Its the pilot, not ep 1

/nit

Twin Peaks Pilot

Lynch is such a master of the form. He makes a ceiling fan ominous, fergoodnesssakes. How does he do it? Does he just pick the perfect angle and composition + editing, or is it the colours? He seems to really favour muted but clear externals, and a heavy dull yellow/red/brown palette for his internals. And all those little touches...the screaming girl running around in the school, the weird loud music from the jukebox in the morning diner, the sheer glee of Cooper when he finds the corner turned over in the issue of Flesh World they find in the bank deposit box...


What I didn't like: James - colossal wussy, doesn't even go and meet Donna at the bar. And Leo looked like a right tool in the pilot.

What I did like : The gorgeous women, the endless odd characters that we often don't see again/much, like Donna's younger sister, Bobby's friend, and the mute kid with the Native American headdress.


Looking forward to episode 1.

Should have been a one season series.

yes, James was a big wuss of a character...I loved when Lura makes fun of him. Leo should've been more menacing and less of a toolish clown, but that's what casting a bad actor does for you. I don't think I ever saw that actor in anything else ever again.

Lucy is awesome

ep 1 next

Hey 3 for 3

I'm watching EP 1

I gotta urinate

Episode 1: Traces to Nowhere (001)

"There was a fish... in the percolator..."

Written by Mark Frost and David Lynch
Directed by Duwayne Dunham.
Original Airdate: April 12, 1990.

Agent Cooper finds a great cup of coffee and the world's worst cup of coffee on the same day. Cooper and Sheriff Truman discover more about the troubled secret life of the murdered Laura Palmer; Big Ed Hurley reveals that he was drugged at the Roadhouse; a frightened James Hurley, vengeful Bobby Briggs and Mike Nelson are released from jail; Catherine Martell lays bare her plot to take control of the Packard sawmill. It appears that both trucker Leo Johnson and Laura's psychiatrist Dr. Jacoby may have some connection to the crime. Mrs. Palmer has a terrible vision.


Some Dialogue:
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Cooper: You know, this is - excuse me - a damn fine cup of coffee. I've had I can't tell you how many cups of coffee in my life and this, this is one of the best. Now I'd like two eggs over hard. I know, don't tell me, it's hard on the arteries, but old habits die hard, just about as hard as I want those eggs.
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Audrey Horne: Do you like my ring?
Cooper: Very nice.
Audrey: You know, sometimes I get so flushed, it's interesting. Do your palms ever itch?
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Dale Cooper: Diane, never drink coffee that has been anywhere near a fish.
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Truman: I'm begining to feel a little bit like Dr. Watson.

I tweeted Mark Frost with a question about the series-ending cliffhanger and he responded. I should have worded the question differently; as is it doesn't come off as very insightful, but here it is:

Thats kind of awesome though

This was a good opener to the main first season. Cooper is about the coolest guy ever to be able to get away with striding around in gravity boots and wearing red boxer shorts, and there's some excellent interplay and setup. Also the scene between Audrey and Cooper where she's obviously got the hots for him is pretty funny.

Leo is being set up as the most likely suspect when Shelley finds a bloody shirt, and we see him about to bea the hell out of her with soap in a sock, but we also get a startling scene where Laura's mother has a vision of Bob, and can't stop screaming.

solid 8/10 episode

If I remember correctly, the finale was written and filmed with the knowledge that the show was being cancelled...

Episode 2: Zen, or the Skill to Catch a Killer (002)

"Leo needs a new pair of shoes!"

Written by David Lynch and Mark Frost.
Directed by David Lynch.
Original Airdate: April 19, 1990.


Cooper tells Sheriff Truman and his deputies about a unique method of narrowing down the Laura Palmer murder suspects. Ben welcomes his returning brother Jerry with some bad news, and the two decide that a trip to One Eyed Jacks is needed. Donna Hayward and James Hurley find they are in love. Cynical FBI agent Albert Rosenfield arrives in town. Josie discovers that Catherine is double-crossing her. That night, Cooper has a strange dream that elevates the murder investigation to a whole new level.



Some Dialogue:
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Jerry Horne: We had those Vikings by the horns! What happened?
Ben Horne: We're not 100% sure. They took their translator with them.
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Laura Palmer: I feel like I know her but sometimes my arms bend back...
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Leland Palmer: We have to dance for Laura!
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Sheriff Harry S. Truman: Albert, I understand you're the best that there is. Agent Cooper told me that you do your job very well.
Albert Rosenfield: That's right.
Sheriff Harry S. Truman: Good. Because normaly if a stranger walked into my police station talking that kind of insulting crap, he'd be looking for his front teeth two blocks away on Queer Street!

Lots of things to love in this episode - Ben and Jerry absolutely ramming large amounts of bread into their mouths as they speak, Leland going bananas and insisting on "dancing for Laura", and of course the Red Room with the midget and Laura....absolutely peerless, except for maybe the episode where Laura's killer realises what he's done, and dies (maybe episode 15??)


10/10 episode

I need to catch up to episode 2 tonight