pynchon-l-digest V2 #13721

Sat Sep 9 07:17:53 CDT 2017

The theory that the last two episodes are in sync is pretty interesting.

https://medium.com/@onantiad/episodes-17-18-of-twin-peaks-the-return-are-meant-to-be-watched-in-sync-81352ce38e8

On Sat, Sep 9, 2017 at 4:00 PM, pynchon-l-digest <
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> It sorta sucked.  Very disjointed (saying a lot with Lynch).  Slow and all
> just disconnects.  Probably his point.
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> Next to last episode felt like an action hero movie. Fast and mythical.
> Fun.
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> I loved it all!
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> David
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> <div dir=3D"auto">It sorta sucked.=C2=A0 Very disjointed (saying a lot
> with=
>  Lynch).=C2=A0 Slow and all just disconnects.=C2=A0 Probably his
> point.</di=
> v><div dir=3D"auto"><br></div><div dir=3D"auto">Next to last episode felt
> l=
> ike an action hero movie. Fast and mythical. Fun.</div><div
> dir=3D"auto"><b=
> r></div><div dir=3D"auto">I loved it all!</div><div
> dir=3D"auto"><br></div>=
> <div dir=3D"auto">David</div>
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> I found the ending really confusing and frustrating in a good way, if
> only because it's so hard to do that competently these days. It felt
> as though there's a deep and solvable logic behind it that will break
> your brain trying to figure out.
> When Lynch's style is described in terms of dreams people tend to
> think weird imagery around curtains and smoke and inexplicable white
> horses, but I think his genius is in things that feel like they make
> sense on a profoundly non-rational level. That's incredibly difficult
> to accomplish and I reckon he only gets near the mark occasionally,
> but does it better than most.
> The road rage scene from episode 11 really dug into my brain:
> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n_1Jxd95o7Y
>
> On Sat, Sep 9, 2017 at 12:45 PM, David Morris <fqmorris at gmail.com> wrote:
> > It sorta sucked.  Very disjointed (saying a lot with Lynch).  Slow and
> all
> > just disconnects.  Probably his point.
> >
> > Next to last episode felt like an action hero movie. Fast and mythical.
> Fun.
> >
> > I loved it all!
> >
> > David
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> I've been waiting to watch the whole thing (with the singular exception of
> Episode 8, the infamous White Sands test episode), and I caught a glimpse
> of "the end" (lights out) that shook me, and this vomiting road rage scene
> just kind of makes me laugh... altho the sound production is unnervingly
> accurate vis-a-vis nausea-inducing vomit sounds.
>
> J
>
> On Fri, Sep 8, 2017 at 11:23 PM, John Bailey <sundayjb at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > I found the ending really confusing and frustrating in a good way, if
> > only because it's so hard to do that competently these days. It felt
> > as though there's a deep and solvable logic behind it that will break
> > your brain trying to figure out.
> > When Lynch's style is described in terms of dreams people tend to
> > think weird imagery around curtains and smoke and inexplicable white
> > horses, but I think his genius is in things that feel like they make
> > sense on a profoundly non-rational level. That's incredibly difficult
> > to accomplish and I reckon he only gets near the mark occasionally,
> > but does it better than most.
> > The road rage scene from episode 11 really dug into my brain:
> > https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n_1Jxd95o7Y
> >
> > On Sat, Sep 9, 2017 at 12:45 PM, David Morris <fqmorris at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> > > It sorta sucked.  Very disjointed (saying a lot with Lynch).  Slow and
> > all
> > > just disconnects.  Probably his point.
> > >
> > > Next to last episode felt like an action hero movie. Fast and mythical.
> > Fun.
> > >
> > > I loved it all!
> > >
> > > David
> > -
> > Pynchon-l / http://www.waste.org/mail/?list=pynchon-l
> >
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> <div dir=3D"ltr">I've been waiting to watch the whole thing (with the
> s=
> ingular exception of Episode 8, the infamous White Sands test episode),
> and=
>  I caught a glimpse of "the end" (lights out) that shook me, and
> =
> this vomiting road rage scene just kind of makes me laugh... altho the
> soun=
> d production is unnervingly accurate vis-a-vis nausea-inducing vomit
> sounds=
> .<div><br></div><div>J</div></div><div class=3D"gmail_extra"><br><div
> class=
> =3D"gmail_quote">On Fri, Sep 8, 2017 at 11:23 PM, John Bailey <span
> dir=3D"=
> ltr"><<a href=3D"mailto:sundayjb at gmail.com"
> target=3D"_blank">sundayjb at g=
> mail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=
> =3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">I found
> =
> the ending really confusing and frustrating in a good way, if<br>
> only because it's so hard to do that competently these days. It
> felt<br=
> >
> as though there's a deep and solvable logic behind it that will
> break<b=
> r>
> your brain trying to figure out.<br>
> When Lynch's style is described in terms of dreams people tend to<br>
> think weird imagery around curtains and smoke and inexplicable white<br>
> horses, but I think his genius is in things that feel like they make<br>
> sense on a profoundly non-rational level. That's incredibly
> difficult<b=
> r>
> to accomplish and I reckon he only gets near the mark occasionally,<br>
> but does it better than most.<br>
> The road rage scene from episode 11 really dug into my brain:<br>
> <a href=3D"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Dn_1Jxd95o7Y"
> rel=3D"noreferrer=
> " target=3D"_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?<wbr>v=3Dn_
> 1Jxd95o7Y</a><=
> br>
> <div><div class=3D"h5"><br>
> On Sat, Sep 9, 2017 at 12:45 PM, David Morris <<a href=3D"mailto:
> fqmorri=
> s at gmail.com">fqmorris at gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br>
> > It sorta sucked.=C2=A0 Very disjointed (saying a lot with Lynch).=C2=
> =A0 Slow and all<br>
> > just disconnects.=C2=A0 Probably his point.<br>
> ><br>
> > Next to last episode felt like an action hero movie. Fast and
> mythical=
> . Fun.<br>
> ><br>
> > I loved it all!<br>
> ><br>
> > David<br>
> </div></div>-<br>
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> It would make a magnificent 18-hour binge, or even two 9-hour days.
> There are a few plot threads that arc across the whole thing but
> enough offshoots, narrative culs-de-sac and one-off moments that it
> really is close to a Pynchon novel in terms of narrative complexity,
> and I don't necessarily mean one of the shorter novels.
>
> On Sat, Sep 9, 2017 at 2:19 PM, Mark Thibodeau <jerkyleboeuf at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> > I've been waiting to watch the whole thing (with the singular exception
> of
> > Episode 8, the infamous White Sands test episode), and I caught a
> glimpse of
> > "the end" (lights out) that shook me, and this vomiting road rage scene
> just
> > kind of makes me laugh... altho the sound production is unnervingly
> accurate
> > vis-a-vis nausea-inducing vomit sounds.
> >
> > J
> >
> > On Fri, Sep 8, 2017 at 11:23 PM, John Bailey <sundayjb at gmail.com> wrote:
> >>
> >> I found the ending really confusing and frustrating in a good way, if
> >> only because it's so hard to do that competently these days. It felt
> >> as though there's a deep and solvable logic behind it that will break
> >> your brain trying to figure out.
> >> When Lynch's style is described in terms of dreams people tend to
> >> think weird imagery around curtains and smoke and inexplicable white
> >> horses, but I think his genius is in things that feel like they make
> >> sense on a profoundly non-rational level. That's incredibly difficult
> >> to accomplish and I reckon he only gets near the mark occasionally,
> >> but does it better than most.
> >> The road rage scene from episode 11 really dug into my brain:
> >> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n_1Jxd95o7Y
> >>
> >> On Sat, Sep 9, 2017 at 12:45 PM, David Morris <fqmorris at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> >> > It sorta sucked.  Very disjointed (saying a lot with Lynch).  Slow and
> >> > all
> >> > just disconnects.  Probably his point.
> >> >
> >> > Next to last episode felt like an action hero movie. Fast and
> mythical.
> >> > Fun.
> >> >
> >> > I loved it all!
> >> >
> >> > David
> >> -
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