Twin Peaks
Nadine and her Golden shovel are out for a mid morning stroll.
She walks up to Big Ed's Gas Farm.For the briefest moment I imagine she is going to cold-cock Ed for still pining for Norma. Rather she has come to tell Ed that she has been a selfish,manipulative,jealous, bitch to him all these years and he has been a saint.
I love these moments in the new show where we get a glimpse into the lives of favorite characters.Hints and details as to what has happened to them over the last 25 years. It seemed like the two of them may have been separated ,but not divorced.Or maybe they were still together,but both spent late nights at work to avoid each other at home.
Norma seemed to have no time for herself.Always stuck at her diner doing paperwork.Garnering some success from the franchising of the Double R.I'm a little surprised that they hadn’t used one of these franchise outlets in Las Vegas.Having it be a place that the Good Dale would come across and make Janey-E take him inside. Wherein he would have one of the famous Double R cherry pies.Saying "Damn good pie". And while we as an audience crept closer to the television screen and watched in anticipation of his first bite.Hoping for the potential reawakening from the explosion of flavor.But nothing would happen because, as we learn later, the franchise R's are not using the same ingredients as the ones Norma bakes.
Nadine seemed to have found some success by opening her own silent drape runner store.As well as some happiness in her evening viewings of Dr Amp.There is even the potential hint of a budding relationship between her and Dr. Jacoby.A man who still recalls the last time he saw this woman years ago.Could he be smitten as well?
Nadine’s knows that Ed and Norma love each other.She says that she knows she guilt him to stay and that he did. He gave up his love for her. But now, she wants him to be free.
Ed tells Nadine that shes going to feel different about the things she is saying tomorrow.Something that has likely to have happened repeatedly over the years.Nadine has rarely been shown to be emotionally stable before. But she tells him she walked all this way, and never once turned around. "GO ,be free and enjoy." Gives him a hug and walks off
As she does,Big Ed is overcome with some big tears. Does his heart feel free in this moment.Free to love Norma fully,guilt free, or could part of him actually have true love feelings for Nadine?Could he be feeling conflicted as to knowing from experience that tomorrow ,Nadine will be digging another tune. Or worse, could this moment of joy finally come to Big Eds life only at the same moment that Norma has moved on and is seeing another? That is the luck of love in Twin Peaks .
We cut to the Double R. "Ive been loving you.....too long" by Otis Redding plays on the radio. Big ED pulls up and gets out of his car.I honestly was cheering at this moment.I wanted to see Big Ed walk into that Double R.Go to Norma’s table and hold out his hand for Norma to take, and when she does he pulls her up and then lifts her into his arms .Asking Norma to marry him.
Ed dusts himself off and steps inside.Waving to Norma at the back of the restaurant like an elated schoolboy seeing his crush across the room.He goes to Norma to tell her he is free....only to be kicked in the stomach by the news that "Walter is here" He's sent her flowers.And she walks away from him to join Walter at her table.
Big Ed puts his hand on the counter for support.Deflated in what should have been a redefining moment for his life.
He orders a cup of coffee and under his breath,a cyanide tablet.
In this moment,He is crushed..... He closes his eyes and begins to meditate.Might he be saying The Platters "My Prayer" to himself,as heard in Episode 8?
I loved how the song in his heart never left during this scene...even though Big Ed thought he had lost her after finally reaching a point in his life where he could honestly be hers.
It is interesting to note that in this important moment between Big Ed and Norma, Big Ed does not behave in a jealous manner, he does not say anything to Norma that could be seen as manipulation or giving an ultimatum,and he certainly doesn’t behave in a selfish manner as he lets her walk away from him without question.
The scene cuts from Big Ed back to Norma. The song that plays over Big Ed, pauses on a single note that holds in the background of the Norma scenes.....until that wonderful moment when her hand touches his shoulder and they share the song together.
Norma tells her partner Walter she wants to exercise her option for him to buy her out of the business. Norma says she wants to take care of her family.To which Walter replies that he thought she didn’t have any family. An indication to what we read in the Secret History of Twin Peaks. Which changed Norma’s known past, parents and present family history. Norma does reply to this that she has a wonderful family. This could easily refer to Shelly and the rest of the Double R gang. But what of her Mother?What of Annie?Annie has only been mentioned once in this series, so she has not been retroactively removed from the family line.Though, at that one point no one says she is related to Norma.
She wants to spend more time at home.Every moment we have seen her in this series has been at the diner.Most often,doing paperwork.In the original series, she was rarely seen outside of the diner.And never once shown at home.
As Norma’s hand is placed on his shoulder. A small smile can be seen in the corner of Big Eds mouth.He has been waiting a lifetime for this moment.
Ed turns around and in a quiet voice asks Norma" Marry me" She answers with a kiss "Of course I will".This has been one of the most satisfying moments in a show that has provided more than one could have ever hoped.While the thought that for the past 25 plus years the two of them have had to restrain their feelings and put their lives together on hold is sad to think upon, it is gratifying for their moment to finally come.Its all the more pleasing that Nadine has found happiness in her own way as well.
With a smile on her face and a tear in her eye,Shelly watches this from the end of the counter,much like she has for the past 25 years. As Norma and Ed continue to kiss the song soars high to the heavens.
Night falls.
Black and white shot, moving down roadside electrical wires.Similar to what was seen by Andy in the last episode during the Fireman's presentation. The crackle and spark noise can be heard. We see the Bad Dale trucking down the road.He has places to not be,coordinates to investigate, and people to kill. Is the electricity following him?Or is he following it?Or is he connected to it,his presence effecting the electricity like the reaching arm of a bumper car?
The Bad Dale drives in silence.No song in his heart or on his radio.He pulls up to the "convenience store" that we saw in episode 8.The building sits alone in the woods. A figure that looks like a Woodsman stands outside as he pulls in to a stop. How does the Bad Dale know of such a place?Where did he first learn of its existence?Is BOB still with him and giving him directions?The Bad Dale is the Doppelganger of Agent Cooper who was only learning that such a other world existed at the time he entered the Lodge.Does being a resident of the Lodge give one awareness to these entry points?Does this entry point always exist for those in the know or does it appear as needed?It's awfully convenient that the convenience store would be available so close to where the Bad Dale is currently in this story.
Woodsmen:I would love to be able to read a list of their rituals. What they do/purpose/intentions/desires. Why always filthy? Playing with electricity.Guiding others.What they did with BOB?And Why
He and the Woodsman exchange no words just approach the stairs to the side of the building.Did they know he was coming? As they ascend to the top there is a crackle of electricity as their forms begin to fade in and out of existence.
We move through space and woods. The Bad Dale emerges into the room that looks like the Tremond photo last seen on Laura Palmer’s wall in Fire Walk With Me . A Woodsman sits in a chair in the corner next to a doorway and some type of equipment that looks like the back side of a television with it's back cover removed and a record player inside. A Bouncer? Only certain types are allowed into these meetings.
The "wallpaper" pattern that is seen on the wall , is also on the ceiling. Tears in the fabric can be seen all over.The Woodsmen ARE a disruptive bunch whose actions have been shown to destroy.
The Bad Dale approaches and says" I'm looking for Phillip Jeffries." Take me to your leader? If the Bad Dale was unsure of Jeffries whereabouts , how do the Woodsmen know?
The seated Woodsman , who appears to have blood dripping down from his mouth and down the front of his shirt,reaches to the device next to him and pulls a switch. Flash of light.
In the sudden disruption we see a shot of the white masked Jumping man in the red suit as seen in FWWM above the convenience store scene.
The energy shakes.In this shimmer we briefly see the face of Sarah Palmer. We have seen with our own eyes that Sarah Palmer is not herself theses days. Does this flash of her face mean to indicate she could be here now.Could Sarah's spirit be trapped in this other void while the Mother of Abomination fills her shell of a body?How might the Woodsmen and the Jumping Man be involved in Sarah's predicament?
In Fire Walk With Me, the young mask wearing Tremond boy was seen jumping in the parking lot of the real life counterpart to the hotel we seen later in this sequence.Random thought: I wonder if the Tremond boy with his white mask and jumping was mimicking the Jumping Man with his actual white face and pointed nose,copying what he sees every day like a child is wont to do?What magic could the Jumping Man perform?Is he a court jester?
The seated Woodsman pulls the switch again,possibly turns a crank.Stops the boat.A second woodsman appears from the shadows at the door and beckons the Bad Dale to follow.
Again the sensation of moving through time and space in the woods as they both walk down a hallway towards another door in the distance.
They emerge next to the stairwell that Gordon Cole saw when he almost crossed over.
The Bad Dale climbs the stairs,enters an opening at the top and then walks through another door.He emerges into the parking lot of a motel at night. It looks like the Red Diamond motel where Leland almost met his daughter Laura, Ronette, and Theresa for a wild time in Room 6.
Is this the Dutchman?
More Woodsmen await.
The Bad Dale approaches a door numbered 8 in the corner of the lot.It's locked.
A woman,played by a man, in a filthy robe and nightgown approaches and says in Lodge backward speak "
"I'll unlock the door for you."
If Phillip Jeffries is here, why is he kept locked in a hotel room on the other side of the other side?
The denizens of the Lodge world are an intriguing bunch. We know little of their motivations or big picture plans.Some seem to be conducting experiments of evil.Some appear to be occasionally aiding or attempting to prevent terrible things from happening on our side.I say appear, as they could very well be assisting in moving pawns into place to be taken under the guise of offering a helping hand.But not all of them speak backwards.Most rarely speak.There was a Lodge meeting above the convenience store shown in FWWM, attended by all sorts of residents of this side of the coin, as described by Phillip Jeffries. It would appear ,from the limited dialogue we are shared, that they are working together for a mutual goal.Or at the very least,are beholden to certain rules when you are part of this dark club.
The Woodsman have only had one of their kind speak.And he repeated the same lines over and over.These lines were spoken forward.Could the limited vocabulary have been a concentrated effort on the Woodsman’s part to speak forward when its natural inclination is in reverse?
The Fireman,Mike,BOB,the Evolution of the Arm,and only yrev briefly,The Bad Dale have spoken backwards.
Curious,that this key holder speaks backwards in this place while the Bad Dale or anyone else doesn't. Is backwards speak part of the person or connected to where the individual came into existence?Jeffries doesn’t speak backwards in this sequence ,either.
Or is it an effect of the environments time manipulation.This place, though it feels as if it is outside of earthly time and space, moves forward.The time of the Red Curtain Room has a sense of moving forward backwards.Thought: Do Lodge residents who spend their entire existence in a place where time passes in it's own unique way eventually become changed so much that they are moving backwards in time even while living forward? The Good Dale only spent 25 years in that Red Room place, so when he emerged he was only slightly corrupted.The Bad Dale only existed for an even shorter time before trapping the Good Dale and escaping the Lodge with his good buddy BOB.
This hotel area appears to share the look of the Convenience store in its own temporary existence.
The Bad Dale enters the hotel room. A florescent light flickers on the ceiling. As he stares at a far wall next to a radiator, the wall itself dissolves revealing an adjacent space.
Inside there is a one of the bell shaped objects that we have seen in the Fireman’s place.It is emitting smoke/steam.Looking a lot like a teakettle. There is a rhythmic repeating clanking sound of machinery followed by an ominous hum that is reminiscent of slow breathing,Or what one might imagine in an antiquated pump of Mr Frump's iron lung. A circle of smoke,or sphere ,perhaps, sits at the end of the pipe that is emitting the smoke.Is it pumping it into the circle?Is THAT Jeffries, and the bell is keeping him alive?IS Jeffries inside the device? Is Jeffries THE device?Or just communicating through the device? None of his dialogue indicates that he is actually seeing the Bad Dale despite his first line.
How did Jeffries end up here? He was an original Blue Rose detective.Did his interest in these strange and occult things, lead him to seek the ultimate knowledge of the place, to become one with it.Resulting in this fate?What fate is this? They turned Bowie into a ....wait for it.....Tin Machine.
A quest for forbidden knowledge, for more life and power than any man should possess:now transformed into a machine, hidden away from the world in a lonely motel room in a gloomy limbo.
Fellas....fellas.....don't drink that. You wont believe this .there was a Jeffries in the percolator.
Jeffries: Oh, it's you
Bad Dale"Jeffries"
J"Thank God"
BD:Why did you send Ray to kill me?
J:What?I called Ray
BD:So you did send him.Did you call me five days ago?
J I don't have your number
BD:So it was someone else who called me
J:We used to talk
BD:Yes ,we did.
J:(flashback to FWWM, in a newly dubbed voice he says the line )"well now, I'm not gonna talk about Judy.In fact ,we are not gonna talk about Judy at all.
Few things come to mind:
1 } In the same FWWM sequence Gordon Cole, tells Agent Cooper upon Bowie’s entrance " Coop, meet the long lost Phillip Jeffries, you might remember him from the academy" This implies to me that Cooper heard about Phillip during his studies at the academy , but never officially met him. The discussion in a previous episode about Phillip choosing Cooper to be part of the Blue Rose investigation team could be that Jeffries recommended Cooper to Gordon, despite never meeting him personally.So if this was their first time meeting in Philadelphia’s, when did they "used to talk"? Is this Phillip trying to catch the Bad Dale in a lie?
2)Does Jeffries share the FWWM flashback memory to Cooper in that moment to remind him of the important detail of Judy? Or do they both collectively visually recall that moment?
3)Who was the someone else to call the Bad Dale and let him think he was Jeffries? Albert? Philip Gerard?
4) Phillip doesn't confirm that he was the one to send Ray,just that he "called" Ray.Or was Phillips "I Called Ray" , his admitting that he is responsible for having Ray attempt in taking the Bad Dales life.The sound of the voice doesn’t come across as an admittance.
5) Speaking of the sound of the voice.....WTF? WHY!?!?! redub Bowies voice? There was no reason to do this.The audio from the FWWM clip was clear enough and they didn’t change the lines, except for one word.That/This.The voice that we hear speaking with the Bad Dale in this sequence wouldn’t have to match the voice in the FWWM clip exactly. It could be as close as possible but its differences could be self explained by the machinery of the moment.Distortion from it being a communication device or a transmogrified person.It's unfortunate that they felt the need to completely overdub the FWWM sequence with the new voice.Especially with David Bowie’s passing. It should have been left untouched in tribute.
Unless there is a surprise waiting for us, the viewer.It didn’t appear that they overdubbed Bowie’s entire line when we saw the vision via Gordon Coles memory.Just the one word. But now an entire line has been redubbed for this memory. Could it mean more than an attempt to have the old voice match the new one?Is it a subtle hint to reveal that something is not right with this supposed Phillip Jeffries? That he is an imposter?Doppelganger? I'm still holding out hope Lynch managed to get one last David Bowie performance before the end.
BD:1989.You showed up at FBI headquarters in Philadelphia and said you met Judy
J: So you ARE Cooper
Who did Jeffries think he was?Is this Phillip addressing that the Bad Dale has inside him the Good Dales memories?That he is not just a Lodge Doppelganger but part of Cooper.Can he see the Bad Dale?I would think one look would be enough to determine that isn’t the Real Cooper.The Bad Dales comment on the 1989 incident is something only a select few are aware that occurred.
BD:Phillip, why didn’t you want to talk about Judy?Who is Judy? Does Judy want something from me?"
J" Why don’t you ask Judy yourself? Let me write it down for ya
Numbers emerge from the smoke ...48* 55 1 .....smoke signals.Another reference to Native American traditions in the show of Twin Peaks
BD:Who is Judy?
J:You've already met Judy
BD:What do you mean I've met Judy
I was just struck with a thought . Judy...Judy Garland ...Garland Briggs. David Lynch is known for having a special place in his wild at heart for Wizard of Oz.
Why this sudden discussion of this Judy?Why would the Bad Dale be suddenly concerned with Judy when before he never once spoke of her.He even asks who she is.Why has the Bad Dale been looking for the coordinates for all this time?Even the real Dale Cooper never expressed interest in this Judy in two series or the movie.
This entire sequence is another one of those Lynch movie conversations that seems like it reveals something, but doesn't really feel like it says anything.Though, this remains to be seen.(One more episode and then a two episode finale to go) The intrigue comes from the unknown. We do not know the details of what they discuss.Or the details of their communications or relationship over the last 25 years.Jeffries tell the Bad Dale where to find Judy.Why?When years before he didn’t want to talk about Judy ,he wanted to keep her out of this.Keep her safe? Like Naido needs to be kept safe? The Good Dale has met Naido.Maybe when Jeffries says "YOU" have already met Judy he is referring to the Good Dales side of his coin ,crossing her path.Not the Cooper standing before him.
What is Jeffries purpose? He is known as one of the original investigators of the Blue Rose cases.Over the years he must have discovered many fascinating facts about this other world and it's beginnings.Could Jeffries have been corrupted by the power and draw of the dark side?
I'm suddenly struck with a joke-Do "they" have prince ALBERT in that can?Could this be Albert working with Jeffries from the other side?The pair have communicated in the past. Though, even after 25 years of Albert’s cynicism, I find it kind of hard to believe that he would give up on his rejection of revenge, aggression, and retaliation. "So you are Cooper"-this could be Albert saying aloud that he now realizes this Bad Dale is really Cooper(He doesn’t know about the version that is also currently living as "Dougie".)The whole conversation feels like someone is playing prerecorded messages in response to the Bad Dales questions.
A phone starts ringing .
Bad Dale continues to demand " Who is Judy?" over and over.
Phillips goes back into hiding as the room fades and the wall returns. The Bad Dale goes to answer the phone and there is a flash of electricity.
We are shown the exterior of the Convenience store.Smoke emerges from the front door in electric bursts.The Bad Dale is ejected from upstairs to the phone booth outside in a flash.
.....And waiting for him is Richard Horne, gun drawn.
R: I recognized you back at the farm. You're FBI
BD "How do you figure that?
R:I've seen your picture ...in your fancy FBI suit.
BD:Where did you see that picture?
R:My Mom had it.
BD:Whose your mom?
R:Audrey Horne - (Another mystery, kind of solved)
And your names Cooper.
The Bad Dale pulls an old trick and spits on the ground, distracting Richard just enough so that he can take his gun and knock Richard to the ground. The Bad Dale kicks him several times
"Don’t ever threaten me again".....then tells him to get in the truck..."well talk on the way."
Where to now? Back to Twin Peaks? To see dear old Mom?(both:Mother of Abomination and the mother of that abomination that we have grown to knows as Richard)If Richard returns to Twin Peaks with his violent new friend,might his fate meet the fist of Freddie?
So,if Richard Horne IS the result of the Bad Dale raping Audrey in the hospital while she was in a coma,Could that be part of the reason Audrey appears to have gone off the deep end? There has already been mental instability proven to exist in the Horne gene pool.It could have easily been passed on to her son.Her losing a few of her marbles is not unexpected.Combine that with the bank explosion that would certainly have rattled a few books off the shelves in her brain and waking from a coma to an unexpected pregnancy that would forever challenge and change her life, its even more likely that she has had difficulty managing her stress and sanity over the years.Might she have woken during the act of rape?Thinking that she was having a fantasy of her dear Special Agent, only to discover the real horror of what was happening to her?
The idea of Richard Horne may also be this series opposite twin, that often happens in this show ,of the father/son relationship that the Good Dale has with Sonny Jim. The Bad Dales son is violent murderous heartless loser who is bound to be punished while Sonny Jim is a good boy with his whole life ahead of him
The Bad Dale sends a text message "Las Vegas?" before getting into the truck.
Richard mentioned that he saw a photo of "Cooper" in his "suit" .I think this is a hint of things to come.The mention of The Fine Suit.(This suit Burns better.Burns suit....LOOK AT BURNS SUIT!)
. Might the Bad Dale decide to clean up his appearance and slip back into town to check out the coordinates, under the welcoming guise of the Good Agent Cooper? If there were more episodes in the series remaining I could see this a likelihood, but there is too little time left and too many things too occur before the end.Will we have a "who do you think that is there?" moment with the two finely dressed Coopers standing before each other? What kind of electrical explosion will occur when they share the same space?
Could this be another indication that this is the episode of the return of Cooper? Season 3 ,episode 15.315. A number that has been shown in connected with Coopers journey. His room key. The exit points from the Lodge. Richard may even have the photo still. Maybe his Mother gave it to him. Telling Richard to find this man. Or that this man is his father.(true or Audrey’s wishful dreaming.Audrey could have shown Richard Cooper's picture ,pretending that the upstanding man in the photo was his father because the real father is nowhere to be found) But the Bad Dale will take the cue from this moment happening, this Richard finding him at this moment after all these years and the mention of Twin Peaks and Audrey. Connecting that to the coordinates that Phillip appeared to share. Or the coordinates from Ray.(Has Diane shared her coordinates?)Will the Bad Dale return to Twin Peaks in search of Naido?Is Naido Judy?
The subject of Judy has been complicated over the years by rewrites,cut scenes, and actors behavior disappointing Lynch.Judy was originally going to be the sister of Josie Packard.The Judy character was going to have more of a role in FWWM. But when Joan Chen asked to be written out of the original series, this complicated the reveal that Josie was connected to Jeffries and the earlier Blue Rose doings in the world of Twin Peaks.It would have added another layer to Josie's presence in Twin Peaks all this time. This sudden request/demand to leave the show,(understandable to a degree as she was not given much to do story wise as an actor) resulted in David Lynch severing ties with the actress.The character of Josie was written off the show as requested and turned into a doorknob for a drawer. A not so subtle jab at her.
Originally Judy might have been played by Joan Chen,as well. Giving her a new character to play outside the confines of Josie.Allowing for yet another twin in twin peaks. But now, thanks to not being able to cast the same actress, they have taken a new person with a similar build and marred her face so as to disguise the twin aspect.Shenanigans.
Andy says Naido is important and people are looking for her.It could be plausible that she is Judy.
As Richard and the Bad Dale drive away the convenience store disappears into the woods with great electric force
In the woods of Twin Peaks we find Gersten, the Hayward daughter and Steven,Becky's husband. Steven appears to be going through withdrawal while Gersten does her best to comfort him.He rubs his leg frantically. He has a gun in his hand. Have they been hiding in the woods all this time after Becky came after him with a gun? Cold and suffering from exposure and the disruptive effects of Sparkle?
She asks what is it that Becky gave him?Red's new designer drug continues to infect the town.With only a few episodes to go will we see Red held accountable for his crimes? Before he hurts Shelly.What if he gives Shelly this new drug?
Steven plans to take his life. He laments that he is nothing but a high school graduate.That he enjoyed being with her.His words become more concerning.Gersten is in tears and pleads for him to stop this.There is a sense that he will try and shoot her and then himself,but only briefly.He makes no direct threat.
A man walking his dog on a trail in the woods approaches.Distracting the two.Gersten makes a dash for safety to the other side of the large tree they have been sitting at.
From the other side of the tree there is the sound of a gunshot.Gersten grabs her head in desperation,repeats no over and over and then stares up into the trees.The World spins.
At the New Fat Trout Trailer part, the man who was walking his dog returns and motions for Carl to come.This is the former television reporter,Cyril Pons, from the pilot episode,as played by co-creator Mark Frost. Cyril tells Carl what he has seen.Points out Steve and Becky’s trailer.There has always been trouble in that trailer.
Its now night at the Roadhouse. ZZ Tops Sharp Dressed Man plays over the speakers.An amusing choice considering the style of music the Roadhouse has shown over there last 15 episodes. Supposedly, Lynch is a fan of he group.
James and the green gloved brit,Freddie, enter.It must be after their night at work from the last episode.Guess nothing came of the moody humming heard in the basement of the Great Northern that drew James attention.
James awkwardly says from across the room to Renee, who is seated with her husband and another couple, " Its good to see you"
Renee's husband,Chuck, is not pleased and tells James to not ever talk to his wife. James stutters and says he was just trying to be polite and that he likes Renee. The husband gets up and punches James to the floor and then continues to punch him.
James approaching another mans wife in front of her husband is weird, even for Twin Peaks behavior. Now,from what we have been told,James has been in some type of accident.Likely a bike accident.This could have damaged that part of his brain that knows what boundaries are in public situations.In his mind, he sees someone whom he is fond of and he feels the need to say so. Unless this is some dramatic ruse that was intended to get the two of them arrested and in jail to be close enough to protect Naido by instigating a fight.
With a simple tap to the face, the Brit knocks both Chuck and his buddy to the floor.Even this light punch strikes with a force so hard it makes the record skip. James gets up and tells someone to call 911 ,now, as these two are really hurt. Chuck is foaming at the mouth.
Chuck is a name we have heard mentioned before.From Audrey.How does Audrey know this man, she never leaves her home?
Las Vegas.
FBI, are not having much luck tracking down the right Jones and Janey-E
At Duncan’s office , he pages for Roger to find Anthony.Just then, a woman enters, and shoots Duncan in the face and Roger in the chest.
Its Chantal. She strides away towards the door but then is called back as she hears the labored breathing of Roger.."oh shit " She goes back to finish the job....."One down, one to go" she tells Hutch.Asking him to get some Wendy’s french fries with extra ketchup
Who is the one to go?The obvious thought is the Good Dale.But might it be Janey-E? Diane’s sister?Could we see Chantal and Hutch come to The Jones home and thinking that they are meant to kill the Good Dale, but take down Janey-E instead. What will they say when they see The Good Dale, who looks like a cleaned up version of their boss?And what of Chantal’s desire to spend time torturing before the kill.Could Janey-E be in danger of that fate?Or will Janey-E kick ass and take names when the time comes like she has done on more than one occasion before?
Twin Peaks Sheriffs station.
James and the Freddie are arrested and placed in separate cells. Chad from an adjacent cell makes a comment"What did that gloved freak do now?" Freddie has not been in town that long.Has he caused trouble before?Accidentally broken something or damaged property with his extra strong grip?
Freddie asks about the drunk " whats he doing in the cell?"Considering hte look of hte drunk, it does seem a little odd that he has not been given more medical attention.
James ask if the guys who were punched are ok-both are in intensive care.This consideration on his part is very like James.
Interesting, considering their past.Bobby makes no comment to or about James.
James then notices Naido.She is making motions with her hand and chattering in her odd fashion. Again, I am struck with the thought that the two of them getting into jail was a planned effort.Freddie could easily break the lock on his cell door with his hand if the need arose.And could certainly come to the defense of Naido.
Las Vegas,
Hutch and Chantel are enjoying their Wendy’s and a little lively conversation after the kill.
Hutch talks about how what they do, people in the government get paid to do as well."And then there is the So-called Christian nation" and their wicked ways
"Thou shalt kill, show no mercy,Forgive no one Fuck em in the ass.Nation of killers killing all along.Killed damn near all the Indians , didn’t they?"
Is Chantel's wistful longing for having an opportunity to torture someone rather than just kill them, a foreshadowing of a future event? Might Chad end up in her hands?Or better, Richard?
For Chantal the fun is over once the person is dead. No fun torturing a corpse.She hasn’t been able to torture anyone for a long time.Shes hungry for more than Wendy’s.Anyone else craving dipping some fries into a Frosty?
Elsewhere in Vegas, its dinner at the Dougies.The Good Dale is having chocolate cake.Janey-E wistfully says It's like all our dreams are coming true.So we know in Lynchland that means that a nightmare is on it's way.
The Good Dale repeats :"True" continues to eat his cake.Randomly moves a salt and pepper shaker on the table .Repeatedly taps buttons on the remote control on the table in front of him. Though the actions are subtle, these are some of the first we have been shown that have not been reflexive on The Good Dales part.He wasn’t responding to someones words or push.He made the first move.
Sunset Boulevard comes on the television
DEMILLE: Good-bye Norma. We'll see what we can do.
NORMA: I'm not worried. The whole team together again. Nothing can stop us.
DEMILLE: The whole team. Yeah. Good-bye dear.
NORMA: Good-bye, Mr. DeMille.
JOE: How did it go?
NORMA: It couldn't have gone better. It's practically set. He'll have to finish this picture first. Mine will be next.
DEMILLE: Get Gordon Cole. Tell him to forget about our car.
But in Sunset Boulevard,Norma will never get the "team back together", despite the director humoring her.Could this be a subtle hint that Cooper will not be joining back up with the old team in the end?He's not going anywhere?
As the line "Get Gordon Cole" is spoken
This registers with the Good Dale.He moves, like never before, with intent. He pauses the TV as he ponders those words.
Faint electrical scratching beckons the Good Dale from across the room and towards an electrical outlet. With fork in hand he crawls towards it.
Placing the handle of the fork into the outlet, the electricity hums louder the room is awash in white and Janey-E screams.Will The Good Dale wake up from this shock? If Cooper wakes up from this that will mean that his lifespan in the mind of "Dougie Jones" lasted from episode 3 to 15.315
When the fork goes in,could the Good Dale disappear by the time they come back on?Is he traveling through electricity to another place?Was that him moving down the wires we saw earlier?
Tonight's episode says "Dedicated to Margaret Lanterman", the character this time ,not the actress.This will be the last time we see both.This was an emotional moment to witness.Even thinking about it now,brings the heart ache.
The Log Lady calls Hawk:
"I'm dying
You know about death
that its just a change
not an end.
It's time.
There's some fear
Some fear in letting go.
Remember what I told you.
I can't say more over the phone, but you know what I mean
From our talks from when we were able to speak face to face
Watch for that one.The one I told you about.The one under the moon.Under blue pine mountain.
My log is turning gold.
The wind is moaning
I'm dying
Good night ,Hawk
Good night, Margaret.
Good-bye Margaret
Thank you, Catherine Coulson.
R.I.P.
Thank you David Lynch and Mark Frost for gifting us this moment.
Oh,..... and Hawk.Go to her!!! Don’t just sit in your office .Go to her, don't let her die alone in the woods.
We have witnessed an amazing moment in time. A television show that has incorporated someone's impending real life death into the story.She says goodbye to all of us as we say goodbye to her.
Margaret told Hawk to remember someone, someone “from our talks when we were able to speak face to face. Watch for that one, the one I told you about, the one under the moon at Blue Pine Mountain.”
“The one under the moon at Blue Pine Mountain” mostly likely refers to the symbol for the horned, owl-like entity spotted on Hawk’s map and the cryptic script left by Major Briggs for Bobby. When Sheriff Truman inquired about the icon, Hawk told him that no man should ever want to know about whatever it was that thing represented.
Margaret also spoke of not being able to speak on the phone.She knows of the dangers that are listening within the wires.
Audrey and Charlie:still haven’t left to the Roadhouse.And looks like they still are not going anywhere despite being at the threshold.
I feel as if we are watching a play,stuck on the same page."No Exit".Audrey doesn’t really want to leave because outside there are other people.Hell is other people.What is she afraid of? There has been speculation that she remains in a coma and all these scenes take place in a dream.But Audrey has spoken or real people who exist in the world of Twin Peaks.People that she wouldn’t know if she has still been in a coma all these years. Unless the Lodge has given her knowledge in the form of her dreams.
Audrey keeps conversationally ignoring the question of leaving.Of putting her coat on so they can leave.No one makes motion to open the door. Charlie is ready to go but Audrey keeps looking to start an argument over nothing. Claiming that Charlie is complaining.Always complaining like a sick dog.
Audrey complains that Charlie is a complainer,though Audrey does all of the complaining.Projecting, never seeing herself.
Audrey comes to some personal revelation about Charlie ( or herself?if this is all inside her head) She claims she is seeing him for the first time.He is like a different person to her.Is she breaking through her mental block?Did she get a little bit of her own..ooooh.. shock treatment,like The Good Dale?
I am seriously beginning to favor the thought that Audrey is in some kind of mental institution.Perhaps even sedated heavily,permanently. And her scenes have what been is going on inside her head as she fights to get out.To wake up.But since she never opens the door, she remains trapped inside. She comes close. But then that part of her mind that has created Charlie.The rational,hard working part, gives up once again. Causing Audrey to express how much she hates that this part of her does give up when all she wants to do is go.
Eventually, Charlie does give up, removes his coat and sits down. Having had enough of Audrey’s argumentative state. She goes into a rage and rushes across the room,pushing Charlie to the couch while she strangles him.Though not to forcefully. She screams that she hates him.
"How can you be like this?I hate you.Do you know how much I hate you?" Could she be speaking to her self?
As we cut to the Roadhouse.,sans Audrey.
The Veils are on stage playing "Axolotl"
In this weeks episode of "Franks Booth", The same booth in the bar where strange and dark things occur almost every episode, A frail,dark haired woman named Ruby sits in a booth alone. Two big bikers approach her .She says she is waiting for someone.Did they abandon her?stand her up?
The bikers move her like she is an inconvenient piece of furniture, not a person..Where she remains for moment while the band plays on
Then quietly,slowly,degraded she crawls on the floor,into the forest of Roadhouse legs.The crawling a twin of The Good Dales scene earlier in the episode.When she crosses the threshold of the crowd, she screams.Repeatedly.
Is she screaming at the futility of her world? The fact that no one around her came to help or comfort.To chastise those who took what they wanted, just because. Screaming that she was able to crawl into the crowd and NO one noticed.
She seems lost. Could she be from the local nut house? The one that may contain Audrey? and she is out among the people .Unsure of her safety. Reacting as some might in intimdating ,stressful sensory overload situations my retreating, screaming in a panic attack.
Ruby is wearing red glasses and a sweater..a similar appearance of the Log Lady.....Could this be the new change for the Log Lady?
"You know about death, that it's just a change, not an end."
Could Margaret be the one screaming through Ruby?
