Damn Fine Commentary with Dave and Lynch

Part 17: Not Where It Counts, Buddy

daveandlynch@gmail.com (Phil Willis) — Thu, 11 Jan 2018 10:00:00 +1100

Part seventeen of Twin Peaks: The Return brings us to the ultimate in penultimate episodes. We find out there are bigger villains than Bob in the world. Mr C arrives at the coordinates, but doesn't quite find what he expected.

Chad gets punched in the face. Bob gets punched in the face. It's a punch-a-palooza.

Thank goodness we brought so many sandwiches.

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Jiao Dai — to explain or make clear
Minority Report — trailer
Echolalia — the unsolicited repetition of vocalizations made by another person
The Secret History of Twin Peaks: A Novel — by Mark Frost
Back to the Future II
The Restaurant at the End of the Universe — part two of the five (or six) part Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy trilogy. Yes, the word trilogy becomes increasingly inaccurate, the more books that are published.
The World Spins - by Julie Cruz — In addition to the album's two singles, a number of other tracks from Floating into the Night appeared in Twin Peaks, including "Into the Night", "The Nightingale" and "The World Spins".

Part 16: Hearts of Gold

daveandlynch@gmail.com (Phil Willis) — Tue, 17 Oct 2017 15:30:00 +1100

Part sixteen of Twin Peaks: The Return shows us lots of action at Dougie's house. Chantal and Hutch run out of snacks and a Polish accountant runs out of patience. Diane recounts her past, Audrey does a dance and Cooper is back 100%.

It's a tightly-packed episode and people are under a lot of stress.

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Bellina Logan — actress who played the desk clerk in series 2 and the doctor in series 3
The Lost Boys — Death by stereo
Twin Peaks: The Return Soundtrack
Vanilla Sky
Did he say Barney? — from Reddit user WayneDPJ

Part 15: Bosomy Woman

daveandlynch@gmail.com (Phil Willis) — Wed, 13 Sep 2017 15:00:00 +1000

Part fifteen of Twin Peaks: The Return is full of "steamy" encounters: Ed and Norma hook up after many, many years while Mr C and Phillip Jeffries share an intimate moment too.

Mr C and Richard Horne take a father-and-son road trip. Steven and Gersten take a walk in the woods to reflect on their decisions in life.

At the Bang Bang bar, Chuck learns a crucial lesson: Don't provoke the man with the green left hand.

Get Gordon Cole and socket to me, and Margaret calls for the last time.

Bosomy woman - stay away from me.

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Jacoby's Tiki Bar — a David Lynch themed bar recently opened in Sydney
There is no fear in this dojo — from the Karate Kid
Joan Chen's letter to David Lynch
Reddit user ThisThatOrThatOther
Reddit user FormicaTableTop — theories on the use of the word "threshold"

Part 14: Monica Belucci Dream

daveandlynch@gmail.com (Phil Willis) — Sun, 10 Sep 2017 15:00:00 +1000

Part fourteen of Twin Peaks: The Return finally sees our law enforcement teams discover the existence of two Coopers. The FBI discuss the original Blue Rose case. Four policeman visit Jack Rabbit's Palace and meet a fireman.

Freddy spills his guts and cracks some nuts, while Sarah Palmer's blind date goes horribly wrong.

And if we're like the dreamer who dreams and lives inside the dream, then who is the dreamer?

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Picnic at Hanging Rock — by Joan Lindsay
Picnic at Hanging Rock — movie directed by Peter Weir
The Fireman — by Angelo Badalamenti
Monkey whispering Judy — from Fire Walk With Me
Total Recall — deciding to stay in the dream world or leave
Tulpa
Ret con — Retroactive continuity
Phillip Jeffries in Fire Walk with Me — Who do you think this is there?
Phillip Jeffries in Twin Peaks: The Return Part 14 — Who do you think that is there?
The Secret History of Twin Peaks: A Novel — by Mark Frost

Part 13: One Too Many Hurleys

daveandlynch@gmail.com (Phil Willis) — Tue, 29 Aug 2017 11:00:00 +1000

Part thirteen of Twin Peaks: The Return has the Mitchums bearing gifts, Sonny Jim gets a gym set and in a gathering of villains we witness a power struggle to see who is the baddest of them all.

In this episode, it's just you and I. Together. Forever.

Because it's no good eating alone.

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Rabbits — by David Lynch
Seven Heavens
Russ Tamblyn's shovel dance
Johnny Haysman — Facebook appreciation society

Part 12: Turkey Jerky

daveandlynch@gmail.com (Phil Willis) — Sat, 26 Aug 2017 13:45:00 +1000

Part twelve of Twin Peaks: The Return sees a new member added to the FBI's Blue Rose task force. Sarah Palmer is still finding it hard to deal with the pace of change in Twin Peaks. Gordon Cole enjoys a fine Bordeaux, Diane is deputised and finally we witness the return of one of the original series' most beloved characters.

Let's rock!

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The Tommy Westphall Universe — an insanely detailed mapping of how hundreds of television shows reference each other
Wilhelm Scream
Psych - Dual Spires — an episode of the television show Psych with not one but seven Twin Peaks characters
Dr Jacoby referenced in Fringe
The ninth circle of hell — from Dante's Inferno, the eternal destination of traitors
The Secret History of Twin Peaks: A Novel — by Mark Frost

Part 11: Dirty Bearded Men in a Room

daveandlynch@gmail.com (Phil Willis) — Fri, 28 Jul 2017 10:00:00 +1000

Part eleven of Twin Peaks: The Return is here and you better watch out, because Becky's got a gun and she knows how to use it. Cole finds a wormhole to another reality and Hastings loses his head.

Truman and Hawk study a map to find what they're looking for and Dougie's life is saved by a cherry pie to die for.

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Twin Peaks: The Final Dossier — by Mark Frost
Adam Spencer's Big Book of Numbers — by Adam Spencer
Adam Spencer's World of Numbers — by Adam Spencer
Chrysta Bell covers Falling
John Yorke — on storytelling
Commercials I Hate
Gravity Falls — Animated television series with Twin Peaks influences
Syzygy — an alignment of celestial bodies or the union of opposites

Part 10: Women in Peril

daveandlynch@gmail.com (Phil Willis) — Wed, 26 Jul 2017 21:00:00 +1000

Part ten of Twin Peaks: The Return sees Miriam left for dead in a trailer, while Candie swats at a fly.

Richard Horne gets paid and Dougie gets laid.

Grab your grandmother, settle in and enjoy part 10 of Twin Peaks: The Return.

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Harry Dean Stanton — in the 1977 TV version of A Fistful of Dollars (1968)
Palatable — pronunciation guide
The Leyland Brothers — travel all over the countryside
David Lynch interviewed by Alex Jones
Miriam's last name — Is it Hodges or Sullivan?
Harbinger — something or someone that foreshadows a future event
Jacob's ladder

Part 9: Scuba Diving in the Bahamas

daveandlynch@gmail.com (Phil Willis) — Wed, 12 Jul 2017 22:00:00 +1000

Part nine of Twin Peaks: The Return shows Mr C arriving at the farm, but no sign of Ray. Major Briggs is still sending messages through time. Our FBI team take the most expensive, tax-payer-funded 300 mile flight in a private jet.

Ben Horne is a good man. Johnny Horne is running into things. Jerry Horne is still high and at war with his own body. And still no sign of Audrey Horne.

Finally, Bill Hastings cracks under questioning and admits to running a conspiracy blog, when all he wants to do is soak up the sun, consume mixed drinks and go scuba diving in the Bahamas.

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The Search for the Zone — Bill Hastings' conspiracy blog
Seal of Solomon — the esoteric meaning of the Star of David (also known as the Seal of Solomon)
LaughingPinecone — an internet theory that Gordon Cole is a bad guy
Matthew Lillard's Experience Shooting Twin Peaks was Extremely Lynchian — via Vanity Fair
Psalm 46 — a lecture by Professor Brian Moriarty on mysteries, puzzles, Shakespeare, coincidence and obsession

Part 8: Cockfrog

daveandlynch@gmail.com (Phil Willis) — Thu, 06 Jul 2017 22:00:00 +1000

Part eight of Twin Peaks: The Return is officially the weirdest television ever made, but will that stop our team doing their best to describe what just happened? Absolutely not.

There's a double cross, a chorus-line of charcoal men acting as paranormal paramedics. Atoms are split and minds are blown. Finally, we see a phallic creature emerge from an egg. It is a cockroach? Is it a frog?

No! It's a cockfrog!

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Manichaeism — a system of belief based on the duality of good and evil
J Robert Oppenheimer — father of the atomic bomb
Buffalo Nickel

Part 7: Douglas Jones is a Cobra

daveandlynch@gmail.com (Phil Willis) — Thu, 29 Jun 2017 20:00:00 +1000

Part seven of Twin Peaks: The Return sees the discovery of missing pieces that shed a light on the mystery of Laura Palmer's death. Andy does some police work (almost). We say farewell to Dr Hayward (via Skype), and say hello to some dirty, dusky woodsmen.

Critically, Diane meets Mr C but she is not convinced of his identity. He is missing something where his heart should be.

Ike might be good with a spike, but when he has a gun - he ain't no match for Cooper and Janey-E.

And finally: Ben! I'm so high!

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Part 6: Don't Call Me Kid

daveandlynch@gmail.com (Phil Willis) — Tue, 27 Jun 2017 14:00:00 +1000

Part six of Twin Peaks: The Return sees Janey-E putting some Vegas loan sharks in their place, while Cooper receives two pieces of sage advice: wake up and don't die.

Hawk finds the missing pieces he's been searching for, plus we finally see the face of a very familiar and well-loved character.

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The Dharma Bums — by Jack Kerouac
Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance — by Robert M Pirsig
Pugilist — definition
The Autobiography of F.B.I. Special Agent Dale Cooper: My Life, My Tapes — by Mark Frost
Welcome to Twin Peaks: An Access Guide to the Town — by David Lynch, Mark Frost and Richard Saul Wurman
The Secret Diary of Laura Palmer — by Jennifer Lynch
The Secret History of Twin Peaks: A Novel — by Mark Frost
The Cruel Sea — a band fronted by Tex Perkins
Beasts of Bourbon — another band fronted by Tex Perkins
Don, Tex and Charlie — yet another band fronted by Tex Perkins

Part 5: The Cow Jumped Over the Moon

daveandlynch@gmail.com (Phil Willis) — Fri, 23 Jun 2017 20:00:00 +1000

Part five of Twin Peak: The Return shows us what happens if you're a casino manager who has 29 jackpots occur on his watch. The world's least effective assassins blow up Dougie's car along with some unwitting car thieves. Dr Jacoby is hosting his very own conspiracy vodcast, and Bad Cooper finally gets his phone call.

But the question still remains: why won't anyone call Good Cooper an ambulance?

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Windswept — by Johnny Jewel
The Salish Lodge — aka The Great Northern Hotel

Part 4: The First Caucasians

daveandlynch@gmail.com (Phil Willis) — Wed, 21 Jun 2017 07:00:00 +1000

Part four of Twin Peaks: The Return sees good Cooper reunited with coffee, his new foster family and a sack full of his casino winnings. Bobby Briggs is still looking for drugs, but this time as a cop. Bad Cooper finds himself in jail when the contents of his trunk show he is a very sick individual. Plus Wally Brando rides in to Twin Peaks pay his respects.

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Travesty — Origin Mid 17th century (as an adjective in the sense ‘dressed to appear ridiculous’): from French travesti ‘disguised’, past participle of travestir, from Italian travestire, from trans- ‘across’ + vestire ‘clothe’.
Twin Peaks: The Return Soundtrack

Part 3: Eyes Stitched Shut

daveandlynch@gmail.com (Phil Willis) — Mon, 19 Jun 2017 15:00:00 +1000

Part three, and good Cooper is transported to yet another waiting room where time moves in even more peculiar ways. He makes his way out using the power of electricity and experiences his nativity on earth as a new-born being. It's enough to make bad Cooper sick.

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Nativity — A pre-existing entity is brought to life on earth as a new-born being.
Catching the Big Fish: Meditation, Consciousness and Creativity — by David Lynch
The Secret History of Twin Peaks: A Novel — by Mark Frost
Donut Disturb — Free download of Hawk's sign

Part 2: James is cool (He's always been cool)

daveandlynch@gmail.com (Phil Willis) — Thu, 08 Jun 2017 12:00:00 +1000

Part two sees the events in Buckhorn, South Dakota start to piece together. Plus now the ground rules are laid for good and bad Cooper: one must return to the Black Lodge in order for the other to leave.
We see some more familiar Twin Peaks faces in the Bang Bang bar, including Shelley who admits her daughter is seeing the wrong guy (correct) and that James Hurley has always been cool (incorrect).

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Tommy Wiseau — Tommy Wiseau is the genius(?) behind the cult movie classic: The Room.
The Room — The hilariously worst movie ever made.
Haptodysphoria — The odd sensation felt by certain people when handling peaches, velvet or other fuzzy surfaces
Twin Peaks Rewatch — A terrific podcast that not only covers Twin Peaks: The Return, but also all of the original episodes from series one, two and the pilot.

Part 1: A Brother's Gotta Eat

daveandlynch@gmail.com (Phil Willis) — Sun, 04 Jun 2017 10:00:00 +1000

Part one of Twin Peaks: The Return is in our sights this week.
New characters. New locations. Plus plenty of nostalgia from the original Twin Peaks that had us all trying to figure out who killed Laura Palmer.

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The Secret History of Twin Peaks: A Novel — by Mark Frost
Reflections: An Oral History of Twin Peaks — by Brad Dukes
The Secret Diary of Laura Palmer — by Jennifer Lynch
Your complete guide to rewatching Twin Peaks — by Margaret Lyons (via The New York Times)