The Lodgers | A Twin Peaks Podcast

With no new episode this week, Kate and Simon are joined by guests Adrienne and Jonathan Turnbull-Reilly help us sift through listeners’ (and their!) burning Twin Peaks questions. We didn’t bother with a fancy edit this week, so please enjoy us in our raw, uncut glory.

Part 16 of The Return marks the eventful continuation of the series’ climax, including at least one massive event fans have been anticipating for many weeks: the return of Jerry Horne! And also maybe the thing that happened with Cooper. Writer Miriam Bale (of the NYT, W Magazine, The New Republic, and many other fine establishments) joins Kate and Simon to eulogize several supporting players, ponder our expectations for the series’ endgame, and [say very nice things about the FBI].

Whatever you want to call it – Season 3, a “limited series,” or something new entirely, David Lynch and Mark Frost’s Twin Peaks revival is finally upon us, and tasked with discussing its first four episodes, Kate and Simon, are, well, a little overwhelmed. With the recognition that there will be plenty more hours to discuss, your humble hosts take the long view, looking at Lynch’s updated aesthetic tactics, as well as the new series’ expanded sense of both horror and humour.

Special guest and Lynch scholar Joel Bocko (@lostinthemovies), one of the internet’s most prolific Twin Peaks experts, joins us to dissect the intense, hilarious, and momentous “Part 11,” as well as ponder some of the wider questions of the series and its context in Lynch’s overall filmography. It gets real nerdy.

In our second episode, Kate and Simon are joined by longtime collaborator and partner in crime Justine Smith to discuss the pivotal second and third episodes of Twin Peaks. The wide-ranging discussion veers into the origins of surrealism, the success rates of other series directors at adapting Lynch’s signature style, and much more. Also: sweaters, watching the show the “wrong” vs. “right” way, and our initial pet peeves.