Blue Rose Task Force: A Twin Peaks Obsessive Podcast

Twin Peaks Episode 20 says goodbye to Jean Renault with a stupendous monologue your host John explores for thematic and lore implications. Also, what changes did Lynch want director Todd Holland to make to the episode, and why? How do we parse all the sexuality used as a weapon this episode? What is Windom Earle’s relationship to electricity, and what does Major Briggs tell us about the lore of th...

Agent Elle is back with a field report relating to all things Cinema and Twin Peaks. She and John explore well beyond how Twin Peaks references cinema, up to and including how the origins of film and psychoanalysis relate. Lots to unpack in another deceivingly compact package. Production by Mitch Proctor and Area 42 Studios and Sound www.25yearslatersite.com www. RuminationsRadioNetwork.com www.in...

Episode 19 of Twin Peaks is underway and storms are coming, but some characters are more prepared to weather them than others. Your host John discusses Ben Horne’s descent via feng shui into a delusion as a Civil War general, while also looking into the influence of Ken Burns’ The Civil War on the storyline.  More delusion is under investigation with “may be the devil” Little Nicky and “she’s a wi...

Denise Bryson arrives in Twin Peaks in Episode 19 along with genuine lore about the Lodges and your host John looks into the origins of both of them.  Then it’s time to ask if we’re watching a new timeline, or which characters could be in a wonderful dream and which are in terrible nightmares.  How is Denise’s portrayal handled? Is Nadine living her best life? Should Little Nicky maybe get a thera...

Twin Peaks changes course as the Who Killed Laura Palmer arc closes, and your host John looks into all the factors (network pressure, a push for shorter story arcs, a nixed Cooper/Audrey romance, among other things) to paint an explanation of how the new direction came to be.  Then it’s time to ask: Just what did we miss in three missing days (and what we and the characters can’t understand withou...

The first third of Twin Peaks Season 2 has concluded and it’s time for a mailbag. Your host John reacts to reviews, talks biblical connections to Twin Peaks, and shares social media conversations on opposing philosophies. Then he shares how podcasting has changed his approach to analysis, and talks about a twitter interaction that’ll never be topped. Production by Mitch Proctor and Area 42 Studios...

Agent Elle Holgate returns with a Field Report, focusing on a psychological reading of the “Who Killed Laura Palmer” story arc. She and John discuss possible diagnoses of Laura’s killer, pertinent background and nuances thereof, as well as come at the question from a spiritual perspective. How do they tackle dissociation, trauma and responsibility, or how Twin Peaks’ mythology works with these rea...

Laura Palmer’s killer is apprehended in Twin Peaks Episode 16 and your host John takes you through it, from production history to the existential questions it leaves us with.  Is time compressed, or just the plot? How do we see inversions through Twin Peaks? Is Donna allowed to leave the influence of the Supernatural? How does the Supernatural surface? What is the culpability between BOB and his h...

Leland and BOB are in the driver’s seat this episode and everything’s a bit upside down in this spoiler-filled look into Twin Peaks Episode 15. Your host John digs into the inversions seen throughout, why the Log Lady intro might be talking about food, and how characters (do or don’t) manage their secrets. And of course there’s things to say about how BOB and his most familiar human relate to each...

It is happening again—it’s time for Twin Peaks Episode 14 and the killer reveal. Your host John looks into who knew the answer, when they knew it, and how they filmed it. Then he looks into the secrets that are revealed as the darkness breaks through, what Leo and Dougie Jones may have in common, and how Audrey cracks Ben. Then the microscope goes over what seals Maddy’s fate, and what we can unde...

Between MIKE and Gordon Cole, you know Twin Peaks is nearing some big moments. Your host John looks into how everyone’s secret plans end up hurting someone, before counting up how many different disguises there are. Then he digs into the (waning?) influence Laura’s presence, how much Gordon Cole seems to actually know, before a hefty breakdown of the final scene where MIKE recites some poetry. Put...

Your host John discusses Episode 12 director Graeme Clifford and writer Barry Pullman, as well as issues around Mr. Tojamura, and how the  woods may effect the rule and letter of the law in Twin Peaks, as seen in Leo and Leland’s hearings. Then there’s a good look at the supernatural leanings of Harold and Nadine’s delusions, as well as how Laura’s presence could be effecting Maddy and even Donna....

This week looks into Twin Peaks Episode 11, and your host John welcomes director Todd Holland and sorts the the drama of the “Jerry Stahl” script, before looking into the illnesses of Harold and Leland, among others. Then Jean’s Stockholm syndroming of Audrey goes under the microscope, as does Dick Tremayne’s solution for Lucy, and how facts fare in Twin Peaks through characters like Judge Sternwo...

This week’s episode focuses on Twin Peaks Episode 10, and your host John looks into Robert Engels and Lesli Linka Glatter’s time working on it and sifts through the Log Lady Introduction before digging into the episode itself. Albert’s role in the Blue Rose Task Force is explored, as is Cooper’s path through the episode, Ronette’s and Leland’s reactions to the BOB sketch, and what to make of Dick...

Maddy’s vision of BOB climbs a couch in Twin Peaks Episode 9 and your host John digs into that, as well as how Cooper gets more connected to the supernatural when the Major delivers his space message, and why Donna may NOT connect to the supernatural when she meets the Tremonds. This podcast also explores how Twin Peaks residents react to the “Have You Seen This Man” fliers, how communication cros...

Your host John takes a quick detour into the 1990 “Diane…” audiotape collecting any number of internal thoughts of Agent Cooper and connective tissue for the plot leading into Season 2 of Twin Peaks. The insights into Albert and Audrey make this a worthy listen, and the rest of the recording is a good time too. 00:00  Intro 02:46  Production Details 06:08  Scott Frost 07:42  Public reception 10:58...

Go deep into the production history of Twin Peaks Episode 8 as it kicks the supernatural mythology of Twin Peaks into gear, then stay for an exploration of the Giant and his clues, what happens when music is in the air, and what happens when you wear Laura’s stuff. All this, plus visions from Maddy and the Major, Audrey’s predicament, a thesis statement from Jacoby, and nightmare-creating memories...

Please be advised: The Secret Diary of Laura Palmer deals with issues of sexual abuse, violence and drug abuse. We begin with a personal message from field agent Elle, then John proceeds into the book’s production history, Jennifer Lynch’s writing angles, Sheryl Lee’s relationship with this book, and how the book has been received over the years. Then John looks into the different shown sides of L...

While preparing for next time’s look into the Secret Diary of Laura Palmer, your host John takes some time to discuss email and notable moments in social media for the first Blue Rose Task Force mailbag episode. Production by Mitch Proctor and Area 42 Studios and Sound www.25yearslatersite.com www. RuminationsRadioNetwork.com www.instagram.com/RuminationsRadioNetwork Instagram: BlueRoseTaskForce T...

We’ll hand you a cliffhanger on your way in, because this week’s podcast is on f-i-r-e. Learn how the cliffhangers were hidden from the network as long as possible! Explore co-creator Mark Frost’s filming techniques! How do disguises affect the disguised? Is intrapersonal alchemy already a thing in the show? All this, plus tracing how money is at the root of the evil, and observing how recordings...

Audrey and Cooper’s parallel paths to One Eyed Jack’s are getting the spoiler-filled deep-dive treatment as the podcast digs into Twin Peaks Episode 6. Your host John looks at Caleb Deschanel’s contributions to Twin Peaks, the episode’s omnipresent voyeurism, and all the boundary crossings—whether from public to secret, legal to illegal, or signing on the line from unofficial to official. This wee...

This week’s spoiler-filled deep-dive has tea at the Log Lady’s cabin as it goes into Episode 5. Your host John looks into director Lesli Linka Glatter, everything we know about the Log Lady, and what Margaret can tell us about living where the barrier between worlds is thin. You’ll also get various perspectives on the last night of Laura Palmer, and extensive  studies into the complicated natures...

The deep-diving spoiler-filled journey through Twin Peaks finds it way to Philip Gerard’s first physical appearance. Your host John looks into how director Tim Hunter and writer Robert Engels came to Twin Peaks, what Lynch might be saying with the Log Lady Intro, and just how many doublings line Episode 4. How does a darker Twin Peaks reveal itself? What does it mean to be a strong sender? What ca...

Our deep-diving spoiler-filled trek through Twin Peaks has arrived at Laura Palmer’s funeral and Episode 3, the fourth overall episode of Twin Peaks. You host John explores Harley Peyton and Tina Rathborne’s meditation on death, Cooper’s definition of dreams, Albert’s battle against the town of Twin Peaks, and the ramifications of its residents acknowledging the strangeness in the woods. What kind...

Cooper’s Red Room dream gets the deep-diving spoiler-filled treatment this week as Blue Rose Task Force explores Episode 2, the third overall installment of Twin Peaks. Your host John digs into how and when  David Lynch returned to the director’s chair then uses all aspects of Twin Peaks from 1990 to 2017 to analyze the iconic episode. Audrey and Johnny match up with Kubrick again, music is in the...