Back to the Double R: A Twin Peaks Rewatch – Détails, épisodes et analyse

Happy Helloween, O children of the night! To sanctify the arrival of the dismal months, we are busting out of our clear acrylic cube to bring you a BRR Special Event! Welcome to GOODNIGHT, LADIES, Part 1, in which we step into the depths of Alan Moore and Eddie Campbell’s legendary graphic novel, From Hell—technically not a Lynch property, although we will be exploring several points of contact, including a fateful meeting at the Gull & Elephant. In this stroll through the nightmares of 1880s Whitechapel, Jennifer dissects the deep disorientation; Damon summons the spirit of anarchy; Jonathan maps the links between The Ripper’s London and the Lynchverse; and Colin invites you into secret association! Keep your eyes peeled out there, friends!

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Howdy out there, denizens of the Lynchverse! Pack up your troubles in your old kit bag because we’re hopping on the midnight bus bound for the Inland Empire. This immersive meditation on Hollywood has a reputation for being EXTRA Lynchian—and we can see how folks might hesitate to dive in at first: It’s a bit of a commitment, that’s true, especially for leporiphobes. But your loyal servants at Back to the Double R have gone to the promised land to mark the way! And ended up right back where started! But with subtle and unspeakable insights we will nevertheless gab about for an hour and change: Jennifer maps the many places that the Inland Empire seems to be all at once; Damon is on the trail of stories within stories (within stories within stories); Colin brings in the scholarly big guns; and Jonathan presses play on the echoing themes of Nina Simone’s “Sinnerman”! For the Twist, we conjure up some of our favorite movies about making movies and ask WWDLD: What Would David Lynch Do? 

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Denouement: An ending that isn’t an ending for a TV show that isn’t a TV show. In this final episode of Twin Peaks, we’re through the looking glass and into an eerie new realm that might even be our own. If it’s Thursday, this must be Part 18: What is your name? As we venture across time with Cooper and Diane, or Richard and Linda, we are savoring this long, strange trip and sending our gratitude to you our there in Listener Land for riding shotgun. This week: Damon takes in the silence; Jennifer eyes the latest Dale Cooper with suspicion; Jonathan contemplates the full circle; and Colin sees a warning in the illusion of knowing. For the Twist, we ask the inevitable post-Part 18 question: Should there be a fourth season? But wait! We’re not done yet! Stay tuned for more episodes looking back on Back to the Double R’s adventures in Rewatching!

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S3, E18 NOTES:
David Lynch (episode director)
David Lynch, Mark Frost (episode writers)

It just doesn’t get any bigger than this, folks! (Or does it? No, it couldn’t. Could it?) For all the marbles, this week we’re going to learn who Judy is, battle Bob himself, ask a special favor of Phillip Jeffries, and tinker with the very fabric of reality! You know, like you do. There’s so much to cover in Part 17: The past dictates the future that we’re taking it section by section: Jonathan questions some of Agent Cooper’s choices; Jennifer ponders public brawls; Colin solves the puzzle box at long last; and Damon contemplates the epistemic implications of hitting “UNDO.” For the Twist, we cast an eye backward and think about what we have missed as this season draws to a close. 

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S3, E17 NOTES:
David Lynch (episode director)
David Lynch, Mark Frost (episode writers)

Will the real Dale Cooper please stand up!! Things are popping off, and we don’t just mean irritable accountants! This is an episode where electricity is put to diabolical use, tulpas are coming and going, and the FBI is on the move in the best possible way. Gas up the jet, gang, because this is Part 16: No knock, no doorbell! This astonishing week: Jennifer monitors mysterious soundscapes; Damon checks Agent Cooper’s vital signs; Jonathan reveals hidden truths about Diane Evans; and Colin asks if Twin Peaks is life. For the Twist, we join the magical Sherilyn Fenn on the dance floor and move to the groove that is “Audrey’s Dance.”

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S3, E16 NOTES:
David Lynch (episode director)
David Lynch, Mark Frost (episode writers)

It’s an episode for the ages! First we’re up, soaring in the bright blue sky, then we’re brought low, as a dimming light darkens for the final time. How much emotion can Messrs. Lynch and Frost pack into an hour? They’re certainly taking us on tour of our feels this week in Part 15: There’s some fear in letting go. But this isn’t our first rodeo, or yours either! Tune in as we celebrate the rapturous smooch of Ed & Norma, then Jennifer hearts on Hutch & Chantal; Damon pulls back to reveal a wider, weirder elsewhere; Colin is seeing things in a new light; and Jonathan honors the inimitable and unforgettable Catherine Coulson and her beautiful performance as Margaret Lanterman. A true gem in life and on screen, and we were lucky to get to watch her do this work. For the Twist, we offer a personalized travel guide to some real-world spots that could be straight outta the Lynch-verse!

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S3, E15 NOTES:
David Lynch (episode director)
David Lynch, Mark Frost (episode writers)

Can’t a lady just enjoy a Bloody Mary in peace? At least one sleazeball trucker is no longer able to convey his opinion on the subject. But what a week! Family trees are revealed, Blue Roses come to light, and the Fireman—formerly Himself of the seven question marks—slurps up Andy Brennan for a “Previously On…” for the ages. Meanwhile, back at the 4-top: Colin is getting moody; Jennifer isn’t in Kansas anymore; Jonathan goes full circle with Deputy Andy Brennan; and Damon is serving up some history. In the Twist, we ponder the tulpa and ask whether any of your humble co-hosts grew up with an imaginary friend! 

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S3, E14 NOTES:
David Lynch (episode director)
David Lynch, Mark Frost (episode writers)

Around and around we go! It’s time slips and ominous musical cues over here, crazy gangsters and broken men over there—must be a party at Lynch and Frost’s place! Bare your soul and beg for Bushnell Mullins’s mercy, quick, before you get turned into a swan. This week: Jennifer is inspecting fractured realities; Jonathan sees right through Big Ed’s lonely soul; Damon goes seriously highbrow; and Colin is stuck in loops, loops, loops. For the Twist, we twist last week’s Twist (!!) as each co-host spins a tale of whom another co-host would be in the world of Twin Peaks! 

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S3, E13 NOTES:
David Lynch (episode director)
David Lynch, Mark Frost (episode writers)

Our long-lost Queen of Diamonds has come back to us!! (Or maybe not? Or… wait, what??) In any case, Sherilyn Fenn is once again gracing our screens in all her glory, so—even if we have NO IDEA what she and Charlie are talking about—we’re going with it! Elsewhere this week: Damon is feeling the feels; Jonathan spotlights Sarah Palmer and the cost of survival; Jennifer raises a glass to troubling abstractions; and Colin tackles the bafflingly idiosyncratic return of Audrey Horne. We Twist ourselves this week by asking whom we think we would be if we were suddenly transported into the littlest town with a population of 51,201 souls (or maybe less… or maybe more)! 

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S3, E12 NOTES:
David Lynch (episode director)
David Lynch, Mark Frost (episode writers)

Behold the power of a well-timed cherry pie! The luck of the Dougie is still with our addle-pated Agent Cooper this week, as a dream-driven delicacy snatches his life from the jaws of a very Vegas fate—and the check for $30 million didn’t hurt. Things are heating up as we meet out in the desert to discuss Part 11: There’s fire where you are going. This week, Jonathan is checking out the menu and speaking up for Gordon Cole; Jennifer is taking a slow drive through dreamland; Damon ponders progeny; and Colin is seeing doubles come into focus. For the Twist, we ask which flourish of gore this week made us weak in our respective knees.  

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S3, E11 NOTES:
David Lynch (episode director)
David Lynch, Mark Frost (episode writers)