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