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by AXX°N N.
Fri Feb 04, 2022 2:03 pm
Forum: General
Topic: Season 4? Or is it over after this? Wisteria/Unrecorded Night? Something else? (Speculation thread.)
Replies: 9272
Views: 13033301

Re: Season 4? Or is it over after this? Wisteria/Unrecorded Night? Something else? (Speculation thread.)

Actually, it could be a situation like how Frost's father skyped in his performance in S3. Sorry to play the party pooper, just a stray thought. :)
by AXX°N N.
Wed Feb 02, 2022 12:07 pm
Forum: Season 3 (2017) The Return
Topic: Orbs, and how everything revolves around them
Replies: 6
Views: 4130

Re: Orbs, and how everything revolves around them

Literally one day ago, I was driving in my car and had a passing thought along the lines of "what was the deal with the frickin' orbs in S3, anyway?" :D! I almost posted it yesterday, too. Aside from Silva's passing, the other obvious is that they've been a motif in Lynch's work for the p...
by AXX°N N.
Tue Feb 01, 2022 1:37 pm
Forum: Season 3 (2017) The Return
Topic: Orbs, and how everything revolves around them
Replies: 6
Views: 4130

Orbs, and how everything revolves around them

Following a recent rewatch, I had some thoughts that ended up resembling a grand unified theory centering on the orbs, an aspect that was (and, seemingly by design, still sorta is) extremely nebulous to me. There's an interesting parallel going on between the nuclear blast and the discomforting noti...
by AXX°N N.
Mon Jan 31, 2022 12:35 pm
Forum: Books
Topic: SPOILERS: Inconsistencies in the Secret History of Twin Peaks
Replies: 140
Views: 161944

Re: SPOILERS: Inconsistencies in the Secret History of Twin Peaks

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by AXX°N N.
Wed Jan 12, 2022 3:25 am
Forum: Books
Topic: SPOILERS: Inconsistencies in the Secret History of Twin Peaks
Replies: 140
Views: 161944

Re: SPOILERS: Inconsistencies in the Secret History of Twin Peaks

I recall, quite the contrary, Frost stating that he (as in on his own, as opposed to him in tandem with Lynch, who reviewed very little of the old material as a team) had indeed reviewed everything, including every episode and even the previous tie-in books. And I don't doubt that whatsoever, since ...
by AXX°N N.
Sat Jan 08, 2022 8:30 pm
Forum: Hap's Diner
Topic: Alternate Cuts/Versions of Films? The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly
Replies: 11
Views: 3738

Re: Alternate Cuts/Versions of Films? The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly

BTW, what version of Blade Runner did you decide on and what did you think of it? The Final Cut, and it was a pretty easy decision: 1) It lacks the happy ending that was stapled on in one of the cuts. 2) There are no inserted-after-the-fact expository voice-overs, a type of executive meddling I esp...
by AXX°N N.
Sat Jan 08, 2022 6:30 pm
Forum: Hap's Diner
Topic: Alternate Cuts/Versions of Films? The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly
Replies: 11
Views: 3738

Re: Alternate Cuts/Versions of Films? The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly

It seems to be widely accepted that the extended cuts of the Lord of the Rings trilogy are superior to the theatrical cuts, but I think they are full of scenes that severely affect the pacing, or feel out of place on their own terms. Fellowship is probably best served by the added scenes, but by Re...
by AXX°N N.
Fri Jan 07, 2022 4:12 pm
Forum: Hap's Diner
Topic: Alternate Cuts/Versions of Films? The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly
Replies: 11
Views: 3738

Re: Alternate Cuts/Versions of Films? The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly

Yeah, I put off watching Blade Runner for many years because I wasn't sure which version to watch, or where to begin on figuring out how to know which opinions on which version was best were the better informed. There's one thing about director's cuts I feel ambivalent about but it's a bit of an abs...
by AXX°N N.
Sun Jan 02, 2022 9:54 pm
Forum: Season 3 (2017) The Return
Topic: For Those Who Were (Mostly) Satisfied with The Return
Replies: 8
Views: 7123

Re: For Those Who Were (Mostly) Satisfied with The Return

I like the Wally scene just because I'm a fan of extended metaphors, and he extends the metaphors to the point they flay in two. It reminds me of my time as a writing consultant. :) But the thing is that it doesn't feel like a take-down, he seems extremely sincere and good-natured about his absurd p...
by AXX°N N.
Tue Dec 21, 2021 1:20 am
Forum: Season 3 (2017) The Return
Topic: General Discussion on Season 3 (All Opinions Welcome)
Replies: 756
Views: 525346

Re: General Discussion on Season 3 (All Opinions Welcome)

Mr Reindeer actually discovered an excellent way of fitting the Blue Rose revelation into the original series timeline in the latest post on the episode 28 thread. I remember that! It's a fun bit of head-canon not dissimilar to what Frost does in his books. :) I rarely ever see anyone mention this ...
by AXX°N N.
Sun Dec 19, 2021 8:58 pm
Forum: Season 3 (2017) The Return
Topic: Differing Views on The Return
Replies: 289
Views: 138172

Re: To the Profoundly Disappointed: Are You Still Disappointed?

Interesting to see the crossover and occasional differences in perspectives! Same here! I especially like your description of the chats echoing and reflecting things in an eerie way, and about the suggestion of a lot existing off-screen--it reminds me of the scene where Andy lets a perp go and he's...
by AXX°N N.
Sun Dec 19, 2021 5:46 pm
Forum: Season 3 (2017) The Return
Topic: Differing Views on The Return
Replies: 289
Views: 138172

Re: To the Profoundly Disappointed: Are You Still Disappointed?

The Roadhouse booth chats These are my favorite of the ones you listed. They're what I take as "Inland Empire mode" Lynch, brief scenes that act as microcosms. I have a strong preference for literature/film that is fragmented and vignette in nature (it's why IE is my favorite of his films...
by AXX°N N.
Sat Dec 18, 2021 3:54 pm
Forum: Season 3 (2017) The Return
Topic: Differing Views on The Return
Replies: 289
Views: 138172

Re: To the Profoundly Disappointed: Are You Still Disappointed?

I think everyone would also agree that BOB (and other aspects of the mythology) were demystified. At the same time that bORB truly does scare me, the scene overshoots my ability to suspend disbelief. The Convenience Store thrilled me viscerally the night of 8's airing, because I felt bewildered that...
by AXX°N N.
Thu Dec 16, 2021 8:14 pm
Forum: Season 3 (2017) The Return
Topic: Differing Views on The Return
Replies: 289
Views: 138172

Re: To the Profoundly Disappointed: Are You Still Disappointed?

One can be of the opinion that there aren't 'random, meaningless' throw-ins in S3 and that some can go overboard with analysis. I still feel vindication from when Lynch no-no'd the ridiculous "you have to play parts together" nonsense early on after S3 ended. I also really, heavily dislike...
by AXX°N N.
Thu Dec 16, 2021 1:39 am
Forum: Season 3 (2017) The Return
Topic: General Discussion on Season 3 (All Opinions Welcome)
Replies: 756
Views: 525346

Re: General Discussion on Season 3 (All Opinions Welcome)

It's a hard pill to swallow, but another horse-pill comes right after in the form of the previously unrevealed intimacy between Diane and Cooper. At a certain point, although it's pretty plainly contrivance born out of the endless mitigating circumstances of cancellation and actor death or non-parti...