Twin Peaks Watch Along: Episode Twenty Two
It is what it is at this point in the show.
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Episode Twenty Two
Written by Harley Peyton and Robert Engels, directed by Diane Keaton. Our creators are nowhere near this, but at this stage, we do have two of our more seasoned writers handling the script at least. And we get Miguel Ferrer in the opening credits. We start with Evelyn providing information in an attempt to frame James for her husband's murder. It's a bad start but this does mean we're almost done with the dreaded James and Evelyn plot. There is no way Evelyn's scheming can compete with the Donna and James brain trust though.
Back at the police station, Bobby and Shelly discuss the mystical Leo, Dale ever the multi-tasker manages to interrogate these suspects while mulling over his next chess move. It's The Queen's Gambit all over again. Interestingly Bobby throws a bunch of off the cuff but very pertinent info about his where-abouts on tbe night of the mill fire to little interest.
Right away Albert is gold, dissing out Bobby on the way into the room and giving Harry a hug, He's from the Happy Generation. Albert has all sorts of interesting info about Windom Earle that automatically make him more interesting than anything else we've seen of him so far. Trust Albert to be able to get Earle over as a character.
Speaking of which, at Earle's cabin, we get more flute playing that doesn't sound anything like it's being played in this room. Leo is now being held captive, a disappointing turn of events. After finally regaining consciousness he STILL has to eat gruel...
Ed and Norma scene, nice but... skip... Oh, this does get entertaining when Nadine arrives and seems fairly non-bothered that Ed and Norma are back together.
Harry and Dale questing Josie over the death of Mr Lee. Pete is hidden by a comically large pile of drycleaning.
Civil War Ben continues, Audrey bullying Jerry is entertaining. The rest is dogshit.
Oh no, a Donna and Evelyn scene. Shitty acting from Lara Flynn Boyle.
Shock twist, Josie is revealed as Dale's shooter from the end of season one, and we learn the deadly ramifications of Windom's chess game. Unconvincingly Pete Martell is a chess master now.
Nice Shelly and Norma scene, I WANT that ice cream lamp Norma is cleaning! Shelly is able to start back at the Double R immediately despite her arm being in a sling. Poor Hank appears to be going back to jail thanks to the evidence of Mr R. Briggs.
Thomas Eckhart pays Catherine and Josie a visit.
Oh no, ANOTHER James and Evelyn scene! Please just end this already.
Speaking of just end this already, Civil War Ben, everyone in dressup, this is SO PAINFUL!!!
Thank fuck, the Civil War Ben shit is finally over at least. But now we get the stupid and unconvincing Master Of Disguise Windom Earle. His torturing of Leo is entertaining, but it's like for everything cool they do with the character, they keep fucking it up. Tonight however, Windom has Leo write a note to be delivered in pieces to three ot Twin Peaks's finest.
Could THIS be the final scene of James and Evelyn? Stupid James shot, stupid Malcolm shot, can we just need Evelyn to die now. OF COURSE we don't get rid of James that easily.
Dale doesn't notice Windom looking like Super Mario walk right past him to deliver a note at the Great Northern, after delivering a message to Dale's room. Windom floats between being a cartoon villain and the altogether more sinister character Albert described earlier.
The episode ends with an audio message from Windom telling Dale it's his move.
If my memory serves me correctly, we just might be through the worst of it now and things start to make something of an improvement from here on in?
We're done with Civil War Ben, I THINK we're done with James and Evelyn. Ernie Niles is out of the picture.
This wasn't a great episode by a long margin, but with these plot lines concluded, it can only go up from here...
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Episode Twenty Two
Written by Harley Peyton and Robert Engels, directed by Diane Keaton. Our creators are nowhere near this, but at this stage, we do have two of our more seasoned writers handling the script at least. And we get Miguel Ferrer in the opening credits. We start with Evelyn providing information in an attempt to frame James for her husband's murder. It's a bad start but this does mean we're almost done with the dreaded James and Evelyn plot. There is no way Evelyn's scheming can compete with the Donna and James brain trust though.
Back at the police station, Bobby and Shelly discuss the mystical Leo, Dale ever the multi-tasker manages to interrogate these suspects while mulling over his next chess move. It's The Queen's Gambit all over again. Interestingly Bobby throws a bunch of off the cuff but very pertinent info about his where-abouts on tbe night of the mill fire to little interest.
Right away Albert is gold, dissing out Bobby on the way into the room and giving Harry a hug, He's from the Happy Generation. Albert has all sorts of interesting info about Windom Earle that automatically make him more interesting than anything else we've seen of him so far. Trust Albert to be able to get Earle over as a character.
Speaking of which, at Earle's cabin, we get more flute playing that doesn't sound anything like it's being played in this room. Leo is now being held captive, a disappointing turn of events. After finally regaining consciousness he STILL has to eat gruel...
Ed and Norma scene, nice but... skip... Oh, this does get entertaining when Nadine arrives and seems fairly non-bothered that Ed and Norma are back together.
Harry and Dale questing Josie over the death of Mr Lee. Pete is hidden by a comically large pile of drycleaning.
Civil War Ben continues, Audrey bullying Jerry is entertaining. The rest is dogshit.
Oh no, a Donna and Evelyn scene. Shitty acting from Lara Flynn Boyle.
Shock twist, Josie is revealed as Dale's shooter from the end of season one, and we learn the deadly ramifications of Windom's chess game. Unconvincingly Pete Martell is a chess master now.
Nice Shelly and Norma scene, I WANT that ice cream lamp Norma is cleaning! Shelly is able to start back at the Double R immediately despite her arm being in a sling. Poor Hank appears to be going back to jail thanks to the evidence of Mr R. Briggs.
Thomas Eckhart pays Catherine and Josie a visit.
Oh no, ANOTHER James and Evelyn scene! Please just end this already.
Speaking of just end this already, Civil War Ben, everyone in dressup, this is SO PAINFUL!!!
Thank fuck, the Civil War Ben shit is finally over at least. But now we get the stupid and unconvincing Master Of Disguise Windom Earle. His torturing of Leo is entertaining, but it's like for everything cool they do with the character, they keep fucking it up. Tonight however, Windom has Leo write a note to be delivered in pieces to three ot Twin Peaks's finest.
Could THIS be the final scene of James and Evelyn? Stupid James shot, stupid Malcolm shot, can we just need Evelyn to die now. OF COURSE we don't get rid of James that easily.
Dale doesn't notice Windom looking like Super Mario walk right past him to deliver a note at the Great Northern, after delivering a message to Dale's room. Windom floats between being a cartoon villain and the altogether more sinister character Albert described earlier.
The episode ends with an audio message from Windom telling Dale it's his move.
If my memory serves me correctly, we just might be through the worst of it now and things start to make something of an improvement from here on in?
We're done with Civil War Ben, I THINK we're done with James and Evelyn. Ernie Niles is out of the picture.
This wasn't a great episode by a long margin, but with these plot lines concluded, it can only go up from here...