All episodes & show notes for my podcast coverage of Twin Peaks season 3 parts 17 & 18
December 16 - 22, 2023
(illustrations for storylines, character rankings, 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 S3 Pts. 17 & 18 / Events in S3 Pt. 17 / Events in S3 Pt. 18 / S3 Pts. 17 & 18 Mythology / S3 Pts. 17 & 18 Current Events / S3 Pts. 17 & 18 in the Weeds / S3 Pts. 17 & 18 Archives
also:
Welcome to S3 Pts. 17 & 18 (The Return - "The Past Dictates the Future" & "What Is Your Name?") - How does Twin Peaks work?
Episode 46A: Laura Palmer, the feel of the episode & episode structure
on Saturday, December 23
0:00 INTRO
w/ announcement about season 2 episodes (2:12)
5:35 LAURA PALMER
following last music/sound montage
18:10 THE STRUCTURE OF THE EPISODES
20:55 UPDATE: MY PODCASTS & TWIN PEAKS CHARACTER ENTRIES FROM THE PAST YEAR...
(linked at the bottom of this line-up)
S3 Pt. 17 Events - What happens in the first half of the finale?
Episode 46B: Twin Peaks, South Dakota, Mr. C & Las Vegas scenes
on Sunday, December 24
(further links & timecodes will be added as the episodes are ready)
NO SCENES IN FAR AWAY PLACES
(third episode of nothing for New Mexico - never re-appears)
0:00 SCENES IN SOUTH DAKOTA (last appearance)
3:53 SCENES W/ MR. C
5:55 SCENES IN LAS VEGAS
including...
brief mention of Dougie's life in the office & at home
brief mention of Assassination plot (last appearance) (6:17)
Jade & the key (last appearance) (6:35)
...back after a 4-episode absence
The Mitchums (last appearance) (7:46)
Search for Dougie (last appearance) (8:50)
brief mention of Cooper is back (last appearance) (9:45)
10:10 SCENES ORGANIZED BY TWIN PEAKS STORYLINE
...introduced in the pilot
Laura's murder w/ element of her family
(separated again from Cooper investigation w/ Leland temporarily separated again from Red Room)
(second episode of nothing for Ed & Norma impacted by Jacoby & the Double R business - never re-appears)
...introduced in S1E2
...introduced in Part 1
brief mention of Ben & Beverly (last appearance) (12:37)
Jerry lost in the woods + Hit & run (introduced in Part 6) + Richard's parents? (introduced in Part 7)
(last appearances) (13:12)
Cooper investigation (last appearance)... (14:01)
w/ long aside on Diane's connection to Cooper (18:17)
...introduced in Part 2
Sarah alone... (26:37)
w/ long aside on Laura's portrait (28:30)
Roadhouse as gathering/performance (last appearance) (31:36)
separated again from Audrey & Charlie
Freddie (last appearance) (34:21)
separated again from...
(nothing for James & Renee - never re-appears)
(nothing for Becky, Steven, Gersten & others in Fat Trout Trailer Park - never re-appears)
...introduced in Part 5
Frank's family life (last appearance) (39:28)
...introduced in Part 12
(nothing for Audrey & Charlie - never re-appears)
...introduced in Part 14
Chad in jail (last appearance) (40:10)
41:24 RETURNING ORIGINAL SERIES STORYLINES...
...introduced in the pilot
Laura & James
...back after a 16-entry absence, first time since Fire Walk With Me & The Missing Pieces
"Bobby killed a guy" (42:47)
...back after a 16-entry absence, first time since Fire Walk With Me & The Missing Pieces
44:10 COOPER FINDING LAURA IN 1989
including asides on...
Lynch's foot in both worlds w/ Fire Walk With Me footage (49:19)
Cooper as a symbol of "positive" patriarchy (54:07)
S3 Pt. 18 Events - What happens in the second half of the finale?
Episode 46C: "The Other Side" (Desert highway, Odessa & Twin Peaks) + Mr. C & Las Vegas scenes
on Monday, December 25
0:00 SCENES IN FAR AWAY PLACES
Desert highway
NO SCENES IN SOUTH DAKOTA
1:29 SCENES W/ MR. C
2:38 SCENES IN LAS VEGAS
(Dougie's life at home)
3:53 SCENES ORGANIZED BY TWIN PEAKS STORYLINE
...introduced in the pilot
Laura's family (mostly save discussion for "The Other Side")
(including the absence of Laura's murder)
...introduced in Part 1
Cooper investigation (5:16)
...introduced in Part 2
Sarah alone (6:37)
7:18 COOPER FINDING LAURA IN 1989
7:52 "THE OTHER SIDE"
...all introduced in this episode (except a glimpse in Part 14)
Desert motel/Odessa
w/ long aside on Diane seeing herself when Cooper's not there (9:30)
w/ long aside on the significance of Diane's departure & Cooper's quest
including reference to Martha Nochimson (16:26)
Alternate Twin Peaks begins...
w/ long aside on the meta-aspect of Part 18's alienation (26:38)
w/ long aside on the relationship of Fire Walk With Me, The Missing Pieces, and Season 3 (35:40)
S3 Pts. 17 & 18 Mythology - What is happening in the spirit world?
Episode 46D: Spirit World scenes & Lodge lore
on Tuesday, December 26
0:00 SCENES ORGANIZED BY SPIRIT WORLD LOCATION
including, in reverse order of when they entered the season...
Zone spiral
Purple World tower (1:19)
Convenience store & Motel (2:55)
Red Room (4:00)
w/ aside on the flashback that isn't a flashback (5:53)
w/ aside on when does "Richard" emerge? (7:47)
w/ long aside on Leland & Cooper (8:48)
LODGE LORE including...
Diane/Naido identity (at beginning of section)
Judy (15:26)
Theory of Cooper actually being Mike (20:24)
Mistaken image of Mike as goblin figure (21:16)
S3 Pts. 17 & 18 Current Events
Episode 46E: #1 movie this weekend, in the news this day & TIME cover this week
on Wednesday, December 27
0:00 Following brief mention of #1 MOVIE...
The Hitman's Bodyguard
0:42 WORLD EVENTS
North Korean nuclear test, disarming World War II bomb in Frankfurt
3:19 TIME COVER
"Silence Is Not An Option" (John Grisham) / "What White America Must Do Next" (Eddie Glaude, Jr.) / "American Hate, a History" (Jon Meacham) / "From Selma to Charlottesville, the Ghosts of Our Past" (Tavis Smiley) / "Will the Nation Succeed After Charlottesvile Where Donald Trump Failed?" (Nancy Gibbs) / "Unity Will Take Generations" (Ilhan Omar)
15:26 OUTRO clip from...
S3 Pts. 17 & 18 in the Weeds - Which elements are highlighted?
Episode 46F: Order of events, character statistics & more
on Thursday, December 28
0:00 EVENT TIMELINE...
...Friday, February 23, 1989 (alternate version?)
w/ scenes from the end of Fire Walk With Me
...Friday, February 24, 1989 (alternate version)
...Saturday, October 1, 2016
(these scenes are late at night, probably technically the morning of October 2)
w/ scenes from earlier parts:
...Sunday, October 2, 2016
(that last scene is late at night, could technically be the morning of October 3, and is also chronologically ambiguous in terms of which timeline/universe it takes place in)
w/ scenes from earlier parts:
...Monday, October 3, 2016
(that last scene is chronologically ambiguous in terms of which timeline/universe it takes place in)
...Sarah's scene and most of Part 18 are on unknown days, the latter in unknown years
3:08 CHARACTERS...
Introductions:
Carrie Page, Kristi the waitress, cowboys (and elderly customers) in Judy's diner, dead man in Carrie's house, Alice Tremond
Re-introduction of old characters in season 3:
Julee Cruise (17 entries since Fire Walk With Me), Pete Martell (17 entries since The Missing Pieces)
+ re-using old footage of Jacques Renault, Leo Johnson, Ronette Pulaski, Josie Packard & Catherine Martell (although some Jacques, Leo & Ronette footage may be previously unseen)
Season 3 characters returning after 4+ episodes of absence:
Ben (5 episodes since Pt. 12), Major (8 episodes since Pt. 9), Spirit Bob (9 episodes since Pt. 8), Spirit Evolution of the Arm (11 episodes since Pt. 7), Leland Palmer (16 episodes since Pt. 2 - although footage used in Pt. 17 may be previously unseen)
CHARACTER RANKINGS
PART 17
#10 & 9 (tie) Tammy Preston & Albert Rosenfield
about 6 minutes
sixth & eleventh times in top 10 (last times were 3 episodes ago - S3 Pt. 14)
about 6 minutes
sixth time in top 10 (last time was 3 episodes ago - S3 Pt. 14)
about 6 minutes
second time in top 10 (last time was 3 episodes ago - S3 Pt. 14)
about 7 minutes
fourteenth time in top 10 (last time was 3 episodes ago - S3 Pt. 14)
about 7 minutes
seventh time in top 10 (last time was 13 episodes ago - S3 Pt. 4)
about 5 minutes
eleventh time in top 10
about 10 minutes
seventh time in top 10 (last time for Naido was 3 episodes ago - S3 Pt. 14)
about 11 minutes
ninth time in top 10 (last time was 2 episodes ago - S3 Pt. 15)
#1 Agent Cooper (& the doppelganger Mr. C)
about 37 minutes (including about 11 minutes for Mr. C)
forty-sixth time in top 10
PART 18
#10 & #9 (tie) Sonny Jim & Janey-E Jones
less than a minute
third & sixth times in top 10 (last times were 2 episodes ago - S3 Pt. 16)
#9 Leland Palmer
less than a minute
seventh time in top 10 (last time was 18 entries ago - Fire Walk With Me/The Missing Pieces)
#8 Alice Tremond
about 2 minutes
only time in top 10
#7 Judy's Cowboys
about 3 minutes
only time in top 10
#6 The Spirits
about 3 minutes
tenth time in top 10
#5 Kristi
about 5 minutes
only time in top 10
#4 Laura Palmer
about 9 minutes including references
(onscreen almost 2 minutes)
eighteenth time in top 10 (last time was 10 episodes ago - S3 Pt. 8)
#3 Diane Evans
about 15 minutes
(onscreen about 14 minutes)
eighth time in top 10
#2 Carrie Page
about 20 minutes
only time in top 10
#1 Agent Cooper (& the doppelganger Mr. C + some version named Dougie Jones who Cooper produces)
about 53 minutes (including less than a minute for Mr. C & 1 for the new Dougie)
forty-seventh time in top 10
TOP OF THE SUPPORTING CAST:
Spirits in Part 17...
for the fourth time, following S1E3, the season 2 finale & S3 Pt. 8
+ Carrie in Part 18
(aside from the core lead Cooper)
Who has a streak of high screentime?
1) Cooper has over 5 minutes for the third and fourth episodes in a row (forty-sixth & forty-seventh overall)
2) Diane for the second and third episodes in a row
3) Gordon for the second episode in a row (Pt. 17)
(+ Laura's fourteenth non-consecutive time with that percentage of screentime; Albert's tenth; Andy's ninth; James' & Spirits' eighth; Tammy's & Lucy's sixth; Frank's fifth; Freddie's second; Carrie & Kristi only in Pt. 18)
(+ Janey, Sonny, Bushnell, Chantal/Hutch, Richard, Mitchums & Bands drop off after just 1 episode)
12:10 COFFEE (NO PIE & DONUTS)
S3 Pts. 17 & 18 Archive - How did I react?
Episode 46G: Readings/clips from my previous work
on Friday, December 29
0:00 READING/CLIPS FROM MY OTHER WORK...
(the original context, including reflections on characters and locations, can be found on Patreon)
Patreon podcast comparison of Part 17 w/ The One-Armed Man storyline (43:32)
(the original context, including reflections on characters and locations, can be found on Patreon)
(+ storyline comparisons for other episodes - scroll down to "Storylines" category)
(+ other passing references alongside more extended Twin Peaks Cinema comparisons)
(+ other guests)
(+ other characters)
...upcoming Journey Through Twin Peaks (1:00:58)
•
OTHER LINKS
by Tim Kreider (Politics/Letters) - theory about Cooper being the killer
(Jake Wardle's viral YouTube video)
by Daniel Dylan Wray (Pitchfork)
My visual tribute to Cooper & Laura (from 2014)
Further discussion of Neon Genesis Evangelion & Twin Peaks on
(Reddit thread by PeterThePious)
(tweeted by Scott Meisner)
Recent podcast activity...
Patreon - 10s capsules/archive & 50s in belated January: All That Heaven Allows & more + 10s public archive: Fiction & Olympics
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Recent TWIN PEAKS Character Series...
Candie (as well as Sandie and Mandie) (#54) + already mentioned Carrie Page (#55) in archive
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