Moonlighting S5 E1

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“A Womb With a View”

The final season of Moonlighting kicked off with a big musical number and one of the jokes in the song was that they were determined to make 22 episodes this season, but the critics claim that they would only get to 16. Funnily enough, they do not get to 16, they only make thirteen.

I can understand why. The first episode of season five introduced us to Baby Hayes, played by Bruce Willis and visited by angel Jerome (played by Joseph Maher). Jerome introduced Baby Hayes to his mom and dad and showed him some of the best and worst parts of the world.

Then, in a remarkably cruel twist, Jerome claimed that the “Creator” has decided that Dave and Maddie were not going to be parents and took Baby Hayes away to let him be born to a different set of parents.

I remember being upset with that decision when I first watched the episode. It was like everything we as an audience member went through in season four was rendered a waste of time with one quick twist of fate… and they did it with another musical number.

They gave Dave and Maddie a three minute scene tacked on the end of the episode to deal with their grief and their loss. It just felt so wrong. Clearly they had decided that the show could not handle a baby in the cast and they went out of their way to fix it. I wonder how many viewers they lost with this stunt?

It made no sense and was a weak way to try and get around a prior season full of narrative. No the best way to kick off a new season.

Shogun S1 E2

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“Servants of Two Masters”

I got the chance today to watch the second episode of Shogun on Hulu. Both this episode and episode 1 dropped at the same time last week, but it did not fit into my schedule to see them both. I planned on getting to Shogun episode two before the weekend finished, and I was able to get it done. I think I enjoyed this episode more than I liked episode one, and I liked episode one a lot.

John was bounced around to different areas, from the palace to a prison then back to the palace as the people involved tried to determine how they were going to best use this ‘barbarian.’

Interestingly, we get the first interactions between John and Mariko, which I believe will become something much more than expected.

But John… when they offer you a bath… take it. Twice a week is okay.

Lord Toranaga clearly is looking as a mastermind with his machinations.

Next episode of Shogun drops late night Monday on Hulu.

EYG Comic Cavalcade #84

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March 3, 2024

New banner! Exciting times! Good books this week too.

I mentioned last post that Todd was going to Des Moines and was going to get some books signed for me. He returned with the two that I had, both signed by by Eric Gapstur and one signed by both Gapstur and Joey Vazquez. He also brought Amazing Spider-Man: Gang War #1 variant signed by Vazquez and he wondered if I wanted it. I told him yes, and it is a cool thing. Todd sure seems to have connections. I guess that is what happens when you go to conventions for as many years as he has.

I purchased Zorro: Man of the Dead #2, but I did not read it yet, because I am waiting for issue #1. It looks to be a present day Zorro story and the art looks fantastic. I have always enjoyed the character of Zorro, so I am excited to read this one and see what it is like.

New books this week:

Paul the Samurai #1. Written by Ben Edlund and penciled by Dave Garcia. Another book that Todd brought back for me from Des Moines that he was wondering if I would like to purchase. Paul is a spin-off of The Tick series from New England Comics and I love the Tick so I happily bought it from him. I have been working on picking up certain Tick books via eBay and this one is a great addition to the collection.

Spider-Punk: Arms Race #1. Written by Cody Ziglar with art by Justin Mason. Takashi Okazaki & Rico Renzi did the cover art. I really like the character of Hobie Brown, Spider-Punk, especially from Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse. However, this issue just did not do much for me. I do not know why it did not grab me as much as I would have expected, but it just did not.

Grim: Pen and Ink #1. This includes not only art but also commentary from Flaviano, the one-named artist extraordinaire from the Grim books. This is a reprint of issue one but in a beautiful black and white style. Something is Killing the Children did its number one in this style last year too. It is a wonderful piece of art in this manner.

Ice Cream Man #38. “Escape from Garyland” Written by W. Maxwell Prince and including art by Martin Morazzo. Legit, I think Ice Cream Man has the most consistently original and creative stories every new issue. This whole thing with this character of Gary was thoroughly engaging and made me want to know what was happening to all these poor Garys. Cover of the week too, btw.

Amazing Spider-Man #44. Written by Zeb Wells and penciled by John Romita Jr. Romita Jr., Scott Hanna and Marcio Menyz did the cover art. The Gang War comes to its conclusion as Spidey and his band of heroes take on the double dealing crime lords and one comes out on top.

Resurrection of Magneto #2. “The Weight of the World” Written by Al Ewing and art by Luciano Vecchio. Stefano Caselli & Jesus Aburtov did cover art. Magneto has to come to the understanding about his terrible past and the pain and loss of life that he caused. Can Storm convince him to return with her, and if she does, what is the path they must take?

Phantom Road #9. Written by Jeff Lemire and drawn by Gabriel H. Walta. A weird and wild story and one of the quickest reads of the week. The imagery tells much of this story as Dom and Beverly face horrors from their past.

Avengers: Twilight #3. “With You I Can Do Anything.” Written by Chip Zdarsky and including art by Daniel Acuna. Alex Ross and Daniel Acuna did the cover art. The future tale of the Avengers rolls on with a great battle between Cap and the new Iron Man, son Tony Stark, James. Ms. Marvel makes an appearance as does Tony Stark’s disembodied head.

Immortal Thor #7. Written by Al Ewing and drawn by Martin Coccolo. Alex Ross did the cover art. There are some odd things going on in this book as it seems as if the Enchantress and Skurge have some magical being (Dario?) and the story is being told in a comic book…or so it seems. Its been weird so far, but I love Al Ewing so I will give him the benefit of th edoubt.

W0rldtr33 #8. Written by James Tynion IV and art by Fernando Blanco. Honestly, this book has been my least favorite James Tynion IV book so far. I find it confusing and I am having a difficult time following it. However, I am on board with it for however long it goes. This issue seemed to have a little more clearness for me and so we’ll see where it goes from here.

Invincible Iron Man #15. “The River”. Written by Gerry Duggan and penciled by Creees Lee. Kael Ngu did the cover art. This issue sets up what looks to be the big knockdown between Tony Stark and the Stark Sentinels. It sees the debut of Tony’s new armor and the Sentinel-Buster armor. Tony and Emma are great together too, by the way.

Punisher #4. Written by David Pepose and art by Dave Wachter. Rod Reis did the cover art. This feels like the end of the story for this new Punisher, but maybe I am wrong. I did enjoy his conflict with the new Jigsaw and his eventual acceptance of the Punisher name. I hope this is not over.

Miles Morales: Spider-Man #17. “Retribution: Part 1” Written by Cody Ziglar and art by Partha Pratim & Federico Sabbatini. The anti-vigilante legislation in New York has been repealed, but that does not mean that Miles’ problems are over. Agent Gao has more plans and they may include Rabble.

Giant Size Fantastic Four #1. “Imperious Rex” Written by Fabian Nicieza and art by Creees Lee. Bryan Hitch & Alex Sinclair did the cover art. A new story featuring Atlantis, but no Namor. A new character arrives with a past connected to the underwater city. How does the FF play into this?

Newburn #15. Written by Chip Zdarsky and penciled by Jacob Phillips. Newburn is playing chess while everyone else is playing Chutes & Ladders. Newburn is on his way to next issue’s finale no matter how many bodies he has to step over on his way.

White Widow #4. Written by Sarah Gailey and art by Alessandro Miracolo. Cover art was done by David Marquez & Rachelle Rosenberg. Yelena wraps up her own limited series with a showdown with Armament. Yelena’s voice in the comic echoes that of the MCU character from the Black Widow movie and the Hawkeye series and I am here for that.

Other books this week: Dead X-Men #2, Women of Marvel #1, Power Pack: Into the Storm #2, Slow Burn #5, Deep Cuts #5 and Rare Flavours #4.

Twin Peaks S2 E9

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“Arbitrary Law”

So the story of “Who Killed Laura Palmer” came to a conclusion in this episode, at least for the most part. Leland Palmer was revealed to the world as ‘Bob’ and he was shown to be the killer of his own daughter.

This is one of those episodes of TV that I always remember. The final scene where Leland/Bob kills himself is completely compelling and goose bumps-inducing. Ray Wise had been amazing with his performance as Leland Palmer up to this episode and this absolutely is his magnum opus. The scene of Leland laying in the interrogation room being held by Cooper is unbelievable. Leland’s realization of what he had done to Laura was powerful and Cooper’s kind way of directing Leland to the light was caring and hopeful.

The scene preceding this with Leland in full Bob mode and being interrogated by Cooper was another amazing scene that illustrated Ray Wise’s astounding performance. The way he switched from chaotic insanity to a calm, evil aura showed what an wonderful actor Ray Wise was.

When Leland had Donna in his house, I remember being totally sold on the chance that Leland was going to claim another victim and the scene was scripted so brilliantly that, as a viewer, you could not be sure that Donna was going to survive.

Of course, then there was the scene with Donna and James, a scene that really highlighted once again what a doofus James Hurley was. I really dislike him even as I recall being a fan of James when I first watched the show back int he 1990s. I would love for James to hop on his motorcycle and just ride off and leave twin peaks forever. I know that is not what he will do, but Donna deserves someone so much better than this loser.

It was also a welcome return for FBI Agent Albert Rosenfield, played by the incomparable Miguel Ferrer. In a few sparse scenes in the show so far, Albert has taken quite a lengthy journey for his character.

Even though the show hints at Bob escaping from his fate, the conclusion did not feel tainted. It brought this mystery to a satisfying conclusion, even if it was initially intended to never have been solved.

Of course, the shot of the owl at the end of the episode was a great piece of potential foreshadowing. We all know that the ‘owls are not what they seem.’

Spaceman

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So this must be the weekend for science fiction.

I watched Spaceman, the third sci-fi movie of the day for me. It is also the one that I am the most conflicted about.

It is very well known that I am not a fan of Adam Sandler. However, he has had some more recent, serious movie roles that I have enjoyed, so seeing this still left me with some hope. After watching it, I am just unsure what exactly I watched.

According to Rotten Tomatoes, “Six months into a solitary research mission to the edge of the solar system, an astronaut, Jakub (Adam Sandler), realizes that the marriage he left behind might not be waiting for him when he returns to Earth. Desperate to fix things with his wife, Lenka (Carey Mulligan), he is helped by a mysterious creature from the beginning of time he finds hiding in the bowels of his ship. Hanuš (voiced by Paul Dano) works with Jakub to make sense of what went wrong before it is too late.”

This is most definitely a slow burn sci-fi movie, which I do not mind. I have always enjoyed a good slow burn character piece, and this is definitely a film that embraces the pace.

Adam Sandler does a decent job in this performance, but it does feel strange at times. I have to say, I did not realize that he was supposed to be an astronaut from the Czech Republic until midway into the film. There was not much about Adam Sandler or his performance that screamed Czech.

Then, things go really weird when the creature voiced by Paul Dano arrives and begins a deep, psychological and internal discussion about just about everything in Jakub’s life. I don’t want to spoil the creature, but your acceptance of this creature will depend if you think the film is a decent sci-fi film or a silly facade.

There are things about Paul Dano’s character that I would like to discuss, but I can not go into it without spoiling some specifics so I will not do so. Let me just state that one of the big themes of the film deals with the loneliness and isolation of Jakob and how that might affect his mental state, and I’ll leave it at that.

I went back and forth with Dano’s character, so it is the reason why I am unsure how exactly I feel about Spaceman. This is the central relationship that we focus on and I am mixed on it. I found it more interesting overall than silly, so there is that.

There was an interesting use of flashbacks to tell the story of Jakob and his life. I did enjoy the manner in which the movie displayed the flashbacks and how the story on earth maintained a different visual style than the scenes in the spaceship or from the flashbacks. I thought the direction of these scenes especially, from director Johan Renck, was solid. I am not sure that I got enough out of the scenes to understand some of the decisions made by Jakob, especially in the area of Lenka. Carey Mulligan has some good moments, but not enough of them to really matter.

I do think the film missed some opportunities to really take this into a strong character piece and deal with some heavy ideas and themes. What they did was okay, but I think there is an outline of something that could be truly good.

You should check it out on Netflix. This is one that I think you could hate, but I found enough here to be engaged by it.

3.3 stars

Code 8: Part II

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It was quite a weekend for sci-fi part two films. The biggest, of course, was Dune: Part Two in theaters, but the other is a film that arrived on Netflix called Code 8: Part II.

This was a film that I had no idea even had a Part I. Apparently, this is a sequel to a sci-fi film that came out in 2019 and on Netflix in 2020 featuring Robbie and Stephen Amell.

According to IMDB, “After witnessing the murder of her brother and subsequent cover up, a teenage girl with abnormal abilities seeks the help of an ex-con (Robbie Amell) and his former partner-in-crime (Stephen Amell). Together, they face a unit of corrupt police officers who deploy advanced robotic technology to prevent themselves from being exposed.”

The mix of super powered individuals and the science fiction robotics is very intriguing with this movie and leads to some interesting scenes with the different characters. I did like the young girl, Pavani, played by Sirena Gulamgaus. I thought she pulled off her character with some gusto.

The relationship between the characters played by the Amell brothers were shaky at times. It was unclear the relationship between them and it was inconsistent. Perhaps this is a drawback to not seeing the first Code 8 movie.

The story is okay. I wouldn’t rave about it, but it does have a good flow and the idea of technology being corrupted by human is definitely a regular one in sci-fi.

I liked this film. I have seen reviews stating that this was a step down from the original, but as that is not an issue for me, I would say I liked watching this. It may not be the best Part II of the weekend, nor the best sci-fi film of the weekend, but it was a worthy watch despite that.

3.5 stars

Dune: Part Two

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I have heard so many glowing reviews about Dune Part Two that I went into this movie with high expectations. I re-watched the first Dune last weekend to review what happened. I still found it to be fine. I did not love the first one.

I did not find the second Dune to be as brilliant as it seems everyone else did, but I did like it more than the first one. It is clearly a beautiful, epic science fiction film with several amazing performances. I would not be honest if I said that I wasn’t confused about some of the things that were happening here.

Denis Villeneuve completed his second film, and the second film feels like a more complete story. One of the criticisms of the first film was that it ended suddenly and did not feel like a complete end. The second film had more completion to it.

The special effects are absolutely astounding and the shots of this world were breath-taking. It is one of the most visually impressive films I have seen in years.

Timothée Chalamet and Zendaya are wonderful together, with amazing chemistry and a powerful connection. This relationship is at the center of the movie and makes the ending of the film even more difficult.

The cast is excellent. Everybody bring their A-game to this film, including Dave Bautista, Rebecca Ferguson, Javier Bardem, Josh Brolin, Florence Pugh, Christopher Walken, and Stellan Skarsgård. Special shout out to Austin Butler, who played the David Bowie role from the first film. Butler was sinister as Feyd-Rautha and he created an absolutely brilliant antagonist to Chalamet.

The fight choreography of this film was exciting and wonderful. Some of the one on one fights of this movie were dramatic and so beautifully put together. The battle scenes of the war are great and make the energy of the film elevated.

I have never really understood the world of Dune and that has been my biggest struggle of viewing the film. I wonder how much more confused I may have been had I not done the re-watch last weekend?

There are a ton of things about this movie that make it an amazing cinematic exercise, and my issues are not enough to derail this amazing piece of work.

4.5 stars

Drive-Away Dolls

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I did not plan on going to this movie. It came out last week and it was not a draw for me to go to the theater. However, it fit nicely into the schedule this week before Dune Part II and there was only one showing, so I decided to give Drive-Away Dolls a chance.

Sadly, I did not enjoy it very much.

According to IMDB, “Jamie regrets her breakup with her girlfriend, while Marian needs to relax. In search of a fresh start, they embark on an unexpected road trip to Tallahassee. Things quickly go awry when they cross paths with a group of inept criminals.”

Written in part and directed by Ethan Coen, this is a raunchy comedy that, unfortunately, I did not find very funny.

I did find our two main leads, Margaret Qualley and Geraldine Viswanathan, to be fairly charismatic. I thought both of them did a decent job, but I just did not find much of what they did as funny, and for a comedy, that was a big drawback.

The storyline was weird and so very Coen-like.

And I felt bad for poor Pedro Pascal.

There was a lot of sex and nudity and that is fine. There was just so much lacking in-between the sex scenes. There were so many stupid things that the characters did and it annoyed me badly.

I did not find this the worst thing I have seen, but there were too many things that bothered me compare to the positives.

2.6 stars

Twin Peaks S2 E8

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“Drive with a Dead Girl”

With last episode’s gigantic reveal that Killer Bob was possessing Leland Palmer and that he killed his daughter Laura, and then killed cousin Maddie in a brutal murder, Twin Peaks was firing on all cylinders. Episode 8 could never hope to match up with last episode. Still, it was an interesting episode.

Ray Wise brought out his inner demon in this remarkable performance. The greatest moment was when Leland had been pulled over by Sheriff Truman and Agent Cooper for his reckless driving, and Leland wanted to show Cooper his new golf clubs, which are in the trunk with Maddie’s dead body. The visual of Leland with the golf club, running the idea of smashing it into Cooper’s unexpecting head was awesome.

I also LOVED seeing Pete Martell and his joyous laughter as he taunted Ben Horne, who was inside his jail cell, with the tape recorder playing Catherine’s voice, blackmailing Ben with an alibi. Not sure how Pete was able to get down to the cells at the police station without being let in by Harry or one of the deputies, but it was worth seeing to hear his riotous laugh.

So Maddie is discovered at the end of the episode in the forest. If I remember correctly, Maddie’s murder is the beginning of the downfall of Bob/Leland.

EYG Favorite Comic Cover of the Week

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Week of February 26

It is that time again this week to name the three top medal winners for the favorite comic cover of the week at EYG. Always some fun books with some outstanding art work.

Kicking things off…

Bronze Medalist

Amazing Spider-Man #44

Cover art by John Romita Jr., Scott Hanna & Marcio Menyz

I really like the reflection of Spidey in the Madame Masque mask as the Gang War continues in the main spider-title.

Silver Medalist

Newburn #15

Cover Art by Jacob Phillips

The main standout for this cover is the color pattern. The whole orange and black motif really makes this dramatic cover look awesome and unlike most comic covers you see.

Gold Medalist

Ice Cream Man #38

Cover Art by Martin Morazzo & Chris O’Halloran

Todd tried to get me to buy the variant cover of this issue, but he had no idea that I had already chosen this as the cover of the week and had no intention of changing to the other variant. I love the humor of this cover while also highlighting the unsettling nature of the series.

Shōgun S1 E1

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“Anjin”

Shōgun has dropped on FX and I was able to watch the first episode on Hulu. I have not had the chance to watch episode two, which also dropped. I do thin that this is something that I will continue to watch.

Easily my favorite part of the episode was the arrival of Vasco Rodrigues, played by Néstor Carbonell, Richard himself from LOST. I loved him on LOST and Bates Motel, so it was great to see him once again.

This is a new take on the novel of 1975 and the mini series from the 1980s.

According to Wikipedia, “Shōgun follows “the collision of two ambitious men from different worlds and a mysterious female samurai; John Blackthorne, a risk-taking English sailor who ends up shipwrecked in Japan, a land whose unfamiliar culture will ultimately redefine him; Lord Toranaga, a shrewd, powerful daimyo, at odds with his own dangerous, political rivals; and Lady Mariko, a woman with invaluable skills but dishonorable family ties, who must prove her value and allegiance“

John Blackthorne is played by Cosmo Jarvis, and he does a good job filling the role made famous by Richard Chamberlain. Lord Toranago is played by another LOST alum, Hiroyuki Sanada. Lady Mariko is played by Anna Sawai.

I did not watch the mini series back in the 1980s, but I was aware of it. I was only around 11 years old and not interested in feudal Japan. Many decades later, I am more intrigued by the story.

This is beautifully shot and looked great. I am excited to keep watching the series. I should get to see episode two later this week and then I will be following along on Hulu as it releases weekly.

The Walking Dead: The Ones Who Lived S1 E1

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“Years”

Rick and Michonne return to the world of the Walking Dead through the new series The Ones Who Lived, which debuted on AMC this past Sunday.

Andrew Lincoln and Danai Gurira step back into their roles of Rick Grimes and Michonne that they played for years on AMC’s The Walking Dead. This series had gone through several stages, including the possibility of being a movie instead.

The Walking Dead was one of my favorite shows for many years, but I did lose interest in the show as time moved on (around the time the show killed of Glenn, things started going downhill for me).

Rick was believed to have been killed in the series, but it was shown that he had been taken by the CRM, aka the Civil Republic Military. This new show picked up five years after when Rick disappeared. And does this show kick off in a hurry.

Rick is shown trying to escape, and he does it by chopping off his left hand. I couldn’t believe it. Apparently, this was something that the comic version of Rick does early on (The Governor cut it off) and Andrew Lincoln had been pushing for it for years. It finally happened.

The episode was very emotional. Andrew Lincoln’s story was the main focus of the show. It looks like next week’s episode will be a Michonne centered episode so we see how she wound up at the end of this first episode.

I did have a little bit of a problem with how Rick and Michonne came face to face at the end of the first episode, so I hope next week will help make this coincidence a little easier to buy.

Otherwise, I found this to be a great opening episode with so much emotion. Seeing how Rick struggled with his situation and how he nearly took some steps to end everything was brutal.

There were plenty of shocks in the show too. I hope that this show maintains this level of height as it moved along.

Oh, and I almost forgot, Terry O’Quinn is here. I loved him from LOST as John Locke and his military man  Beale, the Major General of the Civic Republic Military. It is epic to see him once again. I’d be lying if I said that his joining this series did not help me choose to watch it. Love Terry.

The X-Files S3 E18

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“Teso dos Bichos”

Well, it was only a matter of time.

I did not remember this episode, but, last episode, I spoke about how great season three had been. This one put a stop to that talk.

“Teso dos Bichos” is not a very good episode of the X-Files. It’s a ‘monster-of-the-week’ entry that does not come anywhere close to the typical episode.

I am a cat person so making them the big bad of this episode did not appeal to me.

And, I’m sorry, but when Scully had a fight with a vicious cat that scratched her face, it was the kind of scene that could destroy a show. Laughable is the term I would use. They were very fortunate that the season had been so amazing up to this point.

It was a cursed urn with some jaguar power of some sort that led to the vicious cat attacks. Or there was something with rats coming out of the toilets.

This was a wasted episode. Surely one of the worst X-Files episodes of the series so far.

Twin Peaks S2 E4, E5, E6,E7

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A couple of thoughts off the top:

  • I really dislike Donna, James and Maddy. I liked them much more the first time I watched this show, but they are just so dumb.
  • Ray Wise was just brilliant. He deserved an Emmy for his work this season.
  • As a General Hospital fan, seeing Ian Buchanan as Dick Tremayne was a hoot.
  • I started off and kept watching. Each episode ended with something remarkably compelling that I just had to keep watching.

“Laura’s Secret Diary”

I bought Laura Palmer’s Diary when it came out in stores. What a tie-in to the show. It did not give anything really solid, but it was a cool tidbit. The show’s introduction of Harold Smith was not my favorite part of the series because it tied in to the whole Donna mess. Still, they knew how to make money.

Leland confessing to Jacques’ murder was powerful. Of course, it would lead to more than just that murder.

I honestly think the whole thing with Andy and his sperm container rolling across the floor was one of the funniest things I have ever seen. I was able to tell Harry Goaz, the actor who played Andy, how funny I found that scene when he came to the Iowa City Memorial Union for a Twin Peaks watch.

“The Orchids Curse”

The fact that it took Cooper this long to remember the note that was under his bed was a travesty. It was way longer than it should have been.

The whole Nadine in high school story was funny too, but I am not sure they ever totally explained why she had such an incredible strength.

Cooper and Truman go to One Eyed Jacks and rescue Audrey. Not before Blackie was killed by John Renault. Hawk came through big time. Good thing Coop and Harry can’t keep a secret.

“Demons”

Bobby and Shelly getting screwed over with their insurance claim with a handicapped Leo is poetic justice for their bad behavior, but felt overly cruel for poor Shelly, who did suffer at the hands of Leo for quite awhile.

Of course, it led to the classic Leo line that I say to this day, “New shoes.”

The arrival of Gordon Cole, played by David Lynch himself, was a highlight. Having a non-working hearing aid and having everyone yell so he could [barely] hear was a great gag that worked the whole time.

The whole scene with “Mike,” the one armed man was creepy as could be.

“Lonely Souls”

It is happening again.

What an episode this one was. So much happened in it and the last ten minutes or so were some of the best scenes you will ever see on TV.

The reveal of Killer Bob as Leland was done as perfectly as you would see and the scene where he kills Maddy has to be one of the most unexpected and violent scenes ever to make network television. Watching the scene flash from Bob to Leland and he danced around with Maddie was completely unbelievable. There is no way we get a scene like that today. There are several moments where it is difficult to watch.

There may be no more tragic character on Twin Peaks than Maddy Ferguson. She came to Twin Peaks for her cousin Laura’s funeral and because she resembled Laura, she had to go through so much. Not only did she have to deal with James’ weird obsession, but ends up being the replacement daughter to Leland who, by the way, is the psychotic killer. She was nothing like Laura, but she had to pay for Laura’s sins.

With Cooper, Harry and the Log Lady at the Road House, we see the Giant make a reappearance uttering that phrase I lead off this section with… “It is happening again.” How unnerving and chilling was that. Then, when Maddy had been killed, the feeling that overtook Bobby, Donna and Cooper at the Road House was suspenseful. They knew something had happened. Donna started to cry and you could see even Bobby was affected. It was all very much like a dream and it had been shot that way. David Lynch did direct this episode and you can see his fingerprints all over it.

This was not all for this episode. The discovery of Laura’s secret dairy at Harold Smith’s place, torn to shreds by Harold who hanged himself with his flowers. The episode started off with that shock, but who remembered that after the ending?

Cooper and Harry arrested Ben Horne, who is looking as if he were the killer. Of course, we knew it was not him. Even when he was first being arrested, it was clearly not him. He was the patsy, the red herring for the audience. Back when it first aired, I did not think that it would be Ben, but I never guessed that it would be Leland, either.

Another shock of this episode that gets rolled over with the ending was the reveal that Mr. Tojamura was, in fact, Catharine Martell back from the dead and hiding in Japanese make-up. The scene where she revealed herself to Pete is one of the happiest moments of the show, certainly of this episode.

Everything about this was disturbing, especially when you stop and think about the fact that Leland killed Laura and that he raped her and abused her as much as he did, though under the guise of Bob. Could this be why he was so grieved when Laura’s body was found, that it was an internal guilt driving him?

An exceptional episode of TV that just combines the emotions of the audience with one of the greatest plot reveals of all time.