All episodes & show notes for my podcast coverage of Twin Peaks season 1 episode 3
October 16 - 22, 2021
(illustrations for storylines, character rankings, locations, TIME cover & all categories)
To jump right to the Apple Podcast links (which are also embedded/linked below along with details on each episode): Welcome to S1E3 / S1E3 Mystery / Laura in S1E3 / S1E3 Subplots / S1E3's Current Events / S1E3 in the Weeds / S1E3 Archives
Welcome to S1E3 (Zen, or the Skill to Catch a Killer/"Episode 2") - How was Twin Peaks created?
Episode 3A: The 3 questions, the feel of the episode, director/writers & production context - alternate "European Version" pilot ending
on Saturday, October 16
David Lynch
Mark Frost & David Lynch
0:00 INTRO
(including other podcast activity - Laura & Twin Peaks)
3:28 WHAT IS TWIN PEAKS?
5:45 WHO IS AGENT COOPER?
7:46 WHO IS LAURA PALMER?
8:56 THE FEEL OF THE EPISODE
13:35 DIRECTOR & WRITERS...
15:15 THE ALTERNATE "EUROPEAN VERSION" PILOT ENDING...
Background
First half - finding the killer (17:27)
Possible plan for S1E2 dream (20:30)
29:23 PRODUCTION CONTEXT FOR THE REST OF THE EPISODE
S1E3 Mystery - Who killed Laura Palmer?
Episode 3B: Clues & episode structure
on Sunday, October 17
0:00 WHO KILLED LAURA PALMER?
including...
New clues about the murder/surrounding incidents:
from Ronette's employers, presumably (other victim quit her job), from the bottle exercise ("J." likely Leo, Jacoby's bottle fell but didn't break, James/Josie/Norma unlikely, Johnny & especially Shelly very unlikely, "Jack with one eye" worth exploring but not as "J."), from the woods (bloody towel), from the dream (cryptic statements by Mike, Bob, Man From Another Place & Laura lookalike "cousin")
New clues about her prior life:
from Ben (link between Ronette's workplace & bordello, w/ Ben implicated in both), from Audrey (Ben sang to her)
(Characters discover what we knew: recent murder, $10,000)
Investigative threads: Bobby, Ronette, crime scene, criminal world, serial killer, James, Leo, charity, "mystery man", Jacoby, NEW: Ben, Cooper's dream
Conclusions & the big picture
12:20 THE STRUCTURE OF THE EPISODE
(including "previously on..." recap)
15:19 TOP STORYLINE by number of scenes:
Laura in S1E3 - What was her life like?
Episode 3C: Laura scenes
0:00 SCENES ORGANIZED BY LAURA STORY...
...introduced in the pilot:
starting w/ Laura's murder
Laura's family (10:45)
brief mention of Laura & Bobby (13:49)
brief mention of Laura & James (13:55)
Laura & Donna (14:05)
Laura & Ronette (14:45)
brief mention of Laura's therapy (15:35)
(nothing for Laura's addiction)
brief mention of Laura's drug dealing (15:48)
brief mention of Laura's charity (15:58)
(second episode of nothing for Laura & the sex trade)
brief mention of Laura & Leo (16:07)
...introduced in S1E2:
Laura's spirituality (16:20)
Laura's "Mystery Man" (17:03)
(nothing for Laura & Log Lady visions)
...NEW this episode
Laura & Ben (17:44)
S1E3 Subplots - What is the town up to?
Episode 3D: Subplot scenes & the uncanny
on Tuesday, October 19
0:00 SCENES ORGANIZED BY NON-LAURA STORY...
...introduced in the pilot:
starting w/ Packard family
(nothing for Briggs family)
Horne family (0:56)
Ghostwood deal & Saw Mill plot (1:45)
Shelly & Bobby & Leo (3:33)
James & Donna (5:32)
Nadine's drape runners (7:49)
(second episode of nothing for Teresa Banks case)
(nothing for Mike & Donna)
Ed & Norma (10:55)
(second episode of nothing for Hank in prison)
(second episode of nothing for "Bobby killed a guy")
(nothing for Josie & Harry)
...introduced in S1E2:
Cooper & Audrey flirtation (13:20)
Cocaine in Twin Peaks (criminal activity) (16:03)
(nothing for Stakeout at the Roadhouse)
(nothing for The Bookhouse Boys)
The One-Armed Man (17:55)
...NEW this episode
One Eyed Jacks (18:50)
brief mention of Invitation to Love (23:27)
brief mention of Albert vs. Twin Peaks (23:41)
(nothing for standalone scenes)
24:06 THE UNCANNY
Episode 3E: Other TV shows this night, #1 movie this weekend, in the news this day & TIME cover this week
on Wednesday, October 20
0:00 TV CONTEXT
when it aired: Thursday, April 19, 1990; ratings: 13.1 rating, 21% share, 19.2 million viewers (down 4 million); ABC bookends: Father Dowling Mysteries, Prime Time Live w/ Marla Maples; counterprogramming: last regular episode of Max Monroe: Loose Cannon, Cheers, Wings
6:21 HISTORICAL CONTEXT including...
#1 MOVIE: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
TIME COVER: Particle collider
(browse a visual copy of this issue)
WORLD EVENTS
Sandinista-Contra truce, Sixers vs. Pistons fight
S1E3 in the Weeds - Which elements are highlighted?
Episode 3F: Character statistics, featured locations, coffee/pie/donuts & more
on Thursday, October 21
Introductions:
Jerry Horne, Blackie O'Reilly, Albert Rosenfield, Man From Another Place, more hotel staff, Swabbie the One Eyed Jacks greeter, One Eyed Jacks Bartender, One Eyed Jacks crew, New Girl, Invitation to Love narrator, Albert's men (+ learn Mike's and Bob's names)
First interactions:
Cooper w/ one-armed Mike (sort of), Bob; Ben w/ Johnny & Sylvia; Audrey w/ Johnny; Leo w/ Mike & Bobby
+ Haywards share a scene w/ Audrey; Audrey's & Donna's first dialogue; Ed & Nadine in the same shot; Cooper w/ "living" "Laura"
(& mention many interactions w/ new characters which I usually will not be listing)
CHARACTER RANKINGS
#10 Bobby Briggs
about 5 minutes
third time in top 10
#9 Jerry Horne
about 6 minutes
first time in top 10
about 6 minutes
first time in top 10
#7 Deputy Hawk
about 7 minutes
first time in top 10
#6 Audrey Horne
about 7 minutes
second time in top 10
#5 Ben Horne
about 7 minutes
second time in top 10
#4 The dream figures
about 8 minutes
first time in top 10
#3 Harry Truman
about 8 minutes
third time in top 10
#2 Laura Palmer
about 13 minutes including references
(onscreen about 4 minutes including as self-described "cousin")
third time in top 10
#1 Agent Cooper
about 17 minutes
third time in top 10
TOP OF THE SUPPORTING CAST: Dreams
(aside from the core leads Cooper, Harry, and Laura)
Who has a streak of high screentime?
Laura, Cooper, Harry & Donna (who is #11) all have over 5 minutes per TV hour for the third episode in a row
(+ Bobby's second non-consecutive time overall; the dream figures, Ben, Audrey, Hawk, Lucy & Jerry only in this episode)
...James drops off after 2 episodes
Characters with the most screentime on the show so far...
Changes from the previous episode:
Audrey rises 3 spots from #10 & Ben rises 4 spots to enter the top 10 / Mike slips 1 spot from #8 & Doc slips 3 spots from #7 / Sarah falls from #9 out of the top 10
Milestones:
Laura & Cooper reach 1 hour - first characters to do so / Harry reaches 50 - each could fill a full episode / Bobby & James reach 20 / Audrey, Ben & Mike reach 15 / Hawk, Ed & Lucy reach 10 / Dream figures, Leo & Norma reach 5 / Mike (if same in dream & reality), Sylvia & Johnny reach 1
11:33 LOCATIONS...
...introduced in the pilot
Blue Pine Lodge
Sheriff's station
Palmer house
(nothing for Briggs house)
(second episode of nothing for Twin Peaks High School)
Great Northern Hotel
Double R Diner
Johnson house
(second episode of nothing for Packard Saw Mill)
(second episode of nothing for Ronette's bridge)
Big Ed's Gas Farm & house
(second episode of nothing for Road into town)
Calhoun Memorial Hospital
(nothing for Mountain top)
Abandoned train car
(second episode of nothing for Bank)
(second episode of nothing for Town hall)
(second episode of nothing for Sparkwood & 21 intersection)
Hayward house
(second episode of nothing for Bookhouse)
(second episode of nothing for Roadhouse)
Woods
...introduced in S1E2
(nothing for Romantic spot)
(nothing for General store)
(nothing for Timber Falls Motel)
(nothing for Jacoby's office)
NEW locations
middle of Black Lake (away from where Laura was found)
One Eyed Jacks
Red Room
17:13 COFFEE...
PIE...
& DONUTS...
+ other food...
& smoking
S1E3 Archives - How did we react?
Episode 3G: Readings from my previous work, press clippings, fan reception & opening minute of the next episode
on Friday, October 22
0:00 MEDIA RECEPTION
(reading excerpts of press coverage)
7:17 FAN RECEPTION OVER THE YEARS
8:06 INITIAL FAN RECEPTION
(reading excerpts from the alt.tv.twin-peaks Usenet board)
9:52 INITIAL FAN & PERSONAL RECEPTION
(memories from dugpa's World of Blue fan forum including my own of the Red Room sequence)
14:09 READINGS FROM MY OTHER WORK...
(link includes spoilers for Twin Peaks & other Lynch films - but not in this podcast's excerpt)
Out of Order review - ranked #1 of 3 so far (17:50)
(link includes spoilers - but not in this podcast's excerpt)
THE SHAPE OF THE SHOW...
(without any plot spoilers that viewers of the time wouldn't know)
22:35 RANK & LOG LADY INTRO
24:18 INITIAL PERSONAL RECEPTION from dugpa
(mentions who directs certain upcoming episodes & whether the killer will be revealed)
25:38 OPENING MINUTE OF THE NEXT EPISODE
(only spoiler in this podcast)
•
OTHER LINKS
(includes discussion of the New Girl's performance)
Twin Peaks And The New Girl From One-Eyed Jacks by Libby-Jane Charleston (Huffington Post)
& Exclusive Connie Woods interview! (Twin Peaks Archive)
(2 interviews w/ the actress who played the New Girl)
Marla Maples Boosts ABC's 'Prime Time Live' (Associated Press)
Charles Barkley Sent Bill Laimbeer a 2-World Note Prior to Their Key 1990 Meeting That Ended in an Epic Brawl by Mike Thomas (Sportscasting)
Added clips from the following videos to Pilot's Current Events & S1E2's Current Events episodes:
(w/ Dan Rather news clip at the end)
Back and back and back... (my post w/ the Carl Jung dream)
Adolescent Eye by Jonathan Rosenbaum (Chicago Reader)
OTHER COMMENTARY ON THIS DIRECTOR & THESE WRITERS...
...from MY PREVIOUS LOST IN TWIN PEAKS EPISODES
(often discusses their background & other work as well)
(the following links may contain Twin Peaks spoilers)
...from MY OTHER PODCASTS
Storyville (written by Frost)
...from MY VIDEO ESSAYS
clips/quotes/descriptions of virtually all Frost's work in Journey Through Twin Peaks chapter 35
...written or directed by David Lynch:
(public podcasts)
Blue Velvet / Introducing Eraserhead & Inland Empire & 10 Connections between Eraserhead & Inland Empire / Lost Highway / Mulholland Drive / Mulholland Drive (TV pilot version) / The Straight Story / ranking his films w/ a group & comparing the top-ranked to his best Peaks episodes
(Patreon podcasts)
(clips from his other work in my Journey Through Twin Peaks video essays)
+
focused equally or entirely on DAVID LYNCH'S non-Twin Peaks work
My other podcasts include...
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