Blue Rose Task Force: A Twin Peaks Obsessive Podcast

S2E21 “Miss Twin Peaks”

Blue Rose Task Force: A Twin Peaks Obsessive Podcast

Show Notes

It’s time for Miss Twin Peaks to anoint its next Queen in Twin Peaks Episode 28, and your host John looks into director Tim Hunter and writer Barry Pullman’s style choices before analyzing the episode’s time wonkiness, Cooper’s intuition, and all the keys—physical or metaphorical. Find out what they unlock, and stick around for artifacts of Audrey being the Queen, and elements of Laura Palmer reintroduced into the narrative. 0:00:42 Intro 0:04:05 Cancellation 0:07:15 Lucy’s dance 0:09:25 Saying “no” to Miss Twin Peaks 0:11:27 Tim Hunter’s directorial choices 0:15:18 Barry Pullman’s (sometimes unused) contributions 0:19:07 Audience reaction 0:20:50 Log Lady Introduction What’s Going on With Dale Cooper and Time? 0:25:50 Decompressed plot elements 0:31:50 Cooper’s intuition 0:41:00 Cooper and Annie 0:46:50 Annie the queen Why Is Windom Earle So Much Scarier Here? 0:50:48 Pale skin, blacked-out teeth 0:56:30 Less is more 0:59:45 How other characters react to him Just How Many Levels of Keys Are We Dealing With? 1:03:05 Leo 1:04:49 The Major 1:06:28 Annie 1:07:30 Lana Milford 1:10:50 The Packards and Pete 1:12:30 Norma, Ed and Nadine 1:14:50 Donna Hayward 1:17:21 Donna and Ben Horne 1:20:45 Ben and Audrey What Could Have Been with Audrey Horne? 1:23:02 Audrey could have been queen 1:26:00 Even with Annie, what if she was? How Is Laura Palmer Being Invoked? 1:27:20 Via Annie 1:29:15 Via Miss Twin Peaks Production by Mitch Proctor and Area 42 Studios and Sound www.RuminationsRadioNetwork.com www.instagram.com/RuminationsRadioNetwork www.25yearslatersite.com Instagram: BlueRoseTaskForce Twitter: RuminationsRadioNetwork@RuminationsN Twitter: @BlueRoseTFpod https://www.patreon.com/RuminationsRadio Email [email protected] Email [email protected]

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