In Our House Now: “ An Inquiry Into Twin Peaks The Return”

JB Minton interviewed John Thorne about the future and past of Twin Peaks Scholarship.

In the finale of Season 2, John Thorne and Josh "JB" Minton discuss how the deviously layered insurance schemes of Mr C play against the forces of supernatural aid that come to Cooper's assistance throughout Twin Peaks The Return. Understanding this relationship is critical to truly enjoying the best that Twin Peaks The Return has to offer us as viewers.

The Final Song Of The Season is "Simple" by JB Minton (Also available on Soundcloud)

John Thorne and Josh "JB" Minton discuss humor in Twin Peaks The Return at a general level and then break down their top 3 funniest scenes and top 3 funniest lines. Don't miss the laughs in the middle of all that weirdness.

John and Josh discuss Harry Dean Stanton's Carl Rodd, a critical character in Fire Walk With Me and Twin Peaks The Return.

John Thorne and Josh (JB) Minton discuss the various screams in Twin Peaks The Return, exploring their potential meanings and end with a conversation about whispers and the passing of the cycle of ages.

John Thorne and JB Minton discuss the characters in Twin Peaks The Return who watch with indirect purposes that are often unknown and mysterious.

John & JB continue their exploration of Doors in Twin Peaks The Return, getting into Cooper's hubris, the manipulation of memory, and what salvation really means when one finally realizes that they can't change time to erase trauma.

John Thorne and JB Minton get deep into the moments of passage and transformation between scenes and situations in Twin Peaks The Return. We also discuss an alternate and compelling take on the next to last border crossing in The Straight Story, when Alvin may have died on the bridge over the Mississippi River. In the first episode of this two-part conversation for this theme, John and JB go in-depth on these major gateway moments by starting at the end in Part 18 and working their way back. They end with an exploration of Cooper's emotional state in response to the anxiety of being trapped in the Red Room, and ask the question, "What baggage is he bringing with him when he finally parts those Red Room Curtains in 18?

In this episode, we discuss the influences on Twin Peaks The Return by Franz Kafka: "The Metamorphosis," "The Trial," "The Burrough," and Homer's "The Odyssey," paintings by Edward Hopper and Francis Bacon, and Marlon Brando. 

We discuss the primary zones in Twin Peaks The Return. What are their emotional tones? How do characters migrate through these zones in the narrative? How does technology influence each zone? And what the heck do we even call what happens in Odessa? Please join us for another wild ride through Twin Peaks.