Dunning1874 Posted June 29, 2017 Share Posted June 29, 2017 11 hours ago, Musketeer Gripweed said: Even though I enjoyed it, I think, you've got to wonder who on earth sanctioned that for television. It was totally self indulgent nonsense. Some brilliant things in it, it has to be said, but I don't think I would ever want to watch it again. Yeah, while it did it actually serve a purpose, the 25 minutes or so it took to get from the Trinity footage to the Giant could easily have been distilled into six or seven minutes without losing any of the narrative which came from it. Though going through the footage more quickly would have significantly changed the atmosphere of it, which was always going to be Lynch's primary concern. I suppose this is the kind of thing that Showtime just had to accept as it was a choice between allowing Lynch to be Lynch unrestrained or not having Twin Peaks at all. While watching that part of the episode I genuinely did find myself getting bored but thinking back to it I'm appreciating it more and more. Have to wait and see how it plays out, but while it's interesting to see the idea that Trinity opened up a door from the Black Lodge and allowed this evil in (you could possibly argue that links back to Albert's comment in S2 that "maybe that's all Bob is, the evil that men do", that he's just the manifestation of man-made evil rather than the cause) - I'm not sure if it'll add anything to know where Bob and the rest from the Lodges originally come from. I fear having an answer to that rather than it forever remaining a mystery might lessen the intrigue, but I'm really just nitpicking here and there's not much point trying to second guess where Lynch and Frost are going with this. The 1956 flashback though, that was utterly brilliant and terrifying television. The slow motion of the screams when they were surrounding the car in particular was chilling. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JustOneCornetto Posted July 4, 2017 Share Posted July 4, 2017 This is exactly how I felt when I found out there was no episode this week. Bloody Americans and their Independence Day!! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L. Brilliant Posted July 5, 2017 Share Posted July 5, 2017 We watched FWWM to fill the gap - it actually made slightly more sense after what we've seen of the Return. The scene in the club when the two young anes are getting mwi goes on a bit. Chet Desmond is som boy tho 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JCR Posted July 6, 2017 Share Posted July 6, 2017 On 29/06/2017 at 10:55, Dunning1874 said: Yeah, while it did it actually serve a purpose, the 25 minutes or so it took to get from the Trinity footage to the Giant could easily have been distilled into six or seven minutes without losing any of the narrative which came from it. Though going through the footage more quickly would have significantly changed the atmosphere of it, which was always going to be Lynch's primary concern. I suppose this is the kind of thing that Showtime just had to accept as it was a choice between allowing Lynch to be Lynch unrestrained or not having Twin Peaks at all. While watching that part of the episode I genuinely did find myself getting bored but thinking back to it I'm appreciating it more and more. Reveal hidden contents Have to wait and see how it plays out, but while it's interesting to see the idea that Trinity opened up a door from the Black Lodge and allowed this evil in (you could possibly argue that links back to Albert's comment in S2 that "maybe that's all Bob is, the evil that men do", that he's just the manifestation of man-made evil rather than the cause) - I'm not sure if it'll add anything to know where Bob and the rest from the Lodges originally come from. I fear having an answer to that rather than it forever remaining a mystery might lessen the intrigue, but I'm really just nitpicking here and there's not much point trying to second guess where Lynch and Frost are going with this. The 1956 flashback though, that was utterly brilliant and terrifying television. The slow motion of the screams when they were surrounding the car in particular was chilling. There is a monologue at the end of Frost's Secret History book that goes into Lodge history, so to speak- 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nizzy Posted July 10, 2017 Share Posted July 10, 2017 Bill Hastings' blog, for anyone who fancies a swatch: http://thesearchforthezone.com/ Ties the series to real-world theories about parallel universes and inter-dimensional travel. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sonsism Posted July 10, 2017 Share Posted July 10, 2017 Bill Hastings' blog, for anyone who fancies a swatch: http://thesearchforthezone.com/ Ties the series to real-world theories about parallel universes and inter-dimensional travel. Love when shows do this. They've got it looking proper like an old website too - bang on.Another episode that flew by. The scenes with Bobby were pretty emotional. Some real character development there. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pub car king Posted July 10, 2017 Share Posted July 10, 2017 There's a call Saul prequel about dougie jones crying out to be made. He's into hookers owes gangsters cash and has a dwarf assassin after him. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yoda Posted July 10, 2017 Author Share Posted July 10, 2017 That blog is quite cool. Enjoyed that episode. Some things answered but more questions raised. A nice Tim Roth cameo as well. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Savage Henry Posted July 12, 2017 Share Posted July 12, 2017 On 11/07/2017 at 01:28, yoda said: That blog is quite cool. Enjoyed that episode. Some things answered but more questions raised. A nice Tim Roth cameo as well. This. Precisely. The scenes in the Twin Peaks police station with Andy and Lucy were strangely joyous. The interview with William Hastings was disturbing. I feel like I should pay more attention to the lyrics of the songs at the end. I'm sure they are more significant than mood music that David Lynch likes. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pub car king Posted July 12, 2017 Share Posted July 12, 2017 I for one welcome the return if the song at the end of the episode. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sonsism Posted July 12, 2017 Share Posted July 12, 2017 What are we thinking about the two junkies at the end? Surely got to tie in to the Twin Peaks drug trade arc with Richard Horne / Red / Becky Johnson. Speaking of Becky, been waiting to see more of her since her introduction. Hopefully we get to see oor Shelly dish out some payback for her daughter getting addicted to smack. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frankie S Posted July 12, 2017 Share Posted July 12, 2017 Fairly conventional episode to follow the surreal magnificence of Ep8. Disappointingly expositional in parts - although it brought a few threads together, and tied the Buckhorn investigation into the Twin Peaks stuff, it felt like much of the episode was devoted to recapping what we already knew. Loving Matthew Lillard's performance as William Hastings, but I was hoping for full scale Bob-style possession by a Lodge spirit rather than the slightly anti-climactic reveal that he's just a hapless paranormal enthusiast back from a day trip to the Black Lodge. Not enough of Lynch's unsettling voodoo magic for me, though I enjoyed the tremendously uncomfortable smoking scene with Gordon, Diane and Tammy, and Albert had a few choice lines. Have a feeling this is the calm before the storm though. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JustOneCornetto Posted July 13, 2017 Share Posted July 13, 2017 On 10/07/2017 at 12:28, Nizzy said: Bill Hastings' blog, for anyone who fancies a swatch: http://thesearchforthezone.com/ Ties the series to real-world theories about parallel universes and inter-dimensional travel. Don't know if anyone's noticed but the no. of Visitors is decreasing, theory going about that it will reach Zero in final episode. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Highland Capital Posted July 17, 2017 Share Posted July 17, 2017 Hello Johnny. How are you today? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L. Brilliant Posted July 18, 2017 Share Posted July 18, 2017 Just had a bairn so fallen behind, halfway through 8 and not seen 9. I like the atomic bomb plotline/ explanation. It's strangely exciting to see a Hugh Everett reference too - been Eels fans as long as we've been Lynch fans.Is Twin Peaks arguably sci fi now? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pub car king Posted July 18, 2017 Share Posted July 18, 2017 That is a creepy fucking bear 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sonsism Posted July 18, 2017 Share Posted July 18, 2017 Richard Horne is an evil fucker and I love it. Wasn't expecting to see the Log Lady again after the opening to the series so that was a really nice surprise. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pub car king Posted July 18, 2017 Share Posted July 18, 2017 Turns out dougies Mrs is a screamer 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yoda Posted July 18, 2017 Author Share Posted July 18, 2017 Found it to be quite an underwhelming episode. I guess they get a free pass on some filler because we get to see some old faces (Dr. Jacoby's rants amuse me). But there were some real highlights: Richard Horne being an awful c**t, as the stand out. Still, they've got me anticipating the next episode as soon as the last one ends. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Savage Henry Posted July 24, 2017 Share Posted July 24, 2017 Episode 11 will be one for the purists then... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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