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[Big One]

That was simultaneously the most horrify and insane piece of television I've ever seen. Great stuff.

Does explain a lot though I use the word "explain" loosely since it's still mostly up to interpretation. Here's what I got out of it:

1. The atom bomb was a catalyst for the Black Lodge to enter reality (however they were always there but kind of in limbo).
2. The Mother? gave birth to Bob and possibly other Black Lodge beings and pushed them into reality.
3. The White Lodge got alerted to the Black Lodge breaking into reality and Laura Palmer (soul?) was born in response for some reason and sent to Earth.

Not sure what the frog thing represented, though.

 

[Camper Van Beethoven]

Yeah... that's was my wife and I's biggest take away: We only have finite time in the universe and we don't need to see someone sweeping for 3 minutes or watch NIN for 4 minutes or see the atom bomb visuals for 10-15 min. But we will take what we get.

The only reason we have 18 hours instead of the original 10 or whatever it was they agreed on is because Lynch wanted the extra time for that stuff.

It’s extra content.

 

[Fried Food]

The phrase is on every page of that comercialsihate.com forum. Site is up for me

 

[Finale Fireworker]

What makes us think the lodge we saw was the White Lodge? Especially since the giant is a native to the Black Lodge? Or are we assuming he can move freely between them?

 

[HP_Wuvcraft]

Yup. https://www.reddit.com/r/twinpeaks/comments/6in20j/s3e4_mother_and_tshotp/

So, Lynch had all this crazy fucking shit planned out since day one it seems.

 

[GurgleBot20]

And to think that my previous complaint about the series was that it was aesthetically dull....

 

[HoJu]

I should rewatch Eraserhead

 

[plagiarize]

"Don't bother drilling holes in the bowling ball. I got this," said the woodsman.

 

[dreams]

I mean, that was a great episode, but there was about 10 minutes of wasted time.

 

[ANuclearError]

Question, does Dougie need to the one to kill Doop for Cooper to truly come back, which is how Doop came back?

 

[Big One]

If the frog-thing is actually supposed to be Bob, maybe the girl it went inside is actually Bob's mother. Maybe Bob had a physical form at some point similar to what he had in the pilot ending they filmed overseas.

 

[axisofweevils]

The special effects were actually really good this time.

 

[Nelo Ice]

So, Lynch had all this crazy fucking shit planned out since day one it seems.

I'm going to need read my copy of Secret History before the next episode now. Well right after I get through all the comics I got from the library lol. Been lagging on reading it and I've had it since it came out.

 

[Joqu]

So, Lynch had all this crazy fucking shit planned out since day one it seems.

Frost wrote the book after they did the season 3 script, no? Or am I getting the timeline messed up here?

Either way, yeah, seems like there's some neat stuff hidden away in Secret History.

 

[MetroidPrimeRib]

that was just eraserhead

 

[anaron]

What the fuck


So many gorgeous, horrifying scenes


The giant giving "birth" to the bubble revealing to be Laura was so beautiful :'(

 

[Solo]

It's amazing, tonally, that we can go from Dougie to....THAT.

 

[ToyMachine228]

So what exactly are the woodsman and his gang? Are they the same type of entity as Bob or something different? Where did they come from and what's their mission?

 

[bunbun777]

And the woodsman is/was the log lady's husband? Wondering how many portals there are and why Bob ended up going out in Wa.

 

[Ashby]

I was fucking scared through that whole sequence up until the Giant walked out. I was like ,"Oh, I know him!" It was comforting lol

 

[Kensation]

So what exactly are the woodsman and his gang? Are they the same type of entity as Bob or something different? Where did they come from and what's their mission?

Guessing they're citizens of the Black Lodge.

 

[plagiarize]

"This'll be the episode where Coop wakes up guys!"

Hahahahahahahahahahahahwhahwhwhwhwhahwhahahswahtwhattheshit?

I loved it. So much. I loved catching up on this thread. The constant "What the fuck?" posts.

That was amazing. Surrealist art followed by the creepiest short movie I think I've ever seen.

I might just have a new favorite episode of TV.

 

[wanderingprostheyltite]

What the fuck


So many gorgeous, horrifying scenes


The giant giving "birth" to the bubble revealing to be Laura was so beautiful :'(

Yeah that scene kinda choked me up a bit, absolutely gorgeous visual storytelling there. Also was that a new Badalamenti track that played during that segment? Need to find that, beautiful composition.

 

[KeyBladerXIII]

Hey, I'm just coming in here cause I have no where else to post this, but I started watching the original Twin Peaks for the first time and I'm laughing at how blatant other properties have been inspired by this show.

Now I'm glancing at comments here and I'm really excited about checking out the new one. I'm ready to be hopelessly confused and unsettled!

 

[ElectricBlanketFire]

That was the most insane, beautiful and terrifying thing I've ever seen.

 

[plagiarize]

And the woodsman is/was the log lady's husband? Wondering how many portals there are and why Bob ended up going out in Wa.

No. That was just a fan theory, which this nuked and nuked hard.

 

[BlueTsunami]

So what exactly are the woodsman and his gang? Are they the same type of entity as Bob or something different? Where did they come from and what's their mission?

A former poster came up with the thought but they're possibly miners caught in that atomic blast. Maybe dark entities now doing the black lodges bidding.

They're directly ripped from that gas station scene in skme fucked up time loop.

 

[traveler]

"This'll be the episode where Coop wakes up guys!"

Hahahahahahahahahahahahwhahwhwhwhwhahwhahahswahtwhattheshit?

I loved it. So much. I loved catching up on this thread. The constant "What the fuck?" posts.

That was amazing. Surrealist art followed by the creepiest short movie I think I've ever seen.

I might just have a new favorite episode of TV.

It may actually be. It's still not exactly clear what exactly happened when Booper got shot. Was he just saved by the Ol Greggs? Did Booper die and Bob take over the body entirely? (Don't see how it could be this when he could have just done the same thing with Leland after getting him to commit suicide) If so, does that fulfill the Highlander rule Mike explained to Cooper/can intelligent Cooper come back? Or was it the opposite- did Bob leave the body and Coop live on?

Despite all the crazy stuff that happens post NIN; I'm actually more confused by what happened pre atom bomb in the episode than post.

 

[Flipyap]

This part made me wish they'd recast Bob. Frank Silva was a treasure, I'd just like him to be able to appear in a form other than archival footage (and mostly in stills).

Weird detail: the creature from the box is now credited as "Experiment" (formerly "Experiment Model").

The special effects were actually really good this time.

Seriously. And somehow it didn't ruin the show or damage Lynch's creativity. Imagine that!

 

[MetroidPrimeRib]

i read all of secret history of twin peaks and i still dont know what the fuck

 

[Fluffernutter Pancake]

This will be a James focused episode. I can feel it in the air

LOL

 

[Big One]

I think the soot men might be lesser spirits of sort. People like Bob are like the gods of the Black Lodge in comparison. This is why the soot men appeared once Mr. C was shot so they can save Bob.

 

[plagiarize]

It may actually be. It's still not exactly clear what exactly happened when Booper got shot. Was he just saved by the Ol Greggs? Did Booper die and Bob take over the body entirely? (Don't see how it could be this when he could have just done the same thing with Leland after getting him to commit suicide) If so, does that fulfill the Highlander rule Mike explained to Cooper/can intelligent Cooper come back? Or was it the opposite- did Bob leave the body and Coop live on?

Despite all the crazy stuff that happens post NIN; I'm actually more confused by what happened pre atom bomb in the episode than post.

Mr C waking back up sure is curious.

 

[MrPink93485]

I need to go ly dow

 

[BlueTsunami]

This will be a James focused episode. I can feel it in the air

James was always cool

*guitar strumming intensifies*

 

[Joqu]

"This'll be the episode where Coop wakes up guys!".

Yeah, I don't know... That shot of Doop getting up... Maybe it wasn't quite what it seemed.

LOL

James was always cool

*guitar strumming intensifies*

james was the nuke ¯\_(&#12484_/¯

 

[Kurdel]

there was a glowing Laura Palmer ball

 

[ANuclearError]

Seriously, I'm going to take tonight as a sign that I should never watch these episodes 'live' at 2am. Why did I think that was a wise decision?

 

[Zoe]

If the frog-thing is actually supposed to be Bob, maybe the girl it went inside is actually Bob's mother. Maybe Bob had a physical form at some point similar to what he had in the pilot ending they filmed overseas.

Leland met Bob when he was young though.

 

[darkwing-buck]

I don't know anymore.

 

[stephendedalus]

whispered narration: "Mother. Bob. Cooper. Always you wrestle inside me."

 

[ZombieSupaStar]

James was always cool

*guitar strumming intensifies*

What the hell!

 

[Jocund]

just you
and I-hahhhh
just you
and I-aahhhh

together
forever

in looooooooooove

 

[BlueTsunami]

I don't know anymore.

 

[plagiarize]

whispered narration: "Mother. Bob. Cooper. Always you wrestle inside me."

????

 

[Camper Van Beethoven]

Do people actually think the “bad” effects in the first few hours were due to incompetence or budget?

It was clearly all stylistic.

 

[ZombieSupaStar]

Just you
and I-hahhhh
Just you
and I-aahhhh

Together
Forever

In looooooooooove

*cut to HD slow motion atomic blast wiping out the town*

 

[MetroidPrimeRib]

the Woodsman looks like zombie abe lincoln and she found the penny face up

 

[plagiarize]

Yeah, I don't know... That shot of Doop getting up... Maybe it wasn't quite what it seemed.





james was the nuke ¯_(&#12484_/¯

No way. Again, Coop's body came out of the lodge physically. They aren't going to body swap.

Spoiler

like anyone could even fucking pretend to guess.

 

[traveler]

????

Tree of Life reference I assume. The "creation" sequence was a kind of perverse take on Tree's own creation sequence.