Appreciating the Ending of Twin Peaks
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 Published On Apr 30, 2024

"WHAT YEAR IS THIS?" Let's dig in! *To view the full scene, click here: https://vimeo.com/937988193 With special guests Courtenay Stallings ("Laura's Ghost: Women Speak about Twin Peaks"), Patrick Mahan (Talking Backwards Podcast), John Thorne ("Ominous Whoosh: A Wandering Mind Returns to Twin Peaks"), Joel Bocko ("Lost in the Movies"), Andrew Cook (Salmon Shirts Forever Productions), and “Agent” Alison Ivy. Please join in below with your own thoughts and impressions.
1:15 - initial reactions to the ending scene
8:15 - story vs. discourse and stuff to look at (slides here: http://tiny.cc/bktwxz)
12:55 - watching the scene with film elements in mind (*This section had to be removed due to copyright)
13:06 - observations & thoughts (performance, camera, sound, editing, props)
41:57 - Cooper’s final question
47:10 - storytelling elements to think about
1:01:59 - the final scene in a larger context
1:07:44 - Fun thoughts, abandoned notions, etc
1:18:29- characters (trapped) in stories: them and us
1:31:13 - what do you love most about this show?
1:34:03 - is this scene easy to summarize?
1:46:51 - persuasion and hypnosis in this show
1:53:56 - the enjoyment of talking TP
1:58:51 - closing thoughts on the ending scene

To watch the scene in black-and-white, click here: https://vimeo.com/940374474

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