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Twin Peaks: The Return Parts 17 & 18 - "The past dictates the future."/"What is your name?"

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Poor Cooper. He stands uniquely in David Lynch's work - a hero so sterling and steadfast that when the narrative mill eventually dem...

Twin Peaks: The Return Part 16 - "No knock, no doorbell."

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So...that just happened. As I reach for comparisons, the first to come to mind is episode 16 of the original Twin Peaks : the one in whi...

Twin Peaks: The Return Part 15 - "There's some fear in letting go."

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There are three possibilities. First possibility: Cooper is dead (although, as the giant Jeffries kettle reminds us, Mr. C is still Coop...

Twin Peaks: The Return Part 14 - "We are like the dreamer."

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What's the biggest news this week? That the gang finally made it to Jack Rabbit's Palace? That the FBI has now linked up with bo...

Twin Peaks: The Return Part 13 - "What story is that, Charlie?"

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Somewhere between watching last week's and this week's episode I finally got a grip (I think) on the shape of this series. (Hey,...

Twin Peaks: The Return Part 12 - "Let's rock."

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Tonight's episode opens with possibly the most straightforwardly lore-y scene of the series so far. Not only does Albert speak the l...

Twin Peaks: The Return Part 11 - "There's fire where you are going."

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Wow, I'm still tingling after this one. The first half-hour of Part 11 can stand with the first half-hour of Part 3 and the last h...

Twin Peaks: The Return Part 10 - "Laura is the one."

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This week Twin Peaks  both fulfilled my expectations and surprised me, in a fashion I've come to understand as the way this bird fli...

Twin Peaks: The Return Part 9 - "This is the chair."

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For all its unpredictability, a definite pattern is emerging week after week on Twin Peaks: The Return , a pattern that other commentato...

Twin Peaks: The Return Part 8 - "Gotta light?"

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Through almost my entire history of watching Twin Peaks , I've watched it alone. I saw the first two seasons on my computer screen, ...

Twin Peaks: The Return Part 7 - "There's a body all right."

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This Twin Peaks  is a slippery beast. If you think you have a handle on its pacing, it speeds up or slows down accordingly. If you think...

Twin Peaks: The Return Part 6 - "Don't die."

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Well, can you blame me? I imagine a lot of people are going to top their recaps or reviews with this picture tonight and tomorrow. This ...

Twin Peaks: The Return Part 5 - "Case files."

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Two weeks ago, I wrote that Twin Peaks: The Return was going to allow us to crawl into corners of the narrative, to get lost inside of ...

Twin Peaks: The Return Part 4 - "...brings back some memories."

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By now,  Twin Peaks: The Return  has settled into a groove of telling several stories, each involving familiar characters from the old s...

Twin Peaks: The Return Part 3 - "Call for help."

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Several weeks ago, revisiting Mark Frost's book The Secret History of Twin Peaks , I came across a reference to "the Brothers G...

Twin Peaks: The Return Parts 1 & 2 - "My log has a message for you."/"The stars turn and a time presents itself."

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High in the skyline of New York City, ignoring the blinking lights of Manhattan to focus his attention on a box within the room, a young...