Digging into Season 2’s epic opening scene with a fun & insightful group of fans. Thank you to Andrew Cook, Tommy Jones, Joel Bocko, Alison Ivy, Patrick Mahan, John Bernardy, and Brian Liddicoat. Highlights include:

0:42 - The owls are not what they seem?

5:42 - Joel enters the room

10:24 - Inter-dimensional beings in Twin Peaks

19:32 - Pop culture references in this scene (note: I forgot that L/F did not title the episode)

22:54 - Are the events in this scene real? (and Alison’s arrival)

30:51 - Any connections to FWWM?

32:46 - Has Cooper gone somewhere without moving? (and Patrick’s arrival)

39:03 - Why are the Waiter and Giant so chill?

43:30 - Cooper’s spiritual development

47:23 - Interesting items in this scene

52:11 - Waiter and Giant: one and the same? (John arrives)

58:10 - Does Cooper like TV?

1:02:40 - Is the Waiter like a Leland?

1:04:45 - “We want to help you.” Who’s we?

1:08:42 - Cooper’s character development

1:14:36 - Frostian appreciations

1:19:23 - Key functions of this scene (including pacing & repetition)

1:28:50 - Is Twin Peaks for (cool) nerds?

132:10:10 - Cooper and the Waiter

1:37:08 - Podcast preview: Dreamer’s Diary

1:44:41 - Parting thoughts from Alison, Patrick, and Andrew

1:48:49 - Storytelling and Jung (and the arrival of Brian)

1:52:18 - Updates and praise: Blue Rose Task Force Podcast

1:55:40 - Señor Droolcup is a Twin Peaks fan (It’s good for the soul) - what a treat meeting Brian face-to-face

2:21:42 - Parting thoughts from Brian, Tommy, John, and Anthony

Thank you to Josef Polydoros for creating the introduction and encouraging the pursuit of this discussion.

Connect with:

- Andrew  / https://x.com/MasterMastermnd

- Tommy  / https://youtube.com/@dreamersdiarypodcast

- Joel  / https://x.com/lostinthemovies  

- Alison   / https://instagram.com/ agent.ivy  

- Patrick  / https://x.com/patreeeek  

- John   / https://instagram.com/bluerosetaskforce

- Brian  / https://x.com/senordroolcup  

- Anthony  / https://x.com/tpgrammar