Twin Peaks Watch Along: Episode Twenty Four
It's been a while! I was maybe halfway through this episode around two weeks ago when my TV died mid-episode. All that time and one new television later, I'm back.
Now where were we?
Episode Twenty Four
Written by, directed by Barry Pullman, directed by James Foley, nothing remarkable about this creative combo, but lets see what we get.
James Marshall is still in the credits, laziness or do I need to be concerned? Oh no, straight away we jump to Harry in mourning, and Ian Buchanan in the credits, I thought we were done with him as well?
Doe-eyed Annie Blackburn arrives, bless her socks. First time we're seen Major Briggs for a bit, The Log Lady is interested in his new scars.
Somehow Dale is now in charge of the police station? Some irregularities around Josie's corpse.
Back at Windom's cabin, him and Leo are the odd couple as Windom prepares another masterful disguise. The Queen's Gambit continues. Windom should not be making Leo the target of his frustrations.
Oh no, Dick Tremaine returns, Audrey is in full-blown pine weasel mode. Audrey and Wheeler are painful.
Dale informs Harry of some colourful details of Josie's past. Harry is non-impressed. Ontkean's angry/distressed is unconvincing.
Catherine receives a visit from Eckhart's assistant Jones. I almost forgot he was dead, he was such a non-character for his brief on screen tenure. Jones presents Catherine with the puzzle box from Thomas. The soap shenanigans continue, between this and Windom's shitty disguise as he visits Donna...
Dale and Pete ponder over the chess game. Lucy puts Andy in check, Major Briggs and Margaret pay Dale a visit to discuss disappearances and markings.
Oh no, Billy Zane singing to Audrey at their picnic, fuck this shit...
At the Hayward's Donna discusses her mysterious visitor with Doc Hayward who reveals that the med school friend he claimed to be is long dead. We of course know this was none other than Master of Disguise, Windom Earle, delivering the next move in his chess match with Dale.
Nadine and Ed broker a breakup through Dr Jacoby, and Ben Horne makes a mysterious visit to Donna's mum, Donna's suspicions are aroused.
Oh no, the Miss Twin Peaks storyline begins. Even though this is a major plot, it can be a bit meh. Shelly and Norma are great as usual, but Windom manages to clunk up the scene with one of his disguises. Dale meets Annie for the first time, instantly smitten.
Hawk informs Dale of a "problem at the Book House", Harry in breakdown mode, Dale is great here, Ontkean's 'angry/unhinged is his weak point across his run in Twin Peaks (for me atleast) but Dale and Harry are always gold. Hard not to have something of a soft spot for this even if Harry's portrayal is a bit hammy here. Dale's empathy on point as always.
Ben's laughable 'Stop Ghostwood' campaign, will SOMEONE think about the endangered Pine Weasel! The fashion show>_< Andy and Lucy are so good as the clumsiest runway models ever.
Great scene between Catharine and Ben (as usual!) Ben with his milk and cookies, so good! These two are straight gold.
But then we get to the pine weasel bit and it all goes off the rails, complete with the schlock comedy music and more Billy Zane. The only good bit about this part of the scene is a particularly good scream into the microphone from some random extra. Audrey and Billy Zane kiss...
Back at the Book House, a random schlub gets a blackjacking and Packard's assistant shows up to crawl into bed with Harry and the episode ends, what the...
Overall, we have to call a spade a spade: despite some moments of gold shining through here and there, this is a bad episode.
Now where were we?
Episode Twenty Four
Written by, directed by Barry Pullman, directed by James Foley, nothing remarkable about this creative combo, but lets see what we get.
James Marshall is still in the credits, laziness or do I need to be concerned? Oh no, straight away we jump to Harry in mourning, and Ian Buchanan in the credits, I thought we were done with him as well?
Doe-eyed Annie Blackburn arrives, bless her socks. First time we're seen Major Briggs for a bit, The Log Lady is interested in his new scars.
Somehow Dale is now in charge of the police station? Some irregularities around Josie's corpse.
Back at Windom's cabin, him and Leo are the odd couple as Windom prepares another masterful disguise. The Queen's Gambit continues. Windom should not be making Leo the target of his frustrations.
Oh no, Dick Tremaine returns, Audrey is in full-blown pine weasel mode. Audrey and Wheeler are painful.
Dale informs Harry of some colourful details of Josie's past. Harry is non-impressed. Ontkean's angry/distressed is unconvincing.
Catherine receives a visit from Eckhart's assistant Jones. I almost forgot he was dead, he was such a non-character for his brief on screen tenure. Jones presents Catherine with the puzzle box from Thomas. The soap shenanigans continue, between this and Windom's shitty disguise as he visits Donna...
Dale and Pete ponder over the chess game. Lucy puts Andy in check, Major Briggs and Margaret pay Dale a visit to discuss disappearances and markings.
Oh no, Billy Zane singing to Audrey at their picnic, fuck this shit...
At the Hayward's Donna discusses her mysterious visitor with Doc Hayward who reveals that the med school friend he claimed to be is long dead. We of course know this was none other than Master of Disguise, Windom Earle, delivering the next move in his chess match with Dale.
Nadine and Ed broker a breakup through Dr Jacoby, and Ben Horne makes a mysterious visit to Donna's mum, Donna's suspicions are aroused.
Oh no, the Miss Twin Peaks storyline begins. Even though this is a major plot, it can be a bit meh. Shelly and Norma are great as usual, but Windom manages to clunk up the scene with one of his disguises. Dale meets Annie for the first time, instantly smitten.
Hawk informs Dale of a "problem at the Book House", Harry in breakdown mode, Dale is great here, Ontkean's 'angry/unhinged is his weak point across his run in Twin Peaks (for me atleast) but Dale and Harry are always gold. Hard not to have something of a soft spot for this even if Harry's portrayal is a bit hammy here. Dale's empathy on point as always.
Ben's laughable 'Stop Ghostwood' campaign, will SOMEONE think about the endangered Pine Weasel! The fashion show>_< Andy and Lucy are so good as the clumsiest runway models ever.
Great scene between Catharine and Ben (as usual!) Ben with his milk and cookies, so good! These two are straight gold.
But then we get to the pine weasel bit and it all goes off the rails, complete with the schlock comedy music and more Billy Zane. The only good bit about this part of the scene is a particularly good scream into the microphone from some random extra. Audrey and Billy Zane kiss...
Back at the Book House, a random schlub gets a blackjacking and Packard's assistant shows up to crawl into bed with Harry and the episode ends, what the...
Overall, we have to call a spade a spade: despite some moments of gold shining through here and there, this is a bad episode.