So after pressure from a few people, finally getting motivated to use Netflix in my room and running out of other television to watch, I have finally started watching Twin Peaks. I've seen the Pilot and two episodes already and while I have no clue where the story goes, the 90s context or anything other than my own brain, I've decided to take notes to play along with my theories, raise questions for myself and keep myself motivated to finish the show.
You should probably stop reading here if you haven't seen the show.
Initial thoughts: I really enjoy the eccentricity of Mr. Miranda, Special Agent Dale Cooper. As the investigative lead he has the right balance of charisma, weirdness and Sherlock Holmesness to be our detective and entry into the town. I recognize that comparatively, Laura Palmer's death is probably the most minor part of the show, but watching him work has been quite entertaining. Episode 3 concludes with him having a bizarre dream involving a dancing dwarf and I'm already very interested in how he is going to interpret it all.
Character Reactions: Early Favorites are Joey the Biker, his Uncle Ed, the Sheriff, Cooper and Joey's girlfriend Donna. I'm not sure where their sudden love affair bloomed from, but I guess we have to take everything they say about it at their word so far. I'm already more than ready for Ed to ditch his crazy eye patch wearing wife, although I have a feeling she is probably going to be around awhile.
Bobby and Mike irritate me in the way they are supposed to I guess, the obnoxious, drug doing Captain of the Football team who roams the town being a total bro, acting the bully until he runs into larger bullies, who in this case is Leo. Was Leo really a character type in the 90s? Pulled back hair, and aspergers like attitude? Like the whole soap in a sock thing, I didn't realize that was actually a thing outside of prison movies? Although I guess that is supposed to put insight into his upbringing or background or whatever. I guess the whole trucker thing is just a cover for him running drug deals and the like. Also what is up with his house not being finished? Maybe it'll be worked on in future episodes.
Audrey is also a character who rubs me the wrong way. I guess we're supposed to take her attention needing as issues stemming to her upbringing and probably some genetic flaw as her brother is autistic. I could probably handle her easier if we weren't constantly being subjected to weird scenes of her dancing to music that makes me miss Amy Winehouse :[.
Doctor J I guess is my leading suspect for having killed Laura as he was her psychologist turned dude in love with her who stalked Joey and Donna out into the woods and took the other piece of the heart necklace, although him as the killer does seem too obvious. At this point it is probably far too early to say as there are characters yet to be introduced, connections yet to be made and such.
For all I've heard about the weirdness of the show, it seems pretty reserved so far, Cooper's dream was weird enough but aside from the bizarre craziness setting in on Mr. and Mrs. Palmer, nothing feels too far fetched or out of this worldy yet, just a tale of a small town that has plenty of secrets of its own.
More episodes and more feed back to come!
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