Let's examine the incredible finale of Twin Peaks. Our debut episode introduced and reviewed Tommy's "Twin Peaks Theory of Everything," and here we test it out on the epic and enigmatic Part 18, tracking each scene, from Mr. C in the Red Room to Cooper & Carrie Page leaving Odessa for Twin Peaks! And by the way, is Odessa informed by Twin Peaks -- or is it the other way around? Stick around to find out. Highlights include:
0:00 - Cafe Unconscious theme song
0:30 - A very Lynchian album (“Mystery Girl”) and Orbison dreams
5:07 - Should we look to other David Lynch works when considering Part 18?
9:13 - Scene 1: who is Mr. C, where did he come from, and where is he going?
16:25 - Trauma lasting for decades
18:30 - Girard and the golden seed (the wrapping up of “Twin Peaks”)
20:43 - Cooper and Laura in the woods; is it future or is it past?
27:27 - POV shifts; forward vs backward Cooper; are Laura & Cooper “between deployments”?
33:20 - Leland's "Find Laura" and possible Red Room archetypes
44:23 - A Cooper and Diane romance? Is the dreamer a David Lynch fan?
49:40 - Threshold crossings & Doubles as subconscious rehearsals
56:43 - Inside the hotel room; Richard & Linda
59:58 - New setting, new confusion, new leading genre?
1:05:48 - Alone, Cooper arrives in Odessa
1:11:14 - Carrie Page’s house - great stuff
1:19:35 - A long drive to Twin Peaks
1:22:45 - Arriving: Twin Peaks and the Palmer house
1:29:30 - Alice Tremond’s role
1:31:49 - The final shot of the show
1:35:47 - What is required of a theory of everything?
1:39:56 - What about personal attachments to the characters?
1:45:05 - This theory enhances rather than dampens the art
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