Back to the Double R: A Twin Peaks Rewatch

Whoa, wait a second! That’s not a regular episode! Correct, dear listeners! Come and get Back to the Double R’s Special #1: The Secret Diary of Laura Palmer! This week, Jennifer leads us through a discussion of the dark and disturbing mini-masterpiece by Jennifer Lynch, which set the whole country talking in furtive whispers way back in 1990. We talk about what the diary meant to Laura Palmer, whe...

The wheels of Justice have brought us to the climax of the first major arc of the series, Season 2, Episode 9, “Arbitrary Law.” It’s a Big Time culmination of all the things that make this show beloved and bedeviling. This week, Jennifer invokes the horror trope where young people, mostly women, are punished for their passions; Damon assembles us all in a room to reveal the Whodunnit moves of the...

How do you solve a problem like Bob? Leland is whistling show tunes and cutting a rug as Bob spirits away Maddy Ferguson’s body in his golf bag. It’s a nostalgia-filled nightmare in the pivotal Season 2, Episode 8, “Drive with a Dead Girl.”  This week,  Jonathan pays tribute to the amazing Peggy Lipton; Jennifer asks what those Horne boys are up to; Damon contemplates Bob unleashed; and Colin look...

Gang!! We’re busting out the bonus content!! Can you even?? We had so much fun dissecting the epic episode S2, E7: Lonely Souls that we just had to come back for more. In this special lagniappe, Damon and Jonathan takes us through a slate of clues that have been pointing to Laura Palmer’s killer since the Pilot. Jennifer and Colin try to piece together what they knew when, and the whole crew kicks...

This is a BIG episode, folks, so we’re calling an audible! We bust out a live reaction to the big finish—Shock! Horror! Awe!—then we go through the episode blow by blow, from bouncing balls to Missoula, Montana. Highlight include: Damon kicking us off with the ominous sound cue; Colin starting to tease out a color theory of Twin Peaks; Jennifer grappling with the reckoning between Audrey and her f...

The weird are going pro in the very otherworldly Season 2, Episode 6, “Demons”! As always, we’ll spoil this episode, so watch before listening!  This week, Colin updates his gothic checklist and admits to being disturbed, but not in the good way; Jonathan puts Mädchen Amick and Shelley Johnson in our adoring spotlight; Damon illuminates us on multiple characters’ shifting and temporary identities;...

This week, we get super dark for Season 2, Episode 5, “The Orchid’s Curse”! Remember, we’ll spoil the heck out of this ep, so watch before listening! It’s a journey through confounding labyrinths as Damon explores the dream logic of Twin Peaks’ geography; Jonathan maps out Northwest Noir, focussing on Sheriff Truman; Colin finds eerie links between old-school Gothic hits and the show; and Jennifer...

Did you pack for rain? Things are getting very dark and turbulent in Twin Peaks for Season 2, Episode 4, “Laura’s Secret Diary”! As always, spoilers for this ep, so watch before listening!  This week, Jennifer sets us up for a discussion of the episode’s epic opening scene; Jonathan gets down and dirty with lies, deceptions, and Hank Jennings; Damon looks to the skies and confronts a very portento...

Season 2 takes a turn for the weird this week, so Back to the Double R does, too. Spoilers for this ep! Watch before listening!  In a show known for a sense of humor, we also have to face a cluster of awful men doing horrible things. Jennifer leads a conversation about the derision and abuse that men direct at women in Twin Peaks; Jonathan looks at critical turning points for several characters; D...

Come get a DOUBLE HELPING of Back to the Double R ! The Season 2 premiere is so jam-packed with Peaksian goodness, we needed two podcasts just to wrangle it. As ever, plot details for this ep are fair game; watch before listening!  “May the Giant Be With You” aired 9/30/90, written by Mark Frost and David Lynch. In Part 1, Damon breaks down the opening scene; Jennifer notes a disturbing family reu...

It’s Part 2 of our take on the jam-packed Season 2 premiere, “May the Giant Be With You”!!  Colin shows up at the Sheriff’s station and haunts the hospital; Back at the Double R, Jonathan eavesdrops on Major Briggs and son Bobby; Damon is there for Pete Martell’s memories of Catherine; and Jennifer confronts the Horne Brothers’ demonic glee, then brings us home for action-packed conclusion of an e...

This week, Back to the Double R runs with a dangerous crowd for Season 2, Episode 2, “Coma,” which originally aired on 10/6/90. As ever, we discuss any and all plot points for this ep, so watch before listening! We kick off with a discussion of spoilers versus speculation in a Twin Peaks rewatch, including a couple accidental bullseyes. Colin asks if the magical silliness is beginning to go to far...

We’ve reached the season finale of Twin Peaks, Season 1, “The Last Evening,” which originally aired 5/23/90. (As ever, watch the ep before listening!) It’s a busy night in Twin Peaks. Our character spotlight shines on Piper Laurie, the show’s Catherine Martell; Damon unlocks a cabinet of monsters and horror film tropes; Jonathan addresses the show’s complex portrayal of violence; Jennifer ponders...

If you’re here, it must be Season 1, Episode 6, “Cooper’s Dreams.” Standard Spoiler Alert: Watch before listening! This week, Jonathan focuses on “Women in Charge,” specifically director Lesli Linka Glatter and actor Catherine Coulson, aka The Log Lady; Jennifer sheds light on themes of smoke, fire and hell; Colin ponders the spirit world and who can get there; and Damon cranks up the music of Twi...

This week we discuss season 1, episode 7, “Realization Time,” which originally aired on May 17, 1990 on ABC. As always, we will be revealing plot details, so we assume that listeners will have watched Twin Peaks season 1 through episode 7. It’s an action-packed episode, with plenty of themes for our crew to explore. Colin notes the prominence of the color blue, dissects the increasing juxtapositio...

This week’s super-sized installment is Season 1, Episode 5, “The One-Armed Man,” directed by Tim Hunter. Colin sees it as a love letter to film noir and the “double cross,” while Jennifer is captivated by the parallels with Hitchcock’s Psycho . Jonathan explores appetites and primal urges this week, and dives into Mike, the titular one-armed man. Damon analyzes Cooper’s relationship with local law...

We’ve arrived at Season 1, Episode 4 of Twin Peaks , “Rest in Pain,” which originally aired 4/26/90. Remember to watch before listening, as we might discuss any episodes to this point in the series. In this installment: Damon picks some ringers at Laura Palmer’s funeral; Jonathan grapples with Bobby Briggs and talks secrets and honesty: Jennifer shows how insiders and outsiders see Twin Peaks and...

Next up on Back to the Double R , Season 1, Episode 3,  "Zen, Or the Skill to Catch a Killer.” Directed by  Lynch, the episode aired 4/19/90. As usual, we cover plot points from this episode and prior episodes. Jennifer focuses on an unusual family dinner at the Horne household. Colin looks at Cooper’s idiosyncratic deductive techniques. Jonathan considers Albert and Cooper as characters. Dam...

You’re back! And so are we. This week, Episode 2, “Traces to Nowhere,” which aired  4/12/90. Reminder: No spoilers, but this episode is fair game. Watch before listening! Herein: Colin on the imagery of surfaces and what lies beneath; Damon asks what makes the show “Lynchian”; Jonathan on Doc Hayward; and Jennifer with  Laura's ghostly voice. Twist: The show’s obsession with food and damn fin...

Welcome to Back to the Double R, a podcast where four fans watch (and rewatch) David Lynch and Mark Frost’s legendary TV event “Twin Peaks.” We’re in it for the long haul—every episode, with a few special detours along the way—so hop in. We each bring our own perspective: Damon and Jonathan have watched every episode multiple times; Jennifer and Colin watched back in the day, but haven’t seen Seas...