Heather Graham stole our hearts as Annie Blackburn, she earned critical admiration for her performance in Boogie Nights, became a first-time writer-director in 2018 with her feature film debut, Half Magic, and is now the latest performer to be reviewed here on "As Seen on Twin Peaks." This series takes a look at the acting …
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