Damn Fine Commentary with Dave and Lynch

Part seventeen of Twin Peaks: The Return brings us to the ultimate in penultimate episodes. We find out there are bigger villains than Bob in the world. Mr C arrives at the coordinates, but doesn't quite find what he expected.

Chad gets punched in the face. Bob gets punched in the face. It's a punch-a-palooza.

Thank goodness we brought so many sandwiches.

Links:

• Jiao Dai — to explain or make clear
• Minority Report — trailer
• Echolalia — the unsolicited repetition of vocalizations made by another person
• The Secret History of Twin Peaks: A Novel — by Mark Frost
• Back to the Future II
• The Restaurant at the End of the Universe — part two of the five (or six) part Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy trilogy. Yes, the word trilogy becomes increasingly inaccurate, the more books that are published.
• The World Spins - by Julie Cruz — In addition to the album's two singles, a number of other tracks from Floating into the Night appeared in Twin Peaks, including "Into the Night", "The Nightingale" and "The World Spins".

Part seventeen of Twin Peaks: The Return brings us to the ultimate in penultimate episodes. We find out there are bigger villains than Bob in the world. Mr C arrives at the coordinates, but doesn't quite find what he expected.

Chad gets punched in the face. Bob gets punched in the face. It's a punch-a-palooza.

Thank goodness we brought so many sandwiches.

Links:

• Jiao Dai — to explain or make clear
• Minority Report — trailer
• Echolalia — the unsolicited repetition of vocalizations made by another person
• The Secret History of Twin Peaks: A Novel — by Mark Frost
• Back to the Future II
• The Restaurant at the End of the Universe — part two of the five (or six) part Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy trilogy. Yes, the word trilogy becomes increasingly inaccurate, the more books that are published.
• The World Spins - by Julie Cruz — In addition to the album's two singles, a number of other tracks from Floating into the Night appeared in Twin Peaks, including "Into the Night", "The Nightingale" and "The World Spins".

Part sixteen of Twin Peaks: The Return shows us lots of action at Dougie's house. Chantal and Hutch run out of snacks and a Polish accountant runs out of patience. Diane recounts her past, Audrey does a dance and Cooper is back 100%.

It's a tightly-packed episode and people are under a lot of stress.

Links:

• Bellina Logan — actress who played the desk clerk in series 2 and the doctor in series 3
• The Lost Boys — Death by stereo
• Twin Peaks: The Return Soundtrack
• Vanilla Sky
• Did he say Barney? — from Reddit user WayneDPJ

Part fifteen of Twin Peaks: The Return is full of "steamy" encounters: Ed and Norma hook up after many, many years while Mr C and Phillip Jeffries share an intimate moment too.

Mr C and Richard Horne take a father-and-son road trip. Steven and Gersten take a walk in the woods to reflect on their decisions in life.

At the Bang Bang bar, Chuck learns a crucial lesson: Don't provoke the man with the green left hand.

Get Gordon Cole and socket to me, and Margaret calls for the last time.

Bosomy woman - stay away from me.

Links:

• Jacoby's Tiki Bar — a David Lynch themed bar recently opened in Sydney
• There is no fear in this dojo — from the Karate Kid
• Joan Chen's letter to David Lynch
• Reddit user ThisThatOrThatOther
• Reddit user FormicaTableTop — theories on the use of the word "threshold"

Part fourteen of Twin Peaks: The Return finally sees our law enforcement teams discover the existence of two Coopers. The FBI discuss the original Blue Rose case. Four policeman visit Jack Rabbit's Palace and meet a fireman.

Freddy spills his guts and cracks some nuts, while Sarah Palmer's blind date goes horribly wrong.

And if we're like the dreamer who dreams and lives inside the dream, then who is the dreamer?

Links:

• Picnic at Hanging Rock — by Joan Lindsay
• Picnic at Hanging Rock — movie directed by Peter Weir
• The Fireman — by Angelo Badalamenti
• Monkey whispering Judy — from Fire Walk With Me
• Total Recall — deciding to stay in the dream world or leave
• Tulpa
• Ret con — Retroactive continuity
• Phillip Jeffries in Fire Walk with Me — Who do you think this is there?
• Phillip Jeffries in Twin Peaks: The Return Part 14 — Who do you think that is there?
• The Secret History of Twin Peaks: A Novel — by Mark Frost

Part thirteen of Twin Peaks: The Return has the Mitchums bearing gifts, Sonny Jim gets a gym set and in a gathering of villains we witness a power struggle to see who is the baddest of them all.

In this episode, it's just you and I. Together. Forever.

Because it's no good eating alone.

Links:

• Rabbits — by David Lynch
• Seven Heavens
• Russ Tamblyn's shovel dance
• Johnny Haysman — Facebook appreciation society

Part twelve of Twin Peaks: The Return sees a new member added to the FBI's Blue Rose task force. Sarah Palmer is still finding it hard to deal with the pace of change in Twin Peaks. Gordon Cole enjoys a fine Bordeaux, Diane is deputised and finally we witness the return of one of the original series' most beloved characters.

Let's rock!

Links:

• The Tommy Westphall Universe — an insanely detailed mapping of how hundreds of television shows reference each other
• Wilhelm Scream
• Psych - Dual Spires — an episode of the television show Psych with not one but seven Twin Peaks characters
• Dr Jacoby referenced in Fringe
• The ninth circle of hell — from Dante's Inferno, the eternal destination of traitors
• The Secret History of Twin Peaks: A Novel — by Mark Frost

Part eleven of Twin Peaks: The Return is here and you better watch out, because Becky's got a gun and she knows how to use it. Cole finds a wormhole to another reality and Hastings loses his head.

Truman and Hawk study a map to find what they're looking for and Dougie's life is saved by a cherry pie to die for.

Links:

• Twin Peaks: The Final Dossier — by Mark Frost
• Adam Spencer's Big Book of Numbers — by Adam Spencer
• Adam Spencer's World of Numbers — by Adam Spencer
• Chrysta Bell covers Falling
• John Yorke — on storytelling
• Commercials I Hate
• Gravity Falls — Animated television series with Twin Peaks influences
• Syzygy — an alignment of celestial bodies or the union of opposites

Part ten of Twin Peaks: The Return sees Miriam left for dead in a trailer, while Candie swats at a fly.

Richard Horne gets paid and Dougie gets laid.

Grab your grandmother, settle in and enjoy part 10 of Twin Peaks: The Return.

Links:

• Harry Dean Stanton — in the 1977 TV version of A Fistful of Dollars (1968)
• Palatable — pronunciation guide
• The Leyland Brothers — travel all over the countryside
• David Lynch interviewed by Alex Jones
• Miriam's last name — Is it Hodges or Sullivan?
• Harbinger — something or someone that foreshadows a future event
• Jacob's ladder

Part nine of Twin Peaks: The Return shows Mr C arriving at the farm, but no sign of Ray. Major Briggs is still sending messages through time. Our FBI team take the most expensive, tax-payer-funded 300 mile flight in a private jet.

Ben Horne is a good man. Johnny Horne is running into things. Jerry Horne is still high and at war with his own body. And still no sign of Audrey Horne.

Finally, Bill Hastings cracks under questioning and admits to running a conspiracy blog, when all he wants to do is soak up the sun, consume mixed drinks and go scuba diving in the Bahamas.

Links:

• The Search for the Zone — Bill Hastings' conspiracy blog
• Seal of Solomon — the esoteric meaning of the Star of David (also known as the Seal of Solomon)
• LaughingPinecone — an internet theory that Gordon Cole is a bad guy
• Matthew Lillard's Experience Shooting Twin Peaks was Extremely Lynchian — via Vanity Fair
• Psalm 46 — a lecture by Professor Brian Moriarty on mysteries, puzzles, Shakespeare, coincidence and obsession