SPOOK!

The big reveal is here! Yes, most of Twin Peaks has been leading up to this very episode, and boy oh boy is it a doozy. Joe and Nicole discuss all the big reveals and twists, which storylines stand out the most (or least) to them, and question the nature of what BOB is. 

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Episode contains spoilers and mentions murder, suicide, child abuse, and sexual assault. 

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“Twin Peaks” Arbitrary Law (TV Episode 1990) (1990, December 1). IMDb. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0734814/

Wiki, C. T. T. P. (n.d.-d). Episode 16. Twin Peaks Wiki. https://twinpeaks.fandom.com/wiki/Episode_16

Jon Bon Jovi once asked, “Who says you can’t go home?” Well, Rod Serling looked into the future from his writer’s room in 1959 and preemptively answered, “I do.” Such is the message of this episode of The Twilight Zone, and Nicole and Joe discuss what a soda jerk is, question the comfort that protagonist Martin Sloan has with talking to strange children, and marvel at a pre-fame Ron Howard.

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“The Twilight Zone” Walking Distance (TV Episode 1959) (1959, October 30). IMDb. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0734689/?ref_=ttfc_ov

Wiki, C. T. T. Z. (n.d.). Walking Distance. The Twilight Zone Wiki. https://twilightzone.fandom.com/wiki/Walking_Distance

Arrrgh! This episode concerns pirates! In an unprecedented move, there are two storytellers for this Tale of Cutter’s Treasure, and it’s filled with a surprising amount of murder, cameos, and pubescent hormones. Joe and Nicole discuss Gary and Frank’s rivalry over Sam, the Silent Hill 2 remake, and an adorable mindfulness app.

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Episode contains spoilers and mentions child endangerment and murder.  

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“Are You Afraid of the Dark?” The Tale of Cutter’s Treasure: Part 1 (TV Episode 1994) (1994, October 29). IMDb. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0514389/?ref_=ttfc_ov

Wiki, C. T. a. Y. a. O. T. D. (n.d.). The Tale of Cutter’s Treasure. Are You Afraid of the Dark Wiki. https://areyouafraidofthedark.fandom.com/wiki/The_Tale_of_Cutter%27s_Treasure

We’re inching ever closer to the end of the original Twin Peaks, and this time Nicole and Joe note Leland’s love of musicals and his similarities to Ted Bundy. Elsewhere, Harry seemingly gets tired of Cooper’s dream logic investigative techniques, which is surprising because they’ve already gotten them this far. Will the murder of Laura Palmer ever be solved? That’s a spoiler for the whole show, but tune in and find out!

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Episode contains spoilers and mentions murder and gore. 

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“Twin Peaks” Drive with a Dead Girl (TV Episode 1990) (1990, November 17). IMDb. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0734822/?ref_=ttfc_ov

Wiki, C. T. T. P. (n.d.-c). Episode 15. Twin Peaks Wiki. https://twinpeaks.fandom.com/wiki/Episode_15

Are you afraid of the dark? No, we’re not name-dropping the show, we’re asking about a fear (which is different from a phobia). Frank is afraid of the dark on Are You Afraid of the Dark?, and he uses that fear to tell a culinary horror story co-starring Neve Campbell from before she did Scream. Nicole and Joe discuss the return of Dr. Vink and question the details of the business that he seems to be running in this episode.

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Episode contains spoilers and mentions child endangerment. 

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“Are You Afraid of the Dark?” The Tale of the Dangerous Soup (1994, April 16). IMDb. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0514409/

Wiki, Are You Afraid of the Dark? (n.d.). The Tale of the Dangerous Soup Are You Afraid of the Dark? Wiki. https://areyouafraidofthedark.fandom.com/wiki/The_Tale_of_the_Dangerous_Soup

On the winter night of December 3rd, 1957, in Sycamore, Illinois, seven-year-old Maria Ridulph went outside to play a game of “duck the cars” with her friend, Kathy. The girls were approached by a man who called himself “Johnny.” He offered piggyback rides and asked if the girls liked to play with dolls. Kathy left to retrieve her doll from home to show “Johnny,” but when she returned, Maria Ridulph and the man had vanished. What ensued would be a fifty-year-old cold case and a complicated mystery that begs the question, who murdered Maria Ridulph?

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Episode mentions child kidnapping, child death, child murder, child sexual abuse, and child sexual assault. 

If you have any information regarding the kidnapping and murder of seven-year-old Maria Ridulph, please contact the Illinois State Police at www.isp.illinois.gov.

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Maria Ridulph murder: Will the nation’s oldest cold case to go to trial ever get solved? (2017, June 4). CBS News. https://www.cbsnews.com/news/maria-ridulph-murder-will-the-nations-oldest-cold-case-to-go-to-trial-ever-get-solved/

Neumann, S. (2024, December 22). Girl's Abduction and Murder Became 'Oldest Cold Case' in U.S. History. Here's How It Was Solved — Until It Wasn't. People.com. https://people.com/maria-ridulph-murder-oldest-cold-case-8764184

Taken: The coldest case ever solved. (n.d.). https://www.cnn.com/interactive/2013/08/us/oldest-cold-case/

Wikipedia contributors. (2025, February 23). Murder of Maria Ridulph. Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murder_of_Maria_Ridulph

Portrait of a woman. Her name: Barbara Jean Trenton. Her occupation: sadly watching old film reels of herself from when she was famous. But since this is The Twilight Zone, Barbara Jean Trenton is about to go on an existential journey via the supernatural. Or something like that. Nicole and Joe discuss the contemporary comparisons to this episode and discuss whether its ending is hopeful or depressing.

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Episode contains spoilers and mentions depression and suicide. 

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“The Twilight Zone” The Sixteen-Millimeter Shrine (1959, October 23). IMDb. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0734626/

Wiki, C. T. T. Z. (n.d.). The Sixteen-Millimeter shrine. The Twilight Zone Wiki. https://twilightzone.fandom.com/wiki/The_Sixteen-Millimeter_Shrine

As the giant would say, it is happening again. Joe and Nicole sit down to talk about a very busy episode of Twin Peaks, and discuss its portrayals of guilt and death. There’s some heavy imagery in “Lonely Souls”, so prepare for that going in. They also discuss whether the big reveal at the end was effective for them, or whether there was too much slo-mo screaming.

Warning: 

Episode contains spoilers and mentions murder, child sexual abuse, suicide, assault, and gore. 

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“Twin Peaks” Lonely Souls (1990, November 10). IMDb. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0734824/

Wiki, C. T. T. P. (n.d.-b). Episode 14. Twin Peaks Wiki. https://twinpeaks.fandom.com/wiki/Episode_14

Top o’ the mornin’ to you! On this St. Paddy’s Day, Nicole and Joe celebrate the patron saint of the Emerald Isle by watching a movie that is no doubt beloved there as it is in the US, 1993’s Leprechaun. With its cult status, there’s no way it could totally suck, right? Right? Listen on to find out, as Joe and Nicole lament its treatment of Ozzie and how the movie feels like it’s at war with itself. Happy St. Patrick’s Day!

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Episode contains spoilers and mentions murder, ableism,  gun violence, and gore.

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Leprechaun (1993) (1993, January 8). IMDb. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0107387/?ref_=ttrel_ov

Wiki, C. T. L. (n.d.). Leprechaun. Leprechaun Wiki. https://leprechuan.fandom.com/wiki/Leprechaun

We hope you’ve brushed up on your stages of child development, because this episode digs deep into the psyche of perhaps the most annoying little brother a show ever brothered, and the only thing that can stop him is the mortal enemy of any child: a clown. Nicole and Joe discuss whether they can diagnose said little brother with psychopathy, and observe the budding romance between Gary and Sam.

Warning: 

Episode contains spoilers and mentions child endangerment. 

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“Are You Afraid of the Dark?” The Tale of the Crimson Clown (1994, April 9). IMDb. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0514407/

Wiki, Are You Afraid of the Dark? (n.d.). The Tale of the Crimson Clown Are You Afraid of the Dark? Wiki. https://areyouafraidofthedark.fandom.com/wiki/The_Tale_of_the_Crimson_Clown