Bickering Peaks: A Twin Peaks Podcast

Part 3 of our Fire Walk With Me coverage takes us a little deeper into the theorizing side of the film. We invited Aaron back to talk about John Thorne's "Dream Theory"--laid out beautifully in Thorne's indispensable book "The Essential Wrapped in Plastic: Pathways to Twin Peaks"--as well as speculate about the origins, meaning, and function of the Owl Cave ring. Do you agree or disagree with any of the theories put forth? Do you have another theory about Fire Walk With Me? Let us know! Notes: - A brief primer on the Dream Theory from Lost in the Movies: https://lost-in-the-movies.tumblr.com/post/130283482468/john-thorne-of-wrapped-in-plastic-magazine

**Deals with sensitive subject matter. Listener discretion is advised** The second installment of our five-part look at Fire Walk With Me takes us to Twin Peaks in the late winter of 1989. We follow Laura Palmer as she interacts with her friends and family in the week leading up to her death. The tragic circumstances of her life are finally revealed in all their harrowing ugliness, and the mythology of the Lodges are explored in greater detail than ever before. But we still have no idea what's going on. We're joined by former guests Aaron, Nathan, and Tasha, who returned to give us their views on the film. We also enlisted the brainpower of two total Twin Peaks newbies--Olivia and Simon--who haven't seen any of the original series and who are here to tell us if Fire Walk With Me can stand apart from a TV series they have never watched before. Don't change that channel, friends--we're gonna turn this up. side. down! Notes: - More information on the angels missing entirely from the shooting script, check out John Thorne's book "The Essential Wrapped in Plastic: Pathways to Twin Peaks" (p.293, "The Realization of Laura Palmer")

The first installment of our five-part look at Fire Walk With Me begins with the Deer Meadow portion of the film. FBI Special Agents Chet Desmond and Sam Stanley are called in to investigate the murder of Teresa Banks, a drifter whose body washed up on the shores of Wind River. What they discover leads them to believe this is more than your average whodunnit. We're also introduced to the J Edgars in Philadelphia--Gordon Cold, Albert Rosenfield, and Dale Cooper--and meet the mysterious Philip Jeffries, who has a lot to say about a meeting above a convenience store that he claims to have attended... That's a terrible plot description for this part of the film, but really, how else do you summarize ANY part of Fire Walk With Me? We're joined by former guests Aaron, Nathan, and Tasha, who returned to give us their views on the film. We also enlisted the brainpower of two total Twin Peaks newbies--Olivia and Simon--who haven't seen any of the original series and who are here to tell us if Fire Walk With Me can stand apart from the series they have never watched before. Buckle up, Peakies! It's gonna get weird!

We've made it to the end, and as a victory lap of sorts, here's our summarization of the last half of Season 2, with shoutouts to the people of this fab fan community and all the Twin Peaks podcasts where you can catch Season 3 (with many thanks to John for helping us compile the list!): The Twin Peaks Podcast Twin Peaks Rewatch Damn Good Podcast About Twin Peaks Damn Fine Podcast The Gifted and the Damned There Will Be Drinking Dishin' the Percolator The Lodgers Twin Peaks Unwrapped Twin Peaks Peeks Sparkwood & 21 Twin Peaks Log Fish In the Percolator Twin Peaks Revival Diane A Twin Peaks Podcast Twin Peaks The Return Periodic, not recap, coverage but still absolute must-listens for their tangential musings: Counter Esperanto Deer Meadow Radio Red Room Podcast Boob Tube Buddies

"Through the darkness of future's past The magician longs to see One chants out between two worlds: Fire walk with me" It's the finale folks, and the moment we've all been waiting for has finally arrived. Will Agent Cooper be able to save Annie from Windom's clutches? Who will he encounter in the Red Room? And what will become of his soul? Notes: - Psalm 141: https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Psalm%20141 - Original script link: http://www.glastonberrygrove.net/texts/script29.html - Vlog Lady: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=THcvyfwEqbQ - We would be remiss if we didn't give proper credit to John Thorne and his invaluable book "The Essential Wrapped in Plastic: Pathways to Twin Peaks", which we considered our Bible during the recording of Seasons 1 and 2 on our podcast. Thank you, John, for your work within the community and for keeping the flame so brilliantly alive these last 27 years! (Buy his book! Seriously, you will NOT regret it!)

Leo gains a little ground and releases the Major...and then Windom comes unwound...Annie writes a speech about trees (and seeks a little of Coop's expertise)...the Miss Twin Peaks pageant hits fever pitch and goes off with only one teeny, tiny, itty bitty little hitch... Strap yourselves in, Peakies, because we're getting down to brass tacks with this penultimate episode of Twin Peaks: it's 2x21 "Miss Twin Peaks" As everyone in town gears up for the Miss Twin Peaks contest, Windom makes final preparations in the woods. Luckily for our intrepid Eagle Scout investigator, Leo has a change of heart and frees the captive Major Briggs, who returns with stories to tell. It all leads to the night of the festivities, and with so many women vying for the crown (and Windom waiting in the wings) it's all hands on deck for a showdown of epic proportions.

John Justice Wheeler shows Audrey his "plane", Major Briggs checks out the local terrain, hand shakes drive the townspeople insane...and is that BOB coming back again? We've got torches to light the the path to the Black Lodge...you coming with us? Agent Cooper finally realizes that Windom Earle is playing by a different set of rules, and with the clock ticking, the race is on to discover what the game is and how to beat him. It begins to dawn on him that maybe Earle didn't come to Twin Peaks for him...that maybe his goal all along was something of far greater and more devastating import... Meanwhile, unbeknownst to everyone, Major Briggs is abducted in the woods by Windom Earle, who seems hell-bent on extracting as much information from his former Project Blue Book colleague as he can. Cooper takes Annie dancing, and has a warning visit from The Giant. There's something wrong here, indeed. Because up in the woods...in the dark of night...near a circle of sycamores... Also: Lucy's gonna pick a baby daddy! Ben has a plan to raise the visibility of Stop Ghostwood! Donna discovers her birth certificate! Audrey and Jack take their relationship to the next level! Put your right hand in and shake it all about: it's episode 2x20 of Twin Peaks, and things are definitely heating up! Notes: - Would be seriously remiss if we didn't credit John Thorne's amazing Twin Peaks bible "The Essential Wrapped in Plastic" here, again, for providing us with a host of amazing facts and tidbits, including the quote about the Dugpas. It truly is an essential book, a must-have for fans! - Haloperidol is an antipsychotic used to treat a variety of conditions, from schizophrenia to Tourette's, manic phases in people with bipolar disorder, and alcohol withdrawal. It's not known to be useful as a truth serum the way that Windom Earle seems to use it here, and it's doubtful it would *cause* delirium in someone who was otherwise healthy...but we'll let it slide, because who really knows what's in the syringe? - The words spoken backwards by the Major seem to be "That gum you like is going to come back in style", according to folks at Nerdist in their episode recap (http://nerdist.com/twin-peaks-revisited-episode-28-the-path-to-the-black-lodge/) We were unable to play the file that we found and couldn't make heads or tails of what we recorded and then played backwards, so if you have a better guess or an answer to the question of what the Major is saying, hit us up! We'd love to hear it!

There's a cave puzzle to decipher, Ben fancies himself a moral advisor, and Rusty's not having a good day either...buckle up, Heavy Metal Youths, it's party time! (We promise, there are brewskies...) The mysteries of Owl Cave continue to unfold as the Sheriff's Department continues their investigation into its origins and meanings. But they aren't the only ones trying to crack the code: Windom Earle has been to the petroglyph and is now hot on the same trail. Enlisting the help of Major Briggs (for his connection to Project Blue Book and, thus, to Windom Earle) the fellas seem poised to make headway. Cooper also realizes that Audrey, Donna, and Shelly are being targeted by Windom Earle, and that the poem he sent them is one that Cooper sent to Caroline before she was murdered. Seems like the perfect time for Cooper to take Annie on a romantic nature study...but who's that watching from the shoreline? Elsewhere in Twin Peaks, Catherine lets Pete the poet have a go at the puzzle box Eckhardt left behind. There's another event for the Stop Ghostwood campaign, this time involving wine tasting. And Windom Earle finally makes good on his threat to take another piece from the board...literally. Also! Ben is tempted to do bad! Donna confronts her parents! Bobby takes a tone with Shelly! Gordon makes his move! Jack gets a telegram! Coop drinks milk! With so many new players on the stage, the stakes are steadily building...but what is all this sweet work really worth? We're counting down the days to the big finale, when all (mostly) will be revealed!

Harry's looking pretty grave, JJW becomes Audrey's new fave, & the Sheriff's Department visits a cave! Buckle up, Peakies! We're flying on the wings of love today! Harry has a hangover and both Cooper and Gordon find themselves twitterpated as they fall for members of Norma's Double R staff! But while everyone's making heart eyes at each other over slices of pie, Windom Earle continues his dangerous game, this time with cards as the metaphor instead of chess. As we inch closer and closer to the inevitable confrontation between Agent Cooper and his Moriarty, the stakes are raised: there's new love in the air and a diverting new game on the horizon, this time involving...beauty pageants? Also: John Justice Wheeler asks Ben for permission to date his daughter! Andy spelunks past Lucy's window! Donna's has more suspicions about her mother! Let's fly! It's 2x18: "On the Wings of Love" Notes: - Pretty sure we named the wrong card suit when talking about Agent Cooper's card in Windom's deck; he's the King of Spades (which has now caused us to start singing that old Canadian #1 song "King of Spain" by Moxy Früvous: "...now I eat humble pie!") - If you haven't seen the meme-tastic exploits of the Woolhouse Boys on Twitter, go there now: @woolhouseboys. You won't regret it!

Our two amazing guests this week can be found on Twitter at: Clare Nina Norelli - @clarenorelli Andreas Halskov - @andreashasklov You can also find Andreas on Facebook at: https://www.facebook.com/andreas.halskov Or on his blog at: https://detroederum.wordpress.com/ Clare can also be contacted through her website: https://clareninanorelli.com/ Andrea's YouTube series on sound and noise in the works of David Lynch is also definitely worth checking out: https://www.youtube.com/user/LasDellas Angelo Badalamenti's Soundtrack from Twin Peaks (33 1/3): https://www.amazon.com/Angelo-Badalamentis-Soundtrack-Twin-Peaks/dp/1501323016 TV Peaks: Twin Peaks and Modern Television Drama: https://www.amazon.com/TV-Peaks-Television-University-Southern/dp/8776749061 Song Credits: Julee Cruise. "Into the Night." Floating into the Night, Warner Bros. Records. Glenn Miller & His Band. "Pennsylvania 6-5000." Single, RCA Victor Bluebird Records. Jimmy Scott. "Sycamore Trees." Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me Soundtrack, Warner Bros. Records.

Truman's feelin' low, Annie says Hello, John Justice Wheeler sings adagio, and Windom Earle plots his overthrow... A day after the death of his beloved Josie, Truman is in the dumps and Cooper does his best (which isn't saying much) to cheer him up. But while the sheriff's department rallies around their sheriff, Windom Earle still looms just out of sight, and soon enough, Cooper is going to have his sights on someone else entirely... Also: Annie starts her first shift at the Double R! Audrey and Jack go on a picnic! Donna and Shelly get a visitor! Margaret and Major Briggs compare tattoos! And the pine weasel takes center stage! We're tending some pretty big Wounds and Scars this week with Episode 25 of Twin Peaks! Notes: - No confirmation that Barry Pullman is related to Bill. Aidan haz a sad. - The origin of NBC's Must See TV is older than we thought but not by much, having been started in the 1980s with The Cosby Show, though it reached its cultural zenith in the 1990s with shows like Friends, Seinfeld, Just Shoot Me, Will & Grace, and Mad About You absolutely dominating in the ratings. At one point, NBC called its entire weekly primetime schedule "Must See TV" because of the quality of their comedy programming. This all ended in the early 2010s as shows like The Office, 30 Rock, and Parks and Recreation all big farewell. Must See TV as a "thing" is no more. A eulogy for a fad: http://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2014/05/best-nbc-thursday-comedies

Wherein Aidan and Lindsay sit down with Paul Blinov (@PaulJBlin) of Edmonton's Rapid Fire Theatre about their annual Bonfire improv festival and the Lynch-inspired show "Rapid Fire Walk With Me", which was performed on April 7, 2017 in downtown Edmonton. Links: Rapid Fire Theatre: http://rapidfiretheatre.com/ RFT on social media: Twitter: @theatresports Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/rapidfiretheatre Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rapidfiretheatre/

Today: Coop and Albert get nosy, the Angels explore the art of poesy, Ed & Norma get real cozy...and--no, really guys--what the hell happened to Josie?! Cooper and Albert zero in on the culprit behind who shot Cooper in his hotel room, as well as who shot Jonathan in the Seattle airport...and the result of their investigation isn't going to sit well with Sheriff Truman, who already knows the truth. Elsewhere, Josie comes face-to-face with yet another figure from her sordid past, and the wheels are set in motion, picking up speed as they carry her to her eventual fate. Also: Audrey falls head over heels for a near-total stranger! Ben Horne turns a new leaf! Nadine breaks up with Ed! Norma breaks up with Hank! Josie breaks up with life on the corporeal plane of existence! Is this finally the end of the Season 2 nadir? Who knows anything about poetry? And what's BOB got to do with this? These questions and many more will remain largely unanswered at the end of today's episode, but don't touch that drawer pull: we're just getting started with Twin Peaks season 2 episode 16: "The Condemned Woman" Notes: - Aidan asked for it, so we'll deliver: here is this week's mangled translation, put through Google Translate in German, to English, to Turkish, to French, to Spanish, and then back into English: "They Have Low" (Not a bad title. I think that's what we'll refer to this episode as from now on...) - Joan Chen runs a food blog! And she posted her story, in her own words, about why she left Twin Peaks. It's lovely and bittersweet and very poignant, and it's coupled with a coconut cookie recipe that sounds kind of amazing, so definitely check it out: https://hungryempress.com/2014/10/07/how-i-quit-twin-peaks-to-eat-coconut/ - "The price of eggs" is absolutely a saying. We had honestly never heard it before! Clearly we have been tainted by the creepiness of JJW if our first thought was to ascribe something different to his meaning... - Here's an article from the Orlando Sentinel from 10 March 1991, about the return of Twin Peaks to TV screens following its 6-week hiatus: http://articles.orlandosentinel.com/1991-03-10/news/9103100315_1_twin-peaks-peaks-back-poston - The fun fan theory about the Four Seasons of Twin Peaks: http://welcometotwinpeaks.com/theories/the-four-seasons-of-twin-peaks/

Our conversation lasted for nearly 3 hours; we had an amazing time. Some of what we talked about seemed fitting to slip in here as a kind of bonus feature: more information on the Moonchild/Antichrist, Dale's religious experiences, a brief theory about Diane and the Peking duck, and Aidan tells us all about the Real Summer Houses of Flin Flon, Manitoba... Notes: - Information on Flin Flon's history as the hydroponics lab of Canada: http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/opinion/analysis/high-times-over-for-marijuana-mine-161407325.html - We are extremely loathe to link to the Calgary Sun (not only because we're Edmontonians but also because the Sun is basically a tabloid) but this is a fun little look at Rudyard Kipling's historical connection to Medicine Hat, Alberta: http://www.calgarysun.com/2016/04/19/jungle-book-author-saved-medicine-hat

Wherein Aidan, Lindsay, and special guest Eileen delve into "The Autobiography of FBI Special Agent Dale Cooper: My Life My Tapes" by Scott Frost. Written during Season 2 and released when the show was nearing its cancellation date, Dale Cooper's autobiography has long been divisive amongst Twin Peaks fans, who seem to either love it or hate it. We will attempt to break down the big themes and understand a little bit more about the nature of this book, what it's trying to say, and where it might be pointing us to as we come to the end of our original series recaps. Notes: - You can find Eileen on Twitter (@steel_neena) and Tumblr (@muldertorture) - Special thanks to Kevin (@KevMack1213) and John (@jpb_littlegreen) for spurring on discussion, both on Twitter and within this podcast episode! - Big ups to Lee S. Millard whose beautifully digitized version of the out-of-print "My Life My Tapes" was how we all managed to read this book for the ep. You can find it here (in iBook and PDF format): http://leesmillard.com/2014/11/20/dale-cooper-autobiography-ibook/ -"Diane: The Twin Peaks Tapes of Agent Cooper" is available to listen to here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SXa8xWiFd9U - Eileen realized she misspoke after we finished recording, and insisted I issue a correction: she cited the book "The Great Gatsby" when she in fact meant to cite "Pride & Prejudice"...as a teacher, she felt it was prudent to get that fact straight! - We also didn't correct ourselves about the topic of Donna's blue sweater: she did not wear it during her first visit with the Tremonds but instead wears it when she gets Laura's glasses from Maddy. - Who is Marshall McLuhan? Glad you asked: http://www.marshallmcluhan.com/biography/ - Full text of the famous children's nonsense poem, from the British Columbia Folklore Society: http://folklore.bc.ca/one-fine-day-in-the-middle-of-the-night/ Links to other My Life My Tapes analyses: - Sparkwood & 21: http://sparkwoodand21.libsyn.com/the-autobiography-of-fbi-special-agent-dale-cooper-my-life-my-tapes - Twin Peaks Unwrapped: http://twinpeaksunwrapped.com/e/twin-peaks-unwrapped-64-the-autobiography-of-fbi-special-agent-dale-cooper-my-life-my-tapes/