Back to the Double R: A Twin Peaks Rewatch

Time to tune in, turn on, and rip ‘em a new one! We are amped this week—that’s DOCTOR Amped to you—and we are peeling back the layers of skullduggery and ill intent that exert their stranglehold on freedom. Dr. Jacoby is riding the airwaves with his golden shovel, and we at Back to the Double R are reading between the lines to get at the truth you solid citizens deserve about The Return, Part 5: C...

If it’s Thursday, this must be Vegas! There’s a whole lotta “what the?!?” still bubbling away in Twin Peaks and the far-flung points on the map that now comprise our playing field. Cooper meets Dougie’s wife, the tough-as-nails-and-spitting-them Janey-E! Gordon and Albert come face to face with a face they can’t face! And… BOBBY’S A… !?!?!? Yes, it’s a world full of strangeness as we spin an old t...

Don’t try to tell us you saw this one coming! Special Agent Dale Cooper starts by plummeting through a star field and ends up in Las Vegas—you know, like you do. There’s plenty going on this week, though we might get confused about whether we dreamed it. As we flip the switch on  Twin Peaks Season 3: The Return, Part 3: Call for Help , Jennifer echoes our Special Agent in asking, “Where are we?!”;...

Holy smokes, y’all, it seems that Messrs. Lynch and Frost, et al., are not messing around! Who was that in jail cell? Who’s trying to off Mr. C? And what in the heck has the arm evolved into?!? It’s a whirlwind, all right, this Twin Peaks Season 3, Part 2: The Stars Turn and a Time Presents Itself , but we remain undaunted. This week, Jonathan measures the new rabbit hole for drapes and shines a l...

At long last, we are all meeting in the beautiful future-present-past! Back to the Double R has arrived at the much-anticipated—and somewhat improbable— Season 3 of Twin Peaks, a.k.a, “The Return.” It feels like we’ve been waiting forever! We stare into our glass boxes for Part 1: My Log Has a Message for You, and behold: Colin thinks we are not even watching television anymore; Damon says it’s La...

Bonus episode!! How about some Blue Velvet to go with your brand new New Year?! Your pals at Back to the Double R snuck in an extra recording session to puzzle out some of the mysteries of David Lynch’s idyllic Lumberton, North Carolina, and to ponder what it all means for the good people of Twin Peaks, Washington. In this Very Special Bonus Ep, Damon examines the birds and insects of these twinne...

We’re dusting off some weighty tomes as we dive (deep) into the hitherto unknown and unexplored depths of Mark Frost’s “The Secret History of Twin Peaks.” So many questions!! Order up some extra hash browns and ask Norma to put on a new pot of coffee, because we’re going to be here for a while. This week, Damon challenges us to question the veracity of everything we read; Jonathan contemplates the...

Welcome back to Back to the Double R , where in honor of our subject matter this week, we are podcasting from a slightly alternate universe—so this never happened and if you tell anyone it did, we’ll deny talking about Judy. We sidestep into the absent imaginary with Lynch’s Fire Walk with Me: The Missing Pieces , which is to say, the cool bits that didn’t make it to the theatrical release. This w...

Last week, we caught up with the mysterious disappearances of Agents Desmond and Jeffries, and learned about life at the Fat Trout Trailer Park. Now, in Part 2 of our discussion of Fire Walk with Me, we time-jump from Deer Meadow to a pre-Cooper Twin Peaks in order to learn about the darkness that bubbled up to claim the Prom Queen. In this very special Special, Jennifer looks at a Laura Palmer be...

Woohoo!! We are way stoked to have you reading a website about a podcast about a book supposedly transcribed from audio recordings about a TV character! Check all of us out! Nice work, everyone. In this, our Back to the Double R Special #2, we dive into the dogeared pages of Scott Frost’s “The Autobiography of F.B.I. Special Agent Dale Cooper: My Life, My Tapes.” Published in 1991, this lesser sib...

Buddhist philosophy tells us that nothing exists outside causes and conditions, so what lead up to our trusted Agent Cooper pulling into the small town of Twin Peaks? Come with us, back, back, back in time, to the mysterious events that launched his investigation (and the mysterious events embedded within those events, and so on, and so on). In this episode of our pod, we dive into the first 34 mi...

… Wow, Bob. Wow. The Master returns to direct the final episode of the season and the series (or so we thought), in Season 2, Episode 22, “Beyond Life and Death.” The sound of burning motor oil and the smell of hideous laughter usher us into the waiting room of the Black Lodge and we are spat out with at least as many questions as answers. This week,  Jonathan contemplates the triumph of evil; Jen...

The dancing! The speeches! The pageantry! The EVIL INCARNATE!! We are celebrating fine old traditions in Twin Peaks this week, like sacrificing our queens to the darkness! With all the shiny plastic and plot moves, it’s pretty clear things are about to get real real in Season 2, Episode 21, “Miss Twin Peaks.” As the stakes soar, Jennifer is seeing manifestations of the divine; Jonathan savors impe...

Howdy, Listeners! To celebrate arriving at the Season 2 finale, we are throwing out some bonus content. Damon and Jonathan interview Jennifer and Colin (respectively) so the the two newer viewers (Jennifer and Colin) can place their bets for Lynch & Frost's final moves of the legendary series. (Or are they?!?) Enjoy! And as always, head to BackToTheDoubleR.com for all our regular episodes...

Dark times and ominous portents… what’s not to love?! There’s a fair bit of traditional soap opera mode in this episode, but also some of the most disturbing glimpses of things to come! Things are heating up in Season 2, Episode 20, “The Path to the Black Lodge ” and here’s what’s cookin’ : Colin is dreaming about things just out of reach; Jennifer has a warning for vixens and virgins; Jonathan se...

There’s a rising sense of doom in Twin Peaks this week… Or is there? Maybe it’s just some annoying filler narratives as we wait for the big finish which has to arrive eventually. We’ve got Season 2, Episode 19, “Variations on Relations ” figured, so jump on in. In this episode of Back to the Double R: Jonathan honors the inimitable Lucy Moran and asks what’s wrong with romance in this town; Jennif...

There’s heartstrings being plucked everywhere you look in Twin Peaks this week, and—thankfully!—not in the Bob kind of way! What does this rising tide of pine-scented eros hold in store? We affix our headlamps and plunge into the darkness for this, Season 2, Episode 18, “On the Wings of Love”! Jennifer examines the long reach of sexual jealousy; Colin contemplates the return of Gordon Cole; Jonath...

The Peaks are humming this week as the town gears up for the big charity auction and the new waitress at the Double R is stealin’ hearts. If it’s Season 2, Episode 17, “Wounds and Scars ”—and it is—we are thinking big thoughts and sleeping it off at the Bookhouse. In this episode of Back to the Double R: Jennifer is going to the country; Damon hugs it out like a man; Colin crosses his eyes to look...

Well THAT was a hell of thing! This week we got seriously pulled into Season 2, Episode 16, “The Condemned Woman" and could barely get a handle on its wonderfully Peaksy twists and turns. In this episode of Back to the Double R: Damon gives a presentation on the natural history of the Little Pine Weasel; Jonathan unmasks the show’s unmaskings and raises a glass to Josie Packard; Jennifer asks...

Well, thank you, Diane Keaton! The consensus is that despite some serious problems, we are nevertheless back in true Twin Peaks with Season 2, Episode 15, “Slaves and Masters.” This week, Colin frames the good, but not perfect, return to form with a bit called NailedIt/FailedIt; Damon examines how Keaton’s directing brings us back to a “Lynchian” mode; Jennifer spotlights victim-villains, especial...

Can you feel that? Is that some of that old Twin Peaks magic? This week, we're tackling Season 2, Episode 14, "Double Play" and we like what we're seeing. In this episode of Back to the Double R: Colin says we're halfway back into the swing of things; Jennifer is on the murder beat; Jonathan is relishing the horror of it all; and Damon is seeing parallels in a noir classic...

Let’s Rock! We're getting that crunchy Lynch/Frost vibe  in Season 2, Episode 13: Checkmate! Jennifer analyzes Jean Renault; Colin asks if his we feel betrayed; Jonathan follows up on Denise Bryson; and Damon theorizes why the Civil War rears its ugly head. For the Twist , we flag some pesky glitches!  LISTEN : Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | BuzzSprout | Spotify | RSS | and more! S2, E13...

Howdy, Podcastville! Here's another sizzlin' episode of Back to the Double R , hot off the griddle for Season 2, Episode 12: The Black Widow . Jonathan shows us what makes the show work, and offers a salute to Maj. Garland Briggs; Jennifer watches Ben Horne go spinning back in time; Damon dissects the Major’s mysterious return; and Colin follows up on post-Peaks supernatural TV. In the T...

Howdy, valued listeners! Welcome to our new regular post day, Thursday , a loving nod to the Peaks’ regular night back in the day. Here’s our hot take on the cold fish that is Season 2, Episode 11, “Masked Ball” —and we even found a few things to like! We’re cockeyed optimists like that. Jonathan covers what’s not working in this episode; Damon highlights characters haunted by their pasts; Jennife...

Well, our summer break is over, and we’re tanned, rested, and ready to rock-and-roll, Twin Peaks-style, meaning ominously and adorably. We fire the engines back up with Season 2, “Dispute Between Brothers,” which sees our hosts squaring off on different sides of the Bob/Leland debate! So meta! Damon explains why there is some real potential in this episode, even if it is fated to be unfulfilled; J...