Four months after my last guest appearance on the YouTube channel "Twin Peaks Grammar", host Anthony invited me back - this time for a lively, three-hour group chat. Most of the participants I'd spoken with before (either on their shows or others) but never in this particular configuration, and the result was a wide-ranging consideration of topics including Cooper's experiences in the Red Room; the Fireman's role in this universe; the confused identities of Phillip Gerard, Mike, the Arm, and the Evolution of the Arm; and of course, that perpetual inquiry: "What year is it?" These questions are just a small sample (I'll list the full line-up below) but the answers, non-answers, and further questions were all fun to consider.
Anthony has also posted this episode in audio form on the Artists Love Twin Peaks feed.
Both there and on the YouTube page itself (were the timecodes are live and can lead you directly to the clip in question) he's offered a thorough breakdown of everything discussed, which I've re-produced here:
3:03 - Art & transcendence
12:20 - Big themes & ideas in Twin Peaks
25:51 - The Fireman & Phillip Gerard
34:10 - Cooper's mind
40:25 - Cyril Pons & cortisol
46:25 - What is it that traps Cooper in the Red Room?
1:01:03 - 25 years... Meanwhile... and the Red Room
1:09:58 - Mirror worlds and Laura's transparent face
1:17:50 - Is understanding Candie super important?
1:28:03 - Time, closure, erosions of the past
1:40:13 - Leland: "Find Laura"
1:47:57 - Was The Return of reservoir of various project-ideas?
1:52:12 - The Arm and Gerard; spotlights & curtains;
2:03:44 - 430, chronology, Part 18, & the “double motel”
2:12:50 - Tips (from the show) for “reading” the show
2:16:05 - David Lynch is an artist
2:21:34 - Lynch and curtains
2:23:34 - Part 18: What year IS this?
2:39:40 - Visiting the Palmer/Reber house (noises, loops, & loss)
2:45:49 - Measurements & logic of time
2:51:19 - The function(s) of “What year is this?”
3:00:03 - Nagging questions (Walter/Norma; corn; Mulholland Drive & more)
3:30:18 - Is Cooper still in the Red Room?
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