“Episode 2” is somewhat of a game-changer for Twin Peaks, but it also happens to be a big game-changer for my blog. After looking at the past reviews I've done (not many), I came to realize a few things, some of which I already knew but was just ignoring. They are as follows:
1. Nobody really reads this blog.
2. And...that's all.
So yes, no one reads my blog. Yeah, maybe a few people have stumbled across it, and my close friends and family might check it every now and again, but I need to face the truth. I'm not writing this for the public, I'm writing it for myself. And that's okay! I enjoy it. Think of it as my own public diary, where I can talk about myself and the world around me through the lens of media I'm reviewing. I look back on my previous reviews and I spend so much time trying to recap, when instead I could be talking about so many other interesting things. If you want to know what happened, watch it.
So, Twin Peaks or something. Ah, right. As I said, this episode is somewhat of a game-changer. It introduces elements that were previously bubbling below the surface of the show. Quick moments like Mrs. Palmer's vision of the creepy man in her house, and the overall sense of off-ness the town emanates might key you in to how weird this show can get, but this episode struts it's weirdness no-holds-barred.
Even completely ignoring the last mindscrew scene, there's quite a bit to be confused about here. What was the point of Ben's brother Jerry's obsession with sandwiches? (and why name the two brothers after an ice cream company?) What is up with Ed's wife Norma and her drape-runners? (And her super-human strength?) And what in the world is going on with Cooper's unorthodox investigation method using a Tibetan rock throwing technique?
And the answer to all of these questions is...I don't know. I could take the time to try and pick apart these situations and attempt to explain them, but it seems unnecessary. For some reason, in the context of the show, it all makes sense. And it also makes for an absolutely entertaining hour of television.
This episode wasn't just a bunch of weird non sequitur scenes strung together though. We also got some important developments in the overall story as well. We get our introduction to One-Eyed Jack's, and learn that Benjamin Horne is quite the slime-ball (if it wasn't apparent already). We learn of Leo's connection with Bobby and his friend (I can never remember his name!) as well as Laura. We have our introduction to Albert Rosenfeld, who seems to be the opposite of Cooper. He doesn't want to be in Twin Peaks, and takes no interest in its small town lifestyle.
But eventually we come to the final scene of this episode, one of the most iconic and strange things Twin Peaks has ever done. If you were to show someone this scene, independent from the rest of the show, you would either immediately hook them or turn them off to it, depending on the kind of person they are. It is exciting though, to think that this dream sequence could be full of clues to learning who the killer is (or is it?), and Cooper seems to think he knows who did it. We are also introduced to Bob and Mike: two spiritual entities that...something something something. It's elaborate, strange, confusing, and awe-inspiring. In other words, it's Twin Peaks.
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