All episodes & show notes for my podcast coverage of the Twin Peaks season 1 finale
December 25 - 31, 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 the Season 1 Finale / Season 1 Finale Mystery / Laura in the Season 1 Finale / Season 1 Finale Subplots / Season 1 Finale's Current Events / Season 1 Finale in the Weeds / Season 1 Finale Archives
also:
Welcome to the Season 1 Finale (The Last Evening/"Episode 7") - How was Twin Peaks created?
Episode 8A: The 3 questions, the feel of the episode, director/writer & production context
on Saturday, December 25
0:00 INTRO
including other podcast activity...
(linked at the bottom of this line-up)
5:56 WHAT IS TWIN PEAKS?
7:30 WHO IS AGENT COOPER?
8:36 WHO IS LAURA PALMER?
9:56 THE FEEL OF THE EPISODE
11:34 DIRECTOR/WRITER...
Mark Frost
Season 1 Finale Mystery - Who killed Laura Palmer?
Episode 8B: Clues & episode structure
on Sunday, December 26
0:00 WHO KILLED LAURA PALMER?
including new clues about the murder/surrounding incidents...
from Police/FBI: area of inquiry is Laura in the cabin (involving Jacques & Leo as suspects w/ focus on Waldo the bird, the One Eyed Jacks chip & the bloody shirt) through autopsy, dream trail, suspect residence, prior police knowledge & witness interviews (leading to understanding of what happened in the cabin, arrest of Jacques & conclusion that Leo is the most likely suspect)
including new clues about her prior life...
from Police/FBI: area of inquiry is Flesh World (involving the criminal world & relationships to Jacques & Ronette) through personal possessions, civilian reporting & suspect residence (leading to background for Laura's connections to the criminal network)
from Audrey: area of inquiry is One Eyed Jacks through police information & undercover surveillance (leading to her father as a suspect)
from Donna, James & Maddy: area of inquiry are Jacoby tapes (involving the "mystery man") through police information via Audrey, victim testimony/possessions & suspect residence; another area of inquiry is the necklace through suspect residence (leading to dismissal of Jacoby as a suspect)
(Characters discover what we knew: Jacoby possesses the necklace & what Laura said on the first half of the last tape)
Conclusions & the big picture
(Other investigative threads/areas of inquiry not active in this episode: Bobby, crime scene, serial killer, James, charity, community, Sarah's visions)
11:45 THE STRUCTURE OF THE EPISODE
(including "previously on..." recap)
15:08 TOP STORYLINE by number of scenes:
Saw Mill plot
Laura in the Season 1 Finale - What was her life like?
Episode 8C: Laura scenes
on Monday, December 27
0:00 SCENES ORGANIZED BY LAURA STORY...
...introduced in the pilot
starting w/ Laura's murder
Laura's family (4:11)
Laura & Bobby (6:25)
Laura & James (8:37)
(second episode of nothing for Laura & Donna)
Laura's therapy (9:29)
brief mention of Laura's addiction (13:57)
(second episode of nothing for Laura's drug dealing)
(second episode of nothing for Laura's charity)
brief mention of Laura in Flesh World (14:19)
(nothing for Laura & Leo)
...introduced in S1E2
(second episode of nothing for Laura's spirituality)
Laura's employment (14:37)
(now merged w/ Ben & One Eyed Jack's subplot)
(third episode of nothing for The One-Armed Man)
Laura's "Mystery Man" (19:05)
...introduced in S1E3
Laura & Ben (21:28)
...introduced in S1E4
Laura & Maddy (22:04)
Season 1 Finale Subplots - What is the town up to?
Episode 8D: Subplot scenes
on Tuesday, December 28
0:00 SCENES ORGANIZED BY NON-LAURA STORY...
...introduced in the pilot
starting w/ Packard family
(nothing for Briggs family)
Horne family (3:25)
Ghostwood deal (3:57)
Saw Mill plot (5:04)
Shelly & Bobby & Leo (7:53)
brief mention of James & Donna (9:48)
Nadine's drape runners (10:04)
(nothing for Ed & Norma)
Hank on parole (11:27)
(second episode of nothing for "Bobby killed a guy")
(nothing for Josie & Harry)
...introduced in S1E2
brief mention of Cooper & Audrey flirtation (13:00)
Cocaine in Twin Peaks - criminal activity & investigation (13:11)
...introduced in S1E3
Invitation to Love (15:30)
(third episode of nothing for Albert vs. Twin Peaks)
...introduced in S1E4
Andrew's death (16:18)
...introduced in S1E5
Andy & Lucy (17:49)
Andy's misfire (18:56)
(nothing for Cooper's history)
...NEW this episode
Cooper's shooting (20:20)
nothing for THE UNCANNY (second time)
Season 1 Finale's Current Events - What was going on at the time?
Episode 8E: Other TV shows this night, #1 movie this weekend, in the news this day & TIME cover this week
on Wednesday, December 29
0:00 TV CONTEXT
when it aired: May 23, 1990; ratings: 12.6 rating, 22 share, 18.7 million viewers (up 3.1 million); counterprogramming: Night Court, Dear John, How to Murder a Millionaire; ABC bookends: Head of the Class, Barbara Walters Special
2:57 HISTORICAL CONTEXT including...
#1 MOVIE: Bird on a Wire
WORLD EVENTS
Savings & Loan scandal
Season 1 Finale in the Weeds - Which elements are highlighted?
Episode 8F: Character statistics, featured locations, coffee/pie/donuts & more
on Thursday, December 30
Introductions:
Decker the saw mill employee (& spying employees), hospital doctor
First interactions:
Jacques w/ Hawk, Andy, Harry & Leland; Doc w/ Jacoby; Hank w/ Catherine (over phone) (+ Bobby watches him); depending who they are...maybe masked man w/ Jacoby + shooter w/ Cooper
CHARACTER RANKINGS
#10 Deputy Andy
about 4 minutes
second time in top 10 (back after S1E5)
#9 Donna Hayward
about 4 minutes
fifth time in top 10
#8 Pete Martell
about 4 minutes
first time in top 10
#7 Harry Truman
about 5 minutes
eighth time in top 10 (lowest ever - first time out of top 3)
#6 Catherine Martell
about 5 minutes
first time in top 10
#5 James Hurley
about 5 minutes
sixth time in top 10
#4 Laura Palmer
about 5 minutes including references
eighth time in top 10
#3 Hank Jennings
about 6 minutes
first time in top 10
#2 Jacques Renault
about 7 minutes
first time in top 10
#1 Agent Cooper
about 10 minutes
eighth time in top 10
TOP OF THE SUPPORTING CAST: Jacques
(aside from the core leads Cooper, Harry, and Laura)
Who has a streak of high screentime?
Cooper, Harry & Laura all have over 5 minutes for the eighth episode in a row
(+ James' third non-consecutive time overall; Catherine, Hank & Jacques only in this episode)
...Audrey drops off after 5 episodes
(Donna, Ed & Maddy drop off after just 1)
Characters with the most screentime on the show so far...
No movement from the previous episode
Milestones: Donna reaches 50 minutes / James reaches 40 / Ed reaches 30 / Catherine, Josie & Lucy reach 20 / Pete, Leo & Maddy reach 15 / Hank reaches 10 / Jacques reaches 5
(+ Audrey & Bobby could now fill an entire episode)
Characters who have disappeared (four episodes of absence):
Albert Rosenfield, Mike Nelson, Johnny Horne, Sylvia Horne, Bookhouse Boy biker Joey Paulson, Father Clarence Brocklehurst, Leland's nurse
8:26 LOCATIONS...
...introduced in the pilot
Blue Pine Lodge
Sheriff's station
(nothing for Palmer house)
(third episode of nothing for Twin Peaks High School)
Great Northern Hotel
Double R Diner
Johnson house
Packard Saw Mill
...back after a 6-episode absence, first time since the pilot:
Big Ed's Gas Farm & house
Calhoun Memorial Hospital
Hayward house
(second episode of nothing for Woods)
...introduced in S1E2
(third episode of nothing for Timber Falls Motel)
Jacoby's office
...introduced in S1E3
One Eyed Jacks
...introduced in S1E5
(third episode of nothing for State prison)
(third episode of nothing for One Stop Gas)
(third episode of nothing for Lydecker's Veterinary Clinic)
(second episode of nothing for Jacques' apartment)
...introduced in S1E6
(nothing for Horne's Department Store)
Easter Park
(second episode of nothing for Log Lady's cabin)
(second episode of nothing for Jacques' cabin)
...introduced in S1E7
Border bridge
NEW locations
Water processing plant
Locations that have disappeared (four episodes of absence):
Briggs house, Red Room, Roadhouse, Random payphone (if different from Easter Park), Bookhouse, Black Lake Cemetery, Sparkwood & 21 intersection
13:10 COFFEE...
(no featured PIE & DONUTS this episode)
+ other food...
& smoking
Season 1 Finale Archives - How did we react?
Episode 8G: Readings/clips from my previous work, press clippings, fan reception & opening minute of the next episode
on Friday, December 31
0:00 MEDIA RECEPTION including over the summer
(reading excerpts of press coverage)
13:55 INITIAL FAN RECEPTION
(brief summary of long-term reaction + memories from the alt.tv.twin-peaks Usenet board)
22:32 MORE INITIAL FAN RECEPTION...
(memories from dugpa's World of Blue fan forum)
...to the lack of Laura resolution
...& to Cooper's shooting
24:36 PERSONAL RECEPTION
(initial for Laura/Cooper + today)
26:18 READINGS/CLIPS FROM MY OTHER WORK...
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(includes spoilers - but not in this podcast's excerpt)
37:59 BRIEF ANNOUNCEMENT OF 2022 SCHEDULE
THE SHAPE OF THE SHOW...
(without any plot spoilers that viewers of the time wouldn't know)
38:25 RANK & INITIAL MEDIA SPECULATION
44:43 INITIAL FAN SPECULATION from Usenet
46:06 INITIAL FAN SPECULATION from dugpa
47:21 LOG LADY INTRO (no "Next time...")
48:42 READINGS/CLIPS FROM MY "SHAPE OF THE SHOW" WORK...
more from First Time Viewer Companion
50:00 OPENING MINUTE OF THE NEXT EPISODE
(only spoiler in this podcast)
55:48 OUTRO - DETAILS OF 2022 SCHEDULE
Lost in Twin Peaks will resume...
POSSIBLE: March 5, 2022 at the earliest (w/ the Season 2 Premiere)
DEFINITE: May 7, 2022 at the latest (skipping ahead to Fire Walk With Me)
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OTHER LINKS
(more may be added as the episodes go up)
David Lynch: The Rolling Stone Interview by David Breskin
(includes speculation + spoilers for the 1944 film Laura)
OTHER COMMENTARY ON THIS DIRECTOR & WRITER...
...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 & directed by Frost)
...from MY VIDEO ESSAYS
clips from Storyville & Frost's other work in Journey Through Twin Peaks chapter 35
My other podcasts include...
Recent podcast activity...
(some of these episode titles include upcoming Twin Peaks characters/locations/storylines)
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