Well, well. The Twin Peaks slump is back and it looks like it's going to stay for a good part of the season. I have the feeling writers will only get things going when they know there aren't many episodes left. I still think the overall achievement of Twin Peaks is significant, but to face it bit by bit, week by week is not a very appealing prospect at the moment. However, after I skip some parts and watch the highlights (after having watched the full version), I realize there are lots of interesting elements scattered all over the place. And lots of crazy as well. So, I'm conflicted.
Basically, the investigation continues and will continue. So, for instance, Ronette Pulaski has woken up from her coma. (Yay!) But she can't speak yet. (Darn it!) Anyway, Agent Rosencrantz (or something), a representative of one of the Happy Generations, gives Agent Cooper the lowdown. But even focusing on important investigative elements, that doesn't stop Cooper from having interest in... stuff, like Buddhist tradition in the land of snow. Long story short, Cooper plans to show Ronette pictures of imaginary people he saw in his dream to see if that triggers her memory. And a strange man whose outfit and demeanor screams (FBI AGENT!) observes Cooper discreetly, as if this town received thousands of unknown visitors every day and a guy like that could disappear among all other patrons.I think that's Cooper's missing FBI partner he talks about later.
Donna takes Laura's place in the "Meals on Wheels" program. She serves an old lady, who is also accompanied by her grandson a creepy weird kid who's studying magic, wears a tux, has an eerily detached attitude and speaks in riddles. Or, you know, just a regular kid, of course.
Ben and Jerry concoct other schemes and their dilemma is which ledger to burn, the real or the fake one. But the reality is, one of them has to go, so why not burn both? Sure, why not. And they are also trying to deal with the fact Catherine apparently died (so how can take advantage from that?), but hasn't signed the insurance policy that would've made their crooked plans work.
We have an unexpected interaction between The Log Lady and "General Hammond". Sorry, but Don. S. Davies will always be General Hammond to me. She gives him a message from the Log. The military man claims he and the log haven't properly been introduced, but that was very stupid of him because, of course, she never introduces the log. It's just a log and even she seems to know that. Or not... She gives him a message he's supposed to pass to Cooper. Why she doesn't go to Cooper directly, I have no idea. But then I'm here just fo the ride.
Lucy is having trouble with a noisy mosquito (I think) and for a moment I think she']s playing with a drone, flying it all over the office. This is one more of those examples of how modern life intrudes in a story that takes place decades ago.
Ok, so we finally learn why Andy reacted the way he did: the's sterile, so how could he be the baby's father? Things don't look good for Lucy, but I hope the writers manage to find an explanation that will make her the good girl she seems to be and doesn't make Andy look like a chump. Personally i find Lucy so awfully cute that I would have a very hard time forgiving her, no matter what she did.
Hank is being creepy and he tries to intimidate Cooper and Truman with his creepiness. And in their office, even though Lucy specifically asked him to wait outside. But that doesn't work and Cooper isn't even fazed.
Ben calls the sheriff to inform him Audrey is missing. Like any good father, he waited two days to reveal that and he didn't seem particularly worried. Cooper gets devastated by the news, and in case you weren't sure of that he says that on one of those insta-recordings/message tapes that are magically transmitted to Diane in real time, other wise what would be the point of telling things that are happening at that very moment, but soon could be meaningless? And are certainly meaningless to a secretary. Oh, well, once again, I don't know.
Meanwhile Leland isn't singing anymore; instead, he uses his voice now to make inconvenient calls to clients overseas telling them about the town pecadillos Ben wish would remain hidden. Leland identifies the "imaginary" assailant from the drawing Cooper ordered passed around to the public and leland says that was a man that used to freak him out when he was a kid. So, if that's true... The man must be 80 now? Ben's reaction: "Jerry, please kill Leland". Sounds like a joke, but with Ben horne, we can never tell.
Shelly faces the reality that Leo will most likely be paralyzed, but now he's in a coma. Bobby doesn't seem to have any problem with that and is just thinking of spending Leo's money with Shelly. Basically, a win-win situation.
Audrey keeps on investigating and getting deep in the underworld of prostitution. How she has managed to do that and remain "pure" so far is something that eludes me.
Ha! I know Briggs was General Hammond in disguise. He visits Cooper to deliver the message and reveals information he could only have obtained if he worked in the Stargate project. Basically, Cooper is being contacted by aliens... Waitaminnit! Aliens? WTF? But the scene is rather quick and it's not a big deal after all, not in the life of Agent Mulder, I mean, Cooper.
The trio of the oldest "kids" you can find decide to have a singing rehearsal because... Oh, why do things need a reason to happen? The music is nice and the execution very cutesy. But Donna feels so suffocated by the growing sexual tension that arises among James, (hey, kids, get a room you three.) "Lauraddie" and herself that she has a mini tantrum. But her tantrum is not as big as Maddie's, who has a disturbing vision of that assailant that has been assailing everybody's dreams and hallucinations. At the same time, Ronette gets agitated, and Cooper sees the giant man again with an ornithological riddle.
And Audrey calls Cooper! She says "i saw you in a tuxedo and looked like a movie star", but initially I heard, "I'm sorry I haven']t texted you..." But of course, not because, duh, text messages didn't exist back then. he call is interrupted. Oh, my God, what's gonna happen? Etc, etc. Next week we'll know more.
My initial reaction was negative. Now, giving the episode a second chance, I found many interesting passages forming a bizarre puzzle. I hope I manage to appreciate that in the first viewing next time.
"Coma" almost put me in one, but it has redeeming qualities.
Episode 2 deserves 7 owls that are exactly what they seem.
Still doubtful that Bobby would rat him out for saving him from the receiving end of Leo's impression of Lizzie Bordon.
