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Twin Peaks Season 3 OT |25 Years Later...It Is Happening Again
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polyh3dron
Banned
Episode 8 was basically this
It doesn't make sense. They should have appeared and did something to Leland when he died if they're directly tied to BOB.
brandonh83
Banned
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Discotheque
Banned
Episode 8 was basically this
yeah that explosion up until the 50s horror movie portion were basically a Lynchian take on that whole 2001 sequence.
I can see why people would find this frustrating, but this dude just gave me some amazing visuals that I'm gonna be revisiting a lot in my life. That shit was dope.
The music during the scenes with that Giant and the woman was beautiful as well.
Was really dope to see Nine Inch Nails in here, made me happy to see them so soon. And man he totally trolled us with shooting evil coop and bringing those creepy soot men out to look like there was a significant sense of finality happening there. I love evil coop a lot but I was pretty excited thinking that we were witnessing his death and Dale Cooper is back now, but nope haha.
this two week wait will be torture.
Johnny_Is_Truant
Neo Member
All I could think of was Layne Staley in the Alice in Chains video for Again. Almost exactly the same outfit and hair, except Trent is buff is fuck here and back then Layne was on his sad decline.
I'm going to be annoyed if Evil Coop is totally unchanged. If he's literally unkillable the only option is to somehow get him to that spot at the end of S2 where Coop entered the Black Lodge.
Just finished this.
Oh my, this was easily the most ostentatious thing ever put on the little screen and I adored every second of it. I loved how it gave context or at least the feeling of context to some of the mystical/esoteric side of the show without actually demystifying any of it. And we had a Nine Inch Nails music video in there just because.
And Joy Nash's character was named Senorita Dido which is just...why is she named but not The Giant?
Oh my, this was easily the most ostentatious thing ever put on the little screen and I adored every second of it. I loved how it gave context or at least the feeling of context to some of the mystical/esoteric side of the show without actually demystifying any of it. And we had a Nine Inch Nails music video in there just because.
And Joy Nash's character was named Senorita Dido which is just...why is she named but not The Giant?
therealminime
Member
Through the darkness of futures past
The magician longs to see
One chants out between two worlds
Fire walk with me
This is the water, and this is the well
Drink full and ascend
The horses is the white of the eyes
And dark within
The magician longs to see
One chants out between two worlds
Fire walk with me
This is the water, and this is the well
Drink full and ascend
The horses is the white of the eyes
And dark within
Discotheque
Banned
yeah I hope something happened there, it looked like Bob left him as well. And all those creepy hobos, something had to have changed there. Unless that scary ritual was basically reviving him and putting him back into the fight
although I am anxious for more Dougie and his family, or the denizens of the Twin Peaks I think it was pretty cool that we got such an ambitious short film out of Lynch for this one. the visuals in that whole creation of evil sequence were beautiful, and then subsequently that twilight zone episode from hell was also tight.
This episode man, it's funny to see they basically blew ALL their budget into it.
There were a lot of scenes (mostly the composited shots) that were really costly. And on top of that you had a very convincing CGI insect horror /monsters for TV.
That explains why the other episodes were so awful on that front.
I wasn't sure where this was going, a bit perplexed by the whole birthing thing until I made sense of it, but the horror switch in the 50s was brilliant and extremely unsettling.
That's a nice way to end before the break.
But fuck man, Cooper. =( This is looking more and more like he'll just return in the last episode at this rate.
He was reading her mind.
They had a dragon ball in this episode after all.
She had no light. So he crushed her.
There were a lot of scenes (mostly the composited shots) that were really costly. And on top of that you had a very convincing CGI insect horror /monsters for TV.
That explains why the other episodes were so awful on that front.
I wasn't sure where this was going, a bit perplexed by the whole birthing thing until I made sense of it, but the horror switch in the 50s was brilliant and extremely unsettling.
That's a nice way to end before the break.
But fuck man, Cooper. =( This is looking more and more like he'll just return in the last episode at this rate.
He was reading her mind.
They had a dragon ball in this episode after all.
She had no light. So he crushed her.
polyh3dron
Banned
Blew the whole budget? The guy put his hand on people's heads and then some sound effects got edited in while the camera shook and then all of a sudden OMG BLOOD. So fucking awful, like something I would've thought up with my VHS camera as a kid. Same with the composited shots after Bob Cooper was shot.
Bam Bam Baklava
Member
I wonder if they just knew they didn't have the money to make it look good so they decided to make it look as ridiculous as possible instead. Or if that was just actually the best they could do and they were legitimately trying.
Because it's not like low budget necessarily means it looks ridiculously bad. I've seen good work done with limited money.
polyh3dron
Banned
Let's be real, 75% of the budget was spent on Sherriff Truman's retractable monitor.
That's the swaggiest Trent Reznor I've seen in a long time.
Me:
Happily mind fucked.
Episode 8 was basically this
Me:
Happily mind fucked.
polyh3dron
Banned
How's Annie? How's Annie? How's Annie? How's Annie?
31GhostsIV
Banned
Why did the Woodsmen have to take BOB out of Mr C? Back in the day all BOB needed was an owl to get from A to B.
polyh3dron
Banned
The black lodge completely lacks any kind of consistent logic at this point.
Master_Funk
Member
I LOVED this episode. It was like lynch meets 2001, which is amazing for me. Also scary as fuck . I do realise that this type of episode can't be common within the show run due to the relative lack of the main plot, but having one every 5 episodes or whatever is perfect.
The soot guys and Evil Coop surviving means we're in even more supernatural territory than ever before, as far as the black lodge's influence in the real world.
Discotheque
Banned
because it looks cooler.
31GhostsIV
Banned
I'm starting to think "Twin Peaks: A Deconstruction of" would be a more suitable title for the show at this juncture.
Intheflorsh
Banned
Should we want a Black Lodge that operates with consistent logic?
firehawk12
Subete no aware
I'm still not sure if this episode broke me or not. lol
31GhostsIV
Banned
With nuclear experiments being such a prominent part of the lore, I presume connections are to be drawn between Margaret, Tom and presumably Harry's illness and the radiation of the Black Lodge?
I wonder if the Woodsman will show up at Twin Peaks to read his poem over the radio.
Ten hours doesn't seem like enough time to tie this whole thing up.
I wonder if the Woodsman will show up at Twin Peaks to read his poem over the radio.
Ten hours doesn't seem like enough time to tie this whole thing up.
HashtagLapsed
Member
I can see people who even really enjoyed this season so far being turned off to be honest. I loved it personally, but yeah. If people thought the new season was pretty far removed from the original series and FWWM this has gone even further, I think.
It's worth to keep in mind that the co-creators don't refer to it by that title. Officially-officially, it's just "Twin Peaks."
Not that this title doesn't suggest that we'd be watching a show similar to Twin Peaks, but I don't know if it's worth to look for a deeper meaning behind a marketing tagline.
Hey, someone else gets it! Neat! Midichlorian apologist high-five!
It's kinda crazy how few people even bothered to understand such a simple bit of technobabble before reaching for their pitchforks.
And it still looked a million times better than when Sam and Tracy were killed by motion blur and Lynch squirting paint in their general direction. It was BY FAR the best-looking death scene of this show. Think about that.
The camera shake was also executed much better than when Laura got sucked out of the red room in stop motion.
darkwing-buck
Member
31GhostsIV
Banned
Why is nobody asking the most important question - is Joey Castillo in NIN now?
brandonh83
Banned
giancarlo123x
Banned
Lynch is smart as shit skipping next week, it's gonna take me two weeks to digest this garmonbozia.
While I think saying that this is the bestest and most importantly episode of TV EVAR is a bit much, there were some genuinely groundbreaking moments in this episode. That convenience store shot? I've never seen that technique used in such a way.
It's probably safe to say that Lynch chose this project at least partially as a way to go back to experimental film with the luxury of a relatively sizeable budget. Maintaining a semblance of the old seasons is probably all thanks to Frost at this point.
It's probably safe to say that Lynch chose this project at least partially as a way to go back to experimental film with the luxury of a relatively sizeable budget. Maintaining a semblance of the old seasons is probably all thanks to Frost at this point.
31GhostsIV
Banned
In case anyone is wondering:
She's Gone Away by NIN
You dig in places till your fingers bleed
Spread the infection, where you spill your seed
I can't remember what she came here for
I can't remember much of anything anymore
She's gone, she's gone, she's gone away
She's gone, she's gone, she's gone away
Away
Away
A little mouth opened up inside
Yeah, I was watching on the day she died
We keep licking while the skin turns black
Cut along the length, but you can't get the feeling back
She's gone, she's gone, she's gone away
She's gone, she's gone, she's gone away
She's gone, she's gone, she's gone away
She's gone, she's gone, she's gone away
Away
Away
Away
Away
(Are you still here?)
She's Gone Away by NIN
You dig in places till your fingers bleed
Spread the infection, where you spill your seed
I can't remember what she came here for
I can't remember much of anything anymore
She's gone, she's gone, she's gone away
She's gone, she's gone, she's gone away
Away
Away
A little mouth opened up inside
Yeah, I was watching on the day she died
We keep licking while the skin turns black
Cut along the length, but you can't get the feeling back
She's gone, she's gone, she's gone away
She's gone, she's gone, she's gone away
She's gone, she's gone, she's gone away
She's gone, she's gone, she's gone away
Away
Away
Away
Away
(Are you still here?)
Eaten By A Grue
Member
David Lynch is playing 4-D chess, y'all just cannot see it yet.
Does anyone think those hobos or whatever they are, are burned victims of the atomic blast?
Does anyone think those hobos or whatever they are, are burned victims of the atomic blast?
CelticKnight
Member
To me it felt like Lynch shoe-horned one of his short films into show, wonder what he had to retcon to make it fit?
I do like the Super Soot Bros. though, all 47ish of them. I was wondering if the last one we saw came into contact with someone who asked him for a light, hence it's all he says, whereas the speech over the radio was the only thing "preprogrammed" into him?
I do like the Super Soot Bros. though, all 47ish of them. I was wondering if the last one we saw came into contact with someone who asked him for a light, hence it's all he says, whereas the speech over the radio was the only thing "preprogrammed" into him?
darkwing-buck
Member
There was a theory going around that the Soot Hobos were coal miners who got caught in the blast.
Thinking about them now sends shivers down my spine. Can't imagine watching this ep at 3am!
I kinda get it, and kinda don't.
Disappointed fans act like Twin Peaks was all coffee and cherry pie comfort show, when really it was all about how the wholesome middle americana veneer can hide true darkness. A theme Lynch loves to explore. The show comes back, 25 years later, after a dark as hell cliffhanger and people don't expect WTF craziness? From the guy who got increasingly insular over the years with his last major work being Inland Empire of all things back in 2006? Y'all set yourselves up for disappointment if so. Your first hint should have been Fire Walk With Me. I won't throw shade on more casual Twin Peaks fans, though. Those guys had no idea what was coming.
Two complaints I do get is wishing the show was more centered around Twin Peaks and hoping Coop snaps out of it already. The show itself is basically what I always wanted and what I didn't know I wanted, with those two things drawing some ire from me. This isn't a bad thing, considering what we've seen so far has been fantastic IMO. And hey, we got like 10 more hours left. Maybe part 9 is where we get our boy back.
Eaten By A Grue
Member
I think the credits refer to them as lumberjacks though, but I like your coalminer theory because it is creapy as hell! I just feel like they were caught in the blast.
31GhostsIV
Banned
The guy introducing "The" NIN looked a lot like Jimmy Scott (of Sycamore Trees in the Black Lodge fame) but apparently wasn't him because he died? A real-life DoppelJimmy?
InaudibleWhispa
Member
I fucking loved that. Absolutely insane that that just aired on TV.
I wonder now if what we're left with is either pure doppelganger (Bob is gone) or pure Bob (doppelganger is dead).
This isn't the typical way Bob leaves a host, he willingly left Leland (killing him in the process). This time he was murdered.
I wonder now if what we're left with is either pure doppelganger (Bob is gone) or pure Bob (doppelganger is dead).
BenjaminBirdie
Banned
This forever.
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