do you remember when Twin Peaks first ran on television?
I was in school, and everyone talked about it.
Except for me. I didn’t get it and gave up after the first season.
Well, we’re trying again, and things have changed.
I’m no longer that callow, ignorant youth.
I’m older. More experienced.
Allowed to wear long trousers.
And I still don’t get it.
Which doesn’t mean I’m not enjoying it. I have found a way.
So, in case you’re in a similar position, here are my three top tips for coping with Twin Peaks.
- Tell yourself it’s from Finland. You’ll find the weirdness —whether that’s the strange colours, the Log Lady, or Agent Cooper’s mad enthusiasm for coffee and pie —suddenly makes sense if you think, “Yes, but it’s probably like that in Finland.”
- Whenever the Twin Peaks’ theme song plays – which is a lot – play Hale and Pace’s “Nest in t’Dormer” in your head instead. Hale and Pace were a comedy duo from the 80s and 90s, and this song has been stuck in my head ever since I first heard it. Waiting for its moment. It’s basically “Nessun Dorma” sung by pigeon fanciers from Northern England. I couldn’t find the full sketch, but there’s an excerpt here, about 1 minute 40 seconds in. It fits surprisingly well.
- Skip Twin Peaks altogether. Things make a hell of a lot more sense when a dead girl’s body is discovered missing in Dublin’s Bullskellig Graveyard.
Buy A Grave & Dreadful Business now and you’ll have time to “Finnish” it before I find out what happened to Laura Palmer.
I do find out what happened to her, don’t I?
Chat soon,
Morgan
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