Ok Kiddos, gather round and I'll tell you a story about this town called
Put this on repeat while you are in this thread.
Contrary to
popular belief, Twin Peaks was a TV show created by David Lynch and aired on ABC from 1990-91. If you don't know who David Lynch is then let me drop some truth bombs. Lynch is the guy that brought us stuff like
this and
this. Oh yeah, and
this.
Plus, his hair looks like this:
All the time.
Twin Peaks is a fictional town in Washington state that has somehow been able to avoid the hustle and bustle of the early 90's. The town is full of colorful characters, the most important of which we will break down one by one, but no character is as intriguing as the titular setting. (Not talking about
this... ) All through the story the town seems to grow and shrink as well as harbor secrets and mysteries that make you feel so close, yet so very far away from solving the central puzzle...
Who Killed Laura Palmer?
That brings us to our first important character:
Laura Palmer. She is dead. Don't worry, that isn't a Spoiler or anything. You find that out right away. Laura Palmer is Twin Peaks' favorite daughter. Homecoming Queen, charity volunteer, tutor to special needs students, fish food. You see, Laura Palmer was found washed up on the banks of the river naked and wrapped in plastic. Who would want to kill sweet, innocent Laura Palmer?...
That is what he would like to know:
Sheriff Harry S. Truman. Yes, his name is awesome. Tru is the head lawman in Twin Peaks and he can handle pretty much anything that he comes across in his little berg. Drunk and disorderly. Domestic abuse. Reckless endangerment behind the wheel. Twin Peaks has a nice couple of cells you can cool your heels in, partner. But murder? Tru isn't exactly outfitted for that.
I mean just look at his backup:
Deputy Andy Brennen. Seasoned veteran of the Twin Peaks Sheriffs Department... has a penchant for breaking in to tears at the scene of a crime... any crime.
Deputy Tommy "Hawk" Hill. Hawk is a Native American from the Blackfoot tribe. His skills consist of tracking... except for the fact he loses guys right off of the bat. I don't think that is actually part of his character development, but it always struck me as funny.
It is a good thing this guy shows up:
Special Agent Dale Bartholomew Cooper. FBI. There is a lot to know about Dale Cooper. Part of the fun of the show is finding out about him and what he is doing in Twin Peaks. The thing to know right off of the bat though is he enjoys, above all else, a damn fine cup of coffee. Damn fine. Cooper is sent to Twin Peaks to investigate the murder of Laura Palmer when the M.O. matches that of the unsolved Theresa Banks case. He notates any and all of his findings to his assistant Diane via tape recorded message.
Special Agent Cooper meets with and interviews most of the important citizens of the town in connection with Laura Palmer in the days and hours leading up to her death. The citizenry include:
Leland Palmer. Laura's father played by Ray Wise. Leland and his wife Sarah aren't having an easy time since Laura died. They are both unstable... at best.
Donna Hayward. Laura Palmer's bestie and most trusted confidant played by Lara Flynn Boyle.
She eventually falls in love with this guy:
James Hurley. Bad boy. Biker. Laura Palmer's secret boyfriend.
Which isn't cool with this guy:
Bobby Briggs. Star Quarterback and also Laura Palmer's real boyfriend. He is and his friend Mike are both shitbags.
They are also in trouble with this guy:
Leo Johnson. White trash, truck driving, drug dealing, wife beating scum bag. You will spend a lot of time hating Leo.
But not as much as you will hate:
Ben Horne. Nefarious owner of the Great Northern Hotel and the man who owns half the town of Twin Peaks.
His daughter is:
Audry Horne. Played by a smoking hot Sherilyn Fenn. She is all bothered for Special Agent Dale Cooper (and who wouldn't be) but she is only 17. Poo.
Also:
This lady walks around... carrying a log.
These aren't all the characters by any means and right up front it might not seem all that different from any other run of the mill "Who Done It?" procedural. That is until you get through the first few episodes and you experience Midgets talking backwards, evil spirits with owl faces, teenagers hopped up on coke and barking like dogs, silent curtain runners, alternate dimensions and Billy Zane. I don't want to give everything away in the OP so if you haven't seen this show yet it is streaming on Netflix. If you want we can watch (re-watch) this together and discuss.
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Or Babylon 5.
I have made love to this show many times over the years.
We just recently started watching this on Netflix. It's been so long since I've watched it, and Jess doesn't know anything about the show. We're just 3 episodes in so far and I think she's enjoying it, but she also can't help commenting on how weird the show is every so often. :P
Dru- I am rewatching with Abby who hasn't seen it either. She started by stating that she dislikes Kyle Mclaughlin because he "creeps her out"... I had to tell her that this show isn't going to help her opinion... but you can't help but love Dale Cooper as a character.
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the only frustrating thing is that there's a decent chunk of season two that is terrible, but you can't really skip it because it sets up the incredible finale
It's excruciating to watch.
I'll watch it eventually.
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Leeland's dance
BOB climbing over the couch
Cooper looking in the mirror
So much this. Right here.
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The thing is that he didn't bother to tell me that the last episode was, in fact, the last episode. So, when we got to that scene and it ended I was all, "okay, cool... let's throw the next disc in. Wait... WHAT?!?!?"
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I cannot imagine a mental exercise I am less disposed to experiment with
watching his work is troubling enough
I will destroy all other suitors and her current partner.
I want to be her for Halloween, if I can get Annie to be Dale Cooper. Though I'm not sure how I'd be recognizable as her and not a time-period stereotype.
I attribute this primarily to the fact that I don't like watching things alone, and nobody ever wants to watch Twin Peaks with me.
However, I DO like the last episode.
The drug running stuff and some of the other soapy bits in the middle of season 2 were pretty boring though
Also Windom Earle might have been the weirdest thing on the show and that is saying A LOT