"You know, there's only one problem with you- you're perfect!"
I was genuinely wondering how Twin Peaks would be able to continue after wrapping up the murder of Laura Palmer. After seeing this, it seems I needn't have worried. So may plot threads, of course, continue. And, as I'll come to, we now have the new mystery box of the "White Lodge"
We begin with some splendid visuals, with an eerie and indeed liminal shot of the forest, then shifting to mantelpiece photos of both Laura and Leland Palmer... then to Agent Cooper comforting Sarah Palmer, reminding us- interestingly, in the light of what is to happen- that he is a deeply decent man.
Then there's Audrey's parting visit to Cooper. She clearly worships him, and his deep moral principles in refusing to be with her do nothing but reinforce that. Again, Cooper is a decent man.
So the FBI investigation comes as a shock... and I'm sure all the viewers were punching the air when Harry told the investigator exactly where he could shove his investigation. Cooper and Twin Peaks, by now, have established a true bond.
All this nicely developed plot and character stuff, and then the ending... night fishing, the "White Lodge" and the Major suddenly disappearing in a mass of owns, urination and white light. Wow.
Other things happen, too, including much broad comedy as Nadine, thirty-five years old, enrols in high school. But this is a surprisingly deep and character-driven episode that somehow manages to point Twin Peaks into what looks like a promising new direction.
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