Twin Peaks S2E1: May The Giant Be With You

Dale’s been shot! What a cliffhanger! It’s September 1990, and I’ve been itching for some narrative resolution all summer! But David Lynch says no no no – instead, you get the slowest glass of warm milk in the world, and some Giant Prophecies! After (kinda) recovering, Coop gets brought up to speed on the crazy events of the finale and learns the following clues:

• Laura knew some weird poetry
• Jacoby had her necklace
• Leo has an alibi
• Whoever killed Jacques Renault smelled like engine oil
• and Jacques’ body was in a… smiling bag‼️

He focuses the case on finding the “third man” present at Laura’s murder. Also, Albert’s back, and he’s still an asshole.

Meanwhile, Audrey barely fends off her father at One-Eyed Jack’s with the help of a Venetian mask, but is locked in her room for it, as her subplot makes the official tone switch from saucily playful to ominously dire. Leland’s hair turns white overnight, and he’s joined a barbershop quartet about it – and by the way, Maddy had a weird rug dream? It really freaks her out. She gets in an “act like Laura” contest with Donna about it. Other stuff: We learn about Ed and Nadine’s backstory. Bobby has a surprisingly touching moment with his father. Josie’s in Seattle… shopping? But a mysterious man wants to talk to her. The hospital food will kill ya. And last but not least, coma-bound Ronnette Pulaski has a vision/flashback of Laura’s murder, in the most genuinely terrifying sequence on the show to date.

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Things mentioned:

That mf waiter winking

Columbo

Fred Jones saying "Treasure"

The book of Revelations lol

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Season 1 goes out with a bang, with as much capital-p Plot as almost the rest of the season combined. Jacoby gets the shit beaten out of him! Coop catches weaselly Jacques Renault, with the help of Andy’s surprisingly straight shooting – but then Leland kills him! Andy’s gunplay gets him a conversation with Lucy, and she’s pregnant! Leo burns the mill down, with Shelly and Catherine in it! Then he gets shot – again! James gets grilled by the cops after listening to Laura’s tape with Maddy and Donna! Catherine and Pete kinda make up! Hank is a piece of shit to Josie, but at least he shot Leo! Nadine tries to kill herself! Audrey may have bit off more than she can chew with her “do sex work at the high concept brothel her dad secretly owns” plan! And to wrap things up, somebody shoots coop!!!! WHAT AN EPISODE!!!!

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Things mentioned:

Laura (1944 film)

I Think You Should Leave - “Diner Wink” sketch

Umineko

glastonburygrove.net

La Ziguezon

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Dale Cooper becomes the world’s first cop to not try to sleep with a high schooler. Audrey pursues her investigation, following the trail from the Horne store perfume desk to One-Eyed Jack’s. Donna, James, and Maddy disguise Maddy as Laura to lure out Dr. Jacoby, but they’re being followed by Bobby, who’s being followed by... someone?

Also: a history lesson on the sick freak who invented motion pictures, and a (pretty long) tangent on Officially Catholic bouncy castles. We recorded this before Pope Francis died, but hope he's bouncing with Jesus now.

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Things mentioned:

Costanza Polastri

CJ the X

Disco Elysium (SPOILERS from 0:05:53-0:16:10)

Laura (1944 film)

Vertigo (film)

Humbert Humbert (from Vladimir Nabokov's "Lolita")

Rebecca Solnit's book "River of Shadows: Eadweard Muybridge and the Technological Wild West"

My video “Cinema’s First Kiss Was Between Two Women” (AKA Zoopraxography for Lovers)

NOPE

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