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I am a fortunate Twin Peaks fan. Sometimes I meet others who have never seen the show, and I get to talk with them about their experiences winding through the show, the film, the books, the music. Other times, I meet people like Keith Gow. I Twitter-met Keith in April 2017, then my wife and …
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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, …
What you're about to read is completely ridiculous and may or may not make you laugh. If it doesn't, I'll go back in time and attempt to stop myself from writing it. “Audrey, what is this all about? It’s the middle of the night and I’m soooooo sleepy. Can’t this wait until morning?” Charlie …
In my previous living novel column, we met Ben (@beanorojo on Twitter), who shepherded me through the 2017 Twin Peaks Festival in Snoqualmie and North Bend, Washington. This week, I’d like to share another fan experience from that weekend, one from someone you may be slightly more familiar with. John Pirruccello portrayed corrupt Twin Peaks …
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I had an opportunity to speak with Twin Peaks co-creator Mark Frost today. We were able to cover numerous topics including both of his recent novels ( “The Secret History of Twin Peaks” and The Final Dossier ), the show, Mark's thoughts and feelings about this entire experience and much more. Many thanks to Mark for taking the time …
This is a guest feature written by Hannah Searson who previously wrote Ghosts, Sympathy and Bearing Witness in Twin Peaks: The Return. Hope you enjoy! Hysteria is gendered. It comes from the Greek, hysterikos (ὑστερικός), meaning ‘suffering of the womb’. Granted, the term originated later than the Ancient Greeks - they had their own misogyny in …
**** THERE ARE SPOILERS FOR THE FINAL DOSSIER AHEAD **** If you’re looking for a non-spoiler take on the book, read Lindsay Stamhuis’ review here. **** The most contested thoughts after The Return aired its finale were all related to reality: Which reality were Cooper and “Carrie” in? Where was Audrey? Was the …
Welcome back to my weekly column, The Waiting Room. For those that join me every week I thank you once again and for those just popping in, I use my column to slowly study Twin Peaks' third season, examining a different topic every week. If you are interested in checking out any of my previous …
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Welcome back to Listening Post Alpha! For this round of Superstitions and Folklore, I’ve decided to focus on elements that are seemingly exclusive to the Return, or which figure less heavily in the Original Series. For the other installments, follow the links provided: Part 1 Part 2 Part 4 DON’T LET YOUR LUCK RUN OUT …
Season 3 held several little gems of scenes that showed us the progression of many of our old favourite characters from the original run. Ed and Norma are together, Jacoby and Nadine are eccentric entrepreneurs, Bobby and Mike are straight-laced and (probably) law-abiding, and Ben Horne managed to retain his goodness throughout everything (let’s face …
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