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Twin Peaks Season 3 OT |25 Years Later...It Is Happening Again
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But she acts like that in pretty much every scene she's been in.
ZanzibarBreeze
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I'm reeling! I thought Lillard was absolutely on point in that.
I realize it's probably just a lack of acting experience, but for me Chrysta Bell's performance comes off more weird than bad, and that fits the vibe of the show for me so I'm okay with her. I don't know if anyone's noticed, but in the
interrogation scene
KOMANI
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This guy should have played batman/Bruce Wayne in something. I'm sorry if anyone is offended by my mention of super heroes, it's just that Kyle Maclachlan is terrific at playing a different version of the same character. It reminds me of Christopher Reeves as Superman.
Airola
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First I have to say that I like Chrysta Bell's Tammy.
But yeah, I don't understand the "this is what Lynch wanted" defense at all. If that is acceptable in this case, why not in other cases too? Whenever someone is acting poorly in someone's opinion it could always be what the director wanted.
I'm sure that if we look at the movie and tv history and see what scenes and performances these people think are bad, many of those scenes and performances are actually just the way the director wanted them to be. It still doesn't mean they couldn't be seen as bad.
While I have no issues with Chrysta Bell whatsoever I think that whatever Lynch has wanted from Matthew Lillard in this season has been just about the worst acting the entire series has had. His overacting took me off the scene hard and I don't think I can find myself finding any excuses to like that performance. I think I understand Tamara Preston and I think I understand Wally Brando. I like them both. But I don't get Bill Hastings at all. The things that are said by him and about him are good, but the way he delivers the information is very hard to watch. Lynch wanting him to be that way doesn't make that performance any better. The only thing it affects is my view on Lynch's taste with this certain character.
As a side note I think one of my new pet peeves now is to see the word "Lynchian."
ElectricBlanketFire
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Tammy has like 10 or 15 minutes of total screen time so far. I'm not annoyed by it/don't really care if she isn't that great.
VistraNorrez
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Intent matters because it's about how the art is meant to be expressed. Art is about creatively expressing a point of view. It's personal and highly subjective. There is no one way to paint, or sculpt, or act, etc. If the artist executed their art in a way that satisfied them then they didn't get it "wrong".
So you don't criticize heightened acting for not being natural. There was never a possibility it would be natural. You have to look at if the heightened acting was successfully realized. You criticize it for what it is, not what it isn't.
That doesn't mean you have to like it, of course. Style is very personal.
JoJoShabadoo
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Did anyone else notice how Kyle Maclachlan totally made the Agent Cooper face before getting in the truck in the latest episode? It was hysterical.
Intheflorsh
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What is the Agent Cooper face?
JoJoShabadoo
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You know, that nod, innocent raise of the eyebrows, and widening of the eyes when he gives someone an order.
Intheflorsh
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I guess that just never stood out to me as his signature face or whatever.
ElectricBlanketFire
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Laura had her wisdom teeth pulled.
JoJoShabadoo
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Who fed Laura Palmer?
Intheflorsh
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That whole room is a disaster tbh
Who keeps Faygo on their nightstand?
Who keeps Faygo on their nightstand?
KO Traveling Hobo
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What's in the ball jar on the night stand?
Scorched engine oil.
bunbun777
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I have not seen anyone bring up the coincidence of 253 also being the distance in yards from Jack rabbits palace. Since the dates and times are tied to the stars (I think), the distance has me wondering.
Also didn't I read somewhere that 1 year of our time in the lodge was like 17 years? So 25 × 17 = Cooper being on a whole other level.
Why are some upset exactly with Tammy and her poor acting? I ask rhetorically somewhat since i don't even pretend to know the correct way she should act in regards to her character. Would an bonafide actor be that much better? Can't include established actors like Angelina Jolie based off of dynamic so you put in a unseen unknown Shakespearean hottie and now it's agreeable?
Also didn't I read somewhere that 1 year of our time in the lodge was like 17 years? So 25 × 17 = Cooper being on a whole other level.
Why are some upset exactly with Tammy and her poor acting? I ask rhetorically somewhat since i don't even pretend to know the correct way she should act in regards to her character. Would an bonafide actor be that much better? Can't include established actors like Angelina Jolie based off of dynamic so you put in a unseen unknown Shakespearean hottie and now it's agreeable?
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Deleted member 80556
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Is time really that different in the Lodge?
(Although the last episode of Season 2 did seem to have some time shenanigans)
(Although the last episode of Season 2 did seem to have some time shenanigans)
I think that's always been an expectation, with the whole Annie warning Laura thing. Time is circular, in the old Lodge at least. Nowadays? I'm not smart enough to know.
How could the double reference of 2:53 be a coincidence in this episode? 2:53 is clearly intentional *point* to remember between Coop/Briggs and beyond.
Jesus, I want a Dougie comforter.
Net_Wrecker
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I didn't know Laura Palmer was in Inland Empire.
bunbun777
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It's 3 connections. The reference from the giant is 253. Then there's the time that bad coop was called back, plus the time in the note plus the distance.
What I'm specifically talking about is the distance and the time being the same.
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Deleted member 80556
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Yes.
"Brutal fucking Murder"
Didn't the Giant also talk about the number 430?
"Remember... 430... Richard and Linda... Two Birds with One Stone"
bunbun777
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Yea there's a focus on numbers for sure. 430 I think is the key for Cooper to "come back". It's interesting that the kill part of the two birds idiom was left out.
315 was Dale's room number at the great northern, when he was coming back he originally almost went through 15 on the electrical portal, then after no eyes flipped the switch, it turned to 3.
And who knows why pill mama said 119 over and over when Cooper came through the next door house. A reverse... call for help?
kingkaiser
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People hating on Tammy...fruitcake, anyone?
31GhostsIV
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Is anyone watching Ep 11 at Comic Con next week under NDA, or will the rest of us be in danger of spoilers for a couple of days?
Seems odd to do an early screening when they've generally been so tight-lipped about the whole thing.
Looking forward to Ep 10, I think we're due for a Twin Peaks town heavy episode. Lots of threads and new characters that need tying up there. Red! Richard Horne! Johnny! Shelly & Bobby! The Hurleys! Etc.
All interspersed with a Hutch murder spree.
Seems odd to do an early screening when they've generally been so tight-lipped about the whole thing.
Looking forward to Ep 10, I think we're due for a Twin Peaks town heavy episode. Lots of threads and new characters that need tying up there. Red! Richard Horne! Johnny! Shelly & Bobby! The Hurleys! Etc.
All interspersed with a Hutch murder spree.
They're for sure going to be NDA'd, Comic Con has done that almost every year for early screenings since they've started doing them.
Rran
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While it didn't necessarily register as an "Agent Cooper" face, it did stand out in such a way as an expression that seemed more at-home with Dale Cooper
ZombieSupaStar
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think this episode will go back to the 50s?
Dusk Golem
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Discotheque
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I think that's what's missing during the Andy and Lucy scenes right now. It's still pretty funny but it needs that classic cheesy jazz track that used to always play during all the fuckery moments in the old series
It augments the humor.
Bam Bam Baklava
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Listen to these raw tapes of pure unadulterated Dale Cooper and ponder what this show could be/could have been if he finally comes back.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SXa8xWiFd9U
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SXa8xWiFd9U
benicillin
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I'm going to cry tears of joy if he ever gets to talk to Diane face to face in a similar manner.
Corpsepyre
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Anything on social media about the episode?
Bam Bam Baklava
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It's a shame one of the biggest highlights of the show, his friendship with Truman, won't be there though. If he even comes back, which I'm losing hope on.
VistraNorrez
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I hadn't really considered it until the past few parts, but the music isn't just important for the sound of the show. It's also crucial to the rhythm. I think when people talked about how much they missed the music, I took it as a superficial thing. But they were right with how important it was to feeling like Twin Peaks. Scenes are forced to be edited a certain way with that Badalamenti score. Of course, it makes sense that it was absent and has been slowly seeping into the show.
Frank West
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And I have no idea why they didn't use the cheesy jazz track. Doesn't make sense to me.
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