The Great Twin Peaks Rewatch S1E7: But Killing The Bird Went Too Far

Look, if you’re going to have a mystery show, you have to have at least one casino scene, amirite? But that’s doesn’t happen here. This just sets it up. The episode opens with Cooper gently letting Audrey down; not that he isn’t tempted, but she’s. You know. A high schooler. Audrey tells him most of…

Book Review: The Kalevala, Compiled by Elias Lönnrot

You know, mythology doesn’t always make a lot of sense, but you can generally see a cohesiveness in behavior and in the characters. Ex: Zeus is always horny, Hera will always be a jealous wife, fate will always intervene to make things a thousand times worse for people. Then you got the Kalevala. Look, this…

The Great Twin Peaks Rewatch S1E6: This Log Has Seen Some Stuff

Society may judge you but the log will not. Our episode opens up with drunk Icelanders. That’s right, drunk Icelanders. Cooper, like that one Scottish guy stuck at an airport, declares his hatred for Iceland, particularly as it’s 4:30 in the morning. Curiously, the investigation takes an odd turn, as the blood on Leo’s shirt…

Book Review: Out of the Silent Planet by C.S. Lewis

For whatever reason, I have not read these books. It was not necessarily for lack of interest (although my interest mainly lay in what appeared to be a tiny dinosaur on the cover–there are no tiny dinosaurs in the book, by the way). But other books appeared, my short attention span kept getting distracted by…

The Great Twin Peaks Rewatch S1E5: Isn’t That The Guy Who Killed Harrison Ford’s Wife?

You know what I like about this series? There are so many coincidences, but you don’t really know if they’re just coincidences or not. Right now we have two different plotlines that appear to be linked only by Laura Palmer’s murder. The episode starts out with the supernatural plotline: Sarah Palmer describes her two visions…

Movie Review: Knives Out

I’ve been on an Agatha Christie kick lately. I can safely say much of her success is owed to perfecting the whodunnit formula that has made its way into countless other mediums. It’s easily recognizable: generally the head of a wealthy family is murdered, or they die in mysterious circumstances. The family is gathered at…

The Great Twin Peaks Rewatch S1E4: Putting the Fun in Funeral

You know, at some point small towns that have dark presences living in the woods nearby should just. Like. Be completely open about it. No secret societies. No hushed whispers. Just be like “ah, yeah, that bastard Cthulhu is at it again”. In this episode, Cooper learns about Twin Peaks’ secret society. But first, Albert…