S2, E1, PART 1: May the Giant Be With You

This week we are serving up a DOUBLE HELPING of Back to the Double R! The Twin Peaks Season 2 premiere is so jam-packed with Peaksian goodness, we needed two podcasts just to wrangle it. As always, plot details for these episodes are fair game; watch before listening! 

PART ONE: In this double-barreled episode we examine the cultural impact of Twin Peaks, name our dream directors for an episode, and tackle the first half of the season premiere. “May the Giant Be With You” debuted 9/30/90, written by Mark Frost and David Lynch, with a teleplay by Frost. David Lynch directed this episode. Damon goes full Peaks-ademic on the opening scene and flags certain sonic peculiarities; Jennifer crosses the border to One-Eyed Jacks for a disturbing family interaction and a sad revelation about Blackie; Colin is there when Cooper wakes up in the hospital, then tracks Leland’s surprising glow up; Damon is at the Johnson house, where cocaine (and a literal puzzle!) appear; and Jonathan gives Donna Hayward her closeup. 

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S2, E1 PART 1 NOTES: 

Secret Diary of Laura Palmer (book, 2011, by Jennifer Lynch, daughter of David Lynch; originally published 1990; 2011 edition includes Mark Frost introduction)
Usenet (1980-2005, influential digital network)
Henry Jenkins (b. 1958, Professor of Communication, Journalism, Cinematic Arts and Education at the University of Southern California)
“Twin Peaks: How the Show’s Original Fans Created the Internet as We Know It Today” (2017,  article at IndieWire by Liz Shannon Miller)
Twin Peaks-inspired photo shoot (1990, Sassy Magazine)
Custom Audrey Horne doll (by remy/rogue)
Contemporary commentary from Twin Peaks Usenet newsgroup (2014, archived at LostIntheMovies.com)
The Well (1985-present, influential online community)
Proposed NES Twin Peaks video game (2020, article in TheGamer.com by Isaac Diaz)
Fire Walk with Me (1992, film, written by Robert Engels and David Lynch, directed by David Lynch)
“Fuck Twin Peaks” (1993, 2014, song from Bikini Kill album Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah)
Discussion of riot grrrl scene and “Fuck Twin Peaks” (2013 Bikini Kill interview in Fader)
Nevermind (1991, album, by Nirvana)
Hype! (1996, documentary film on Seattle’s grunge scene, directed by Doug Pray)
Rolling Stone cover featuring “The Women of Twin Peaks” (October 1990)
Kyle McLachlan hosted Saturday Night Live (1990, NBC TV series)
Director Guy Maddin (The Saddest Music in the World, 2003)
Director Sofia Coppola (The Bling Ring, 2013; The Virgin Suicides, 1999)
Dire ctor Sally Potter (Orlando, 1992)
Director Kimberly Peirce (Boys Don’t Cry, 1999)
Director Atom Egoyan (Exotica, 1994)Director Alfonso Cuarón (Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, 2004)
Hank Worden (Waiter) (1901-1992, appeared in The Searchers, 1956, directed by John Ford)
Carel Struycken (Giant)
Mairzy Doats (1943, novelty song by Milton Drake, Al Hoffman, and Jerry Livingston)
Music with Moscowitz (long running comedy/novelty radio show in Seattle)
Ray Wise (Leland Palmer)