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Twin Peaks Season 3 OT |25 Years Later...It Is Happening Again

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Easy_D

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Can we all just take a moment and marvel at the fact that we're speculating about fuckin Twin Peaks in 2017? How cool is that?

The gum finally came back in style ;-;
 
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ZombieSupaStar

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Easy_D said:
Can we all just take a moment and marvel at the fact that we're speculating about fuckin Twin Peaks in 2017? How cool is that?

The gum finally came back in style ;-;
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yeah being a fan of the show but only after its original run, im enjoying being able to be on the ground for all new stuff.

No one I know really likes it, so no Twin Peaks parties tho.
 
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Shrike_Priest

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So, setting aside the whole plot discussion, I had some thoughts on the thematic aspects of it. I searched the thread, and couldn't find anything, but if I'm rehashing something that's already been discussed, my bad.

So what I've picked up on so far is that the show seems to be a commentary of the use of symbolism in and of itself, and the relationship between audience and creator.

Spoilers for 1-4.

My take, which might be all over the web (I'm pretty much staying dark outside this thread, since I think GAF is usually good at spoiler discipline), is that the police/FBI are representations of the audience. There are so many comments coming from that set of characters that are perfect echoes of the emotions I have as I'm watching.

The gang going through all the evidence, trying to find what's missing, is both about them trying to solve the log-lady mystery, and a commentary on how the audience thinks something is missing from the show and are desperately trying to understand the symbolism of it. "Is it about the bunnies?" and so on. Like a riff on what's going on in this thread.

Andy saying he doesn't understand how Lucy can faint from cell-phones is a total echo of my reaction to her fainting from a cell-phone. I was going "WTF? What is this shit?", and five seconds later a character is discussing the absurdity of it.

Also, the motif of something "missing" with Coop seems to both be the plot point of him not having his personality, but also the frustration I feel as a viewer, having the character be there, but not actually being the character I want him to be.

Fast forward to episode four, with Gordon/Lynch himself saying that he doesn't like this version of Coop at all, saying it feels wrong. It's like he's purposefully subverting our expectations and simultaneously commenting on doing it. Throwing it in our faces.

And I love it.

Is there basic consensus of this already?

Edit: Basically, I'm agree with all of this:

LeadProtagonist said:
I've been thinking about the meta elements of this show, especially in light of Lynch starting FWWM off with a TV being destroyed...

Spoilers for all 4 parts:

First there's the fact that a young guy is forced to watch a glass box that does nothing for an extended period of time, and has to have his complete attention on it.
The pace of this season is slow, which is somewhat parallel to this. On top of this, we have the knowledge that a millionaire funded the box, much like how Showtime funded the show. Then, when he has a girl over and they start getting frisky instead of watching... they're murdered. Lynch feels pretty passionately about there being a 'right' way to approach watching film (his commentary on watching a movie on a cellphone) so this adds to that idea.
The message here seems to be "you need to pay attention and appreciate the slow moments".

The feel of the show in general is off from the original, but at times it comes back.
This happens especially during Bobby's moment staring at Laura's picture. We get the melodrama. We get the love theme. It all seems rather out of place at this point though.
It's in contrast to a Twin Peaks where there's no emotional music playing all of the time. To me it almost felt like a big FU to nostalgia. Bobby just needed a minute to get over it.
Of course... then we get the quirky as hell Wally Brando scene...

I'm sure there are more examples that I'm not thinking about at the moment, but it seems like Lynch and Frost are really operating on a meta-level with a lot of this. In some ways it seems like they're directly addressing the expectations and the fanbase, and at times even poking fun at them. I'm not sure if there's some bigger thematic purpose for that though, or if it's just another aspect of the show.
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BlueTsunami

there is joy in sucking dick
Ya broke that one, broke it real good

*vague sexual facial expression*

Can't wait to hear the HELLLOOOoooOOO as someones ringtone
 
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brandonh83

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Okay I think I'm completely obsessed over this.

Even problems I had initially are slowly being overidden because of how much I like the characters and situations. Like the casino sequence is already a classic for me, despite it running forever people are quoting it in their daily lives. It's memorable.
 
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VistraNorrez

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brandonh83 said:
Okay I think I'm completely obsessed over this.

Even problems I had initially are slowly being overidden because of how much I like the characters and situations. Like the casino sequence is already a classic for me, despite it running forever people are quoting it in their daily lives. It's memorable.
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I think the phrase
"It's not about the bunny",
could catch on when a person brings up a trivial issue that distracts from the real thing.
 
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mattiewheels

And then the LORD David Bowie saith to his Son, Jonny Depp: 'Go, and spread my image amongst the cosmos. For every living thing is in anguish and only the LIGHT shall give them reprieve.'
Static Veins said:
Wonderful to see. The world is finally ready for Lynch's work.
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Well I think this work is just much more compelling. Like, I showed the four episodes to a group that has never seen Twin Peaks or even any Lynch movies, and they were so captivated. I feel like if I showed FWWM to them, they would've been bored and depressed, ha.
 
CharminUltra

CharminUltra

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Can't wait to see how
Hawk
will find out about
Arrowhead
. I forget, it's the name of the street, no? Man, I need to rewatch these four episodes asap.
 
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The perfect Dark

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ridley182 said:
Can't wait to see how
Hawk
will find out about
Arrowhead
. I forget, it's the name of the street, no? Man, I need to rewatch these four episodes asap.
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Can't wait to see
Coop going back to Twin Peaks and drinking damn good coffee + eating cherry pie while doing thumbs up
 
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SuperStiltzkin

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Episode 4:
"I've never really left home, Gordon."

Chilling stuff. That interview in the prison was great. Evil Coop's pitched down voice. His repetition of stuff he just said. His blank dark pupils. Robotic gesturing. He's still trying to fool people, but doesn't know his disguise is "decaying." Mimicking human mannerisms and etiquette in the most inhuman way. Gordon and knows something is wrong and Albert looks almost entranced.
 
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Merchandise

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Finished the first season and it was kinda boring. I really am only interested in watching 21st century TV, but I just saw season two is like 3x the length of the first, ugh.
 
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Kadayi

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I guess the gist of it is that Evil Coop has reneged on his compact with the lodge to return in 25 years, using Doug as a switcheroo (though how isn't entirely clear) but of course, True Coop has escaped the Lodge but is suffering from a severe case of PTSD (no shit as a result of 25 years sat in a purgatory). Hopefully, that damn hot coffee will have kickstarted his recovery and he can get angel hearting the shit out of Evil Coop.

Can't say I cared for the Cera scene, but it was good to see Naomi Watts
 
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The perfect Dark

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Camper Van Beethoven said:
I hope the show never lowers itself to that.
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superfly

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Have we talked about about how
Hello-o-o sounds akin to a native American chant not too dissimilar to the one by the arm? Given the emphasis on Hawks heritage and native American history throughout the show is there anything deeper going on here or am I over thinking? Haha
 
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Chitown B

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hydruxo said:
I think mostly everyone in this thread agreed before the episodes dropped that this was the best method of spoiler tagging them. 3 & 4 haven't aired on tv yet, and not everyone has access to the app for on demand. Besides, after this week it's one episode per week for months until the two part finale and we won't need to do spoiler tags. I don't see any problem with enduring spoiler tags for a couple more days.
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If you have Showtime on Cable, you have access to the app. If you only buy it through an app service, you have access to the app. Anyone that is watching this has access to the app.

Unless you're not paying for the eps, in which case I don't care.
 
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hydruxo

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Chitown B said:
If you have Showtime on Cable, you have access to the app. If you only buy it through an app service, you have access to the app. Anyone that is watching this has access to the app.

Unless you're not paying for the eps, in which case I don't care.
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Lmao well regardless, it's 3 more days of spoiler tags. I just don't see the fuss about it. People here already decided that was the best method of going about it.
 
CharminUltra

CharminUltra

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Rooper
(Real Cooper)
repeating those phrases over and over reminds me of Leo saying "new shoes" back when he was in a coma. I wonder if we'll ever find out what happened to Leo in the end (altho I do have a pretty good guess.)
 
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InaudibleWhispa

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Yeah Cooper and others appreciating a cup of coffee is part of the show and characters identities, it happens over a dozen times. Literally saying "That's a damn fine cup of coffee" and doing a thumbs up would feel forced but otherwise, go wild.
 
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The perfect Dark

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PR_rambo said:
Why am I so satisfied watching Cooper play the slots over and over again ??
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HellooooooOOOOOOooooOOOOO


I hope this season wins some awards. Lynch and the actors deserve this.
I still can't believe we're watching Twin Peaks in 2017 with almost all characters/actors are returning. This is something special. Never happened before.
 
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