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Twin Peaks Season 3 OT |25 Years Later...It Is Happening Again
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31GhostsIV
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I woke up at 5am here and watched all of the episodes.
I loved most of it. I see a few complaints about some of the effects, and while I think in some cases it's by design, I thought the part where (Ep 3)
looked terrible.
Great to see
make a comeback! Fausty enough to make a Police Officer sick.
The only misfire for me was the
stuff. Went on for too long.
During my near four hour binge, I think only ten minutes actually felt like Twin Peaks, most notably when
. I'm still willing to take a bet on an Ontkean cameo before the show is done.
Ep 4 ending:
I'm in the UK, can someone clarify how long I'll be waiting for Episode 5?
I loved most of it. I see a few complaints about some of the effects, and while I think in some cases it's by design, I thought the part where (Ep 3)
Decoy Coop disappears and Good Coop enters via the plug socket
Great to see
Garmanbozia
The only misfire for me was the
casino
During my near four hour binge, I think only ten minutes actually felt like Twin Peaks, most notably when
Robert Forster showed up as Frank
Ep 4 ending:
Heather Graham cameo incoming?
I'm in the UK, can someone clarify how long I'll be waiting for Episode 5?
Hyrule Warrior
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Just finished watching all 4 episodes. Really started to feel like Twin Peaks again by episode 4, but
overall I still think there's something off about the pacing. The old shows were good at just keeping interest in all the different story lines going on. It took a while to see the relevance in certain scenes, but they do eventually click. Just still seems like they're a bit more disjointed.
Also, come on Coop, pull it together! I wanna see our special agent back on his top game.
His scenes are amusing though.
Did not expect to see Denise again, lol. They really got the band back together for this revival.
Also, come on Coop, pull it together! I wanna see our special agent back on his top game.
His scenes are amusing though.
Did not expect to see Denise again, lol. They really got the band back together for this revival.
darkwing-buck
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Finished episode 3. I can't believe it, David Lynch is back, this couldn't be any more better 
Dusk Golem
A 21st Century Rockefeller
My personal theory (spoilers for Episode 3)
Cooper notably asks where this place is, and I think it's pretty well established wherever that place is, it is NOT the Black Lodge, and it honestly seems like the most surreal place in the whole series to date. The purple ocean and the space generator I don't quite get yet, neither the importance of time 'jittering' in the space, but it is notable that there's a space theme due to the weird space stuff that happens in the original two seasons, and we see both Major Brigg's giant floating face and Ronnette in that space. Unlike the Black Lodge where things seem to sort of follow a systematic order (even if this order is incredibly strange), this place seems to lack structure and is more like a strange state of being.
Anyways, I think wherever this place is is where the "entity" in the box comes from, and I think it's the thing referred to as "mother" here by Ronnie. when the thing appears in the box, the box gets all black, and the thing I noticed is it starts banging on the glass. Now the glass eventually breaks, but notably in this zone something in a similar way begins to bang on the door. I don't really know what the thing is yet, but it seems to be after Coop. It appears in the box after him and seems to be banging after him in the... Fuck it, I'm going to call it the Pink Realm for now because there was a lot of pink and purple hues.
I don't know why or what this place or that thing is, but I'm convinced that they're connected and we'll be exploring both later in the series. And whatever that thing was, it seems the people treat it like some monstrous mother. Not only in that Ronnie mentions it as mother, but the scene where the blinded lady tells Cooper to be quiet and they sneak up the ladder.
I actually think the thing needs darkness to exist, when it appeared in the box it became pitch black inside before it appeared, and notably the blind lady turned on the generator or something, which turned on the lights. and seemed to stop it for a bit.
To be honest, I find this area and that monster one of the most interesting elements of the new season, and it feels like it may be on the backburner for a bit but going to be really important later. I think it's no coincidence the first episode to set up the season is about the box, the monster, and the guy who seemed to be physically in a room inside a dream.
Anyways, I think wherever this place is is where the "entity" in the box comes from, and I think it's the thing referred to as "mother" here by Ronnie. when the thing appears in the box, the box gets all black, and the thing I noticed is it starts banging on the glass. Now the glass eventually breaks, but notably in this zone something in a similar way begins to bang on the door. I don't really know what the thing is yet, but it seems to be after Coop. It appears in the box after him and seems to be banging after him in the... Fuck it, I'm going to call it the Pink Realm for now because there was a lot of pink and purple hues.
I don't know why or what this place or that thing is, but I'm convinced that they're connected and we'll be exploring both later in the series. And whatever that thing was, it seems the people treat it like some monstrous mother. Not only in that Ronnie mentions it as mother, but the scene where the blinded lady tells Cooper to be quiet and they sneak up the ladder.
I actually think the thing needs darkness to exist, when it appeared in the box it became pitch black inside before it appeared, and notably the blind lady turned on the generator or something, which turned on the lights. and seemed to stop it for a bit.
To be honest, I find this area and that monster one of the most interesting elements of the new season, and it feels like it may be on the backburner for a bit but going to be really important later. I think it's no coincidence the first episode to set up the season is about the box, the monster, and the guy who seemed to be physically in a room inside a dream.
NightShift
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Slammed all four episodes down and I'm spent. Could not be more happy right now.
The perfect Dark
Banned
And it was still more intense than pretty much 99% of the CGI in any Blockbuster today. I'm totally fine with it. It fits perfectly.
Dusk Golem
A 21st Century Rockefeller
Also, I am just going to throw this out here, Episode 3 minor spoiler talk:
Someone in this very thread earlier joked the greatest mystery they hoped was answered in the new season is whatever happened to those chocolate bunnies in the pilot. I can't believe they actually answered that.
From this topic before the episodes aired:
From this topic before the episodes aired:
(yup, still episode 3 stuff)
Yeah you're probably right,
Yeah you're probably right,
both regarding this and the Phoebe Augustine character. It might have been a bit more explicit if there's meant to be a connection. Though I do consider Frost some sort of lore keeper of this series so so personally I can totally see connections like that happening, even if it isn't Lynch's thing.
But I wouldn't mind some Josie closure and this works for me, so I guess I'll just see if it would still work by the end of this thing. I'm seeing other people talk about it on the web, and I do think it's a neat theory!
But I wouldn't mind some Josie closure and this works for me, so I guess I'll just see if it would still work by the end of this thing. I'm seeing other people talk about it on the web, and I do think it's a neat theory!
So i've got background trivia like Engels saying the lodge critters came from a planet made of corn in my head, but the whole space association is the reason I'm thinking it's still very much related to the Lodge and Bob, and Phoebe Augustine's character's behavior was standard red room stuff. I'm not basing this on much so we'll see how it goes, but perhaps the mother (monster?) is literally the mother of other black lodge creatures. Wasn't there a blue rose? Perhaps *gasp* she's the mother of blue rose cases?
... I'm going a bit far here with my lame Twin Peaks theories, usually that's not really my thing.
Anyway, I like the things you're saying regarding the creature. It does seem like it's averse to light in some way. And yeah, definitely expecting the mother stuff to be a major thing this season.
... I'm going a bit far here with my lame Twin Peaks theories, usually that's not really my thing.
Anyway, I like the things you're saying regarding the creature. It does seem like it's averse to light in some way. And yeah, definitely expecting the mother stuff to be a major thing this season.
giancarlo123x
Banned
I want a gif of the weird creature from episode 1,enjoyed the shit out of this. Later on I will tackle 3 and 4.
Net_Wrecker
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I can't believe they referenced that. I bet it was a Mark Frost thing.
And I'm so happy they're still using some old music cues. When that dark synth theme from Season 2 popped up while Hawk was in the woods in Ep 2 I was smiling like an idiot.
Kanhir
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Sky Atlantic has it on demand.
Discotheque
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Not just even tv. This premiere was my favorite media of 2017 so far. God damn, I've rewatched that box scene in ep 1, andy and Lucy and the end of episode 2 multiple times now.
He's credited as Jean-Michel Renault.
Airola
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I really disliked episode 1. Episode 2 was a bit better but not that much.
I was really disappointed. Thought how I can manage to watch the rest if the first two episodes are this bad.
Then episode 3 happened.
And then episode 4 happened.
Those two episodes were great and by the end of episode 4 I was sure this season is going to be fine.
Definitely someone at Showtime said "no David and Mark, you CAN'T just show the first two episodes and leave people with that. You HAVE to show the episodes where things begin to be good."
On episode 4 I
Yeah you can really see the difference whenever a "flashback" scene happens.
I was really disappointed. Thought how I can manage to watch the rest if the first two episodes are this bad.
Then episode 3 happened.
And then episode 4 happened.
Those two episodes were great and by the end of episode 4 I was sure this season is going to be fine.
Definitely someone at Showtime said "no David and Mark, you CAN'T just show the first two episodes and leave people with that. You HAVE to show the episodes where things begin to be good."
On episode 4 I
saw the picture of Andy, Lucy and their kid and thought, no way, LOL, have they really photoshopped Michael Cera's face on that kid?? That confirmed Cera being their kid to me and I was expecting to have a fun character, but didn't expect THAT fun Oh god, Michael Cera was the greatest!
Oh god, Michael Cera was the greatest! Yeah you can really see the difference whenever a "flashback" scene happens.
The perfect Dark
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I want a gif of the weird creature in prison. What the hell was that ??? Reminded me of the jump scare behind the diner in Mulholland Drive.
JoJoShabadoo
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Happy to see some of Lynch's trademarks in this. First person view of a car going down the road, of flashlights in the woods, of someone slowly going through the rooms of an apartment, etc.
I must say though, I have mixed feelings so far (episode 1 and 2). On one hand I love it. On the other, I... Don't? One thing that made Twin Peaks so special was having weird, surrealist scenes happen rarely, which made them more special. But this is full blown Black Lodge on crack stuff. It's still great, but on one hand I'd like a bit more coherence.
Forget about not feeling like Twin Peaks, it just feels like it doesn't even take place in Twin Peaks. The town of Twin Peaks feels as random a setting as Las Vegas, New York, etc. Still doesn't feel like one central story is established.
But again, I'm also loving it. That's Lynch for you.
I must say though, I have mixed feelings so far (episode 1 and 2). On one hand I love it. On the other, I... Don't? One thing that made Twin Peaks so special was having weird, surrealist scenes happen rarely, which made them more special. But this is full blown Black Lodge on crack stuff. It's still great, but on one hand I'd like a bit more coherence.
Forget about not feeling like Twin Peaks, it just feels like it doesn't even take place in Twin Peaks. The town of Twin Peaks feels as random a setting as Las Vegas, New York, etc. Still doesn't feel like one central story is established.
But again, I'm also loving it. That's Lynch for you.
The perfect Dark
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I don't agree with this. Imo it feels 100% like Twin Peaks as soon as we see the town and the old characters. The thing is, the first two episodes didn't take place in Twin Peaks most of the time.
I'm pretty sure this is going to change though.
itsbenoclock
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So for us UK folk we presumably have to wait until next week for episode 3?
JoJoShabadoo
Member
I guess the main problem for me is how it feels disconnected from the rest of the show. I mean yeah I smiled when I saw the exterior shot of the Great Northern, but then it moved on to other locations. It feels more like Mulholland Dr. where a bunch of random, seemingly disconnected scenes are put together.
It's not necessarily a bad thing, though.
Parts 3 and 4 will likely make you feel better about the show (though they might also make you pass out from laughing so much).
Agreed on Twin Peaks not feeling much like a place so far. It feels much busier and possibly bigger, but they've done nothing to establish what might have changed in town.
purseowner
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3 & 4 are on demand now on NOW TV.
The perfect Dark
Banned
I agree. It feels disconnected so far but I don't think it's a bad thing. I'm pretty sure we'll see a lot of episodes taking place in Twin Peaks
31GhostsIV
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Back to the episode 4 ending:
Annie, Audrey or Diane?
Bam Bam Baklava
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And if it doesn't?
I'm sure you haven't missed Cooper's keychain ? Of course it's headed this way.
I just watched parts 1 + 2. I will watch parts 3 and 4 later cos I don't want to rush through this just because I could.
I don't have many specific things I want to say except that I liked it.
It seemed like it could have just cut out all of the stuff set in Twin Peaks until the end of part 2 though, and stuck with the NY/Doppleganger/Red Room/Buckhorn stuff, because for the first 30 mins or so I was thinking 'hm, this might actually be a disjointed mess'. With the way this was shot and put together, it feels like some scenes were just cut in where they didn't belong. By the end of the 2 hours though it had found its way into being something and it's what I wanted. I like Twin Peaks because I like David Lynch, not the other way around.
You're going to get people shitting on this big time, yeah. Twin Peaks was a mainstream hit TV show, and David Lynch isn't a mainstream hit director, but he did make Twin Peaks. So now, he's doing what he normally does, except a lot of people are expecting Twin peaks season 3. I mean it is called Twin Peaks so you can't really blame them. So a lot of people will just bounce right the fuck off this within the first hour, but that's fine.
It was good though. Had some really cool stuff in there. I'm curious about all of it.
I don't have many specific things I want to say except that I liked it.
It seemed like it could have just cut out all of the stuff set in Twin Peaks until the end of part 2 though, and stuck with the NY/Doppleganger/Red Room/Buckhorn stuff, because for the first 30 mins or so I was thinking 'hm, this might actually be a disjointed mess'. With the way this was shot and put together, it feels like some scenes were just cut in where they didn't belong. By the end of the 2 hours though it had found its way into being something and it's what I wanted. I like Twin Peaks because I like David Lynch, not the other way around.
You're going to get people shitting on this big time, yeah. Twin Peaks was a mainstream hit TV show, and David Lynch isn't a mainstream hit director, but he did make Twin Peaks. So now, he's doing what he normally does, except a lot of people are expecting Twin peaks season 3. I mean it is called Twin Peaks so you can't really blame them. So a lot of people will just bounce right the fuck off this within the first hour, but that's fine.
It was good though. Had some really cool stuff in there. I'm curious about all of it.
D'oh, haven't even considered
it being Diane.
I originally hoped it would be Annie, but Diane is the most logical option - the FBI duders actually know her and she knew Coop the longest.
Bam Bam Baklava
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That doesn't mean it won't be a bunch of jumping around locations for 18 episodes. This is the kind of thing I'd expect from a fast and furious movie, never Twin Peaks.
VistraNorrez
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Only through Part 3, but this new Twin Peaks is everything I never imagined.
holygeesus
Banned
They are also on demand on 'regular' Sky. I guess it depends if you have access to Sky Atlantic though.
31GhostsIV
Banned
If it is
Diane then she'll almost certainly be Laura Dern.
Another thought - (Ep 3) -
Clone Coop was called 'Dougie' and had the ring. The Secret History focuses on Doug Milford and the ring that Clone Coop had. Coincidence?
My brain is on fire after four hours of this. In the best possible way.
This thread is going to be a spoiler minefield for you. Maybe consider bumping a recent LTTP thread?
mariachi507
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Fuck.
Two weeks until my next helping. Those four episodes flew by for me. I'm also noticing that the series is becoming more Twin Peaks like the more it goes on, but just because I said that Lynch will go full on Lynch in the next episode.
My only complaint is some of the digital cinematography. I know Lynch is fully on board with it, but damn his film work was always so beautiful.
And the returning characters haven't lost a step. Usually I have trouble recognizing certain characters when an actor is reprising a role after a long absence. For example, John McClain in Die Hard 4 doesn't seem very McClain like to me and is just Bruce Willis with shit blowing up everywhere. All of the returnees tonight slipped right back into their old roles.
I really wish I could binge the entire season right now. Now I know what was meant by "heroin version of Lynch".
Two weeks until my next helping. Those four episodes flew by for me. I'm also noticing that the series is becoming more Twin Peaks like the more it goes on, but just because I said that Lynch will go full on Lynch in the next episode.
My only complaint is some of the digital cinematography. I know Lynch is fully on board with it, but damn his film work was always so beautiful.
And the returning characters haven't lost a step. Usually I have trouble recognizing certain characters when an actor is reprising a role after a long absence. For example, John McClain in Die Hard 4 doesn't seem very McClain like to me and is just Bruce Willis with shit blowing up everywhere. All of the returnees tonight slipped right back into their old roles.
I really wish I could binge the entire season right now. Now I know what was meant by "heroin version of Lynch".
Chip N Chance
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I the high budget sets and equipment (or just the norm now?) threw me off at first, but i eventually fell into it and loved almost every second of the first to episodes. It is weird seeing people act like Twin Peaks characters in a modern setting that arnt the original cast, but for the most part there is just some great acting. Even Matthew Lillard lol. The tone and the high budget feels like it can be contradicting at times. At this point if Lynch convinced someone to make a new season of Twin peaks he should be able to do what ever it is that he wants to do with it. Even if some people are saying it doesn't feel like Twin Peaks, or if some people say its too much like FWWM, i would just let the makers do what ever it is that they want to at this point. They deserve it.
I thought I might be okay, since I've been in here going through the first season. I'll only be looking for my own and quoted messages.
I have a hard time keeping up with this, American Gods, Fargo and Handmaid's Tale already.
Wrestlemania
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A few people have said two weeks until the next episode - isn't it three? Next week is episode 3, week after is 4, so three weeks until episode 5, right?
giancarlo123x
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No, 3 and 4 to together like 1 and 2 did.
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