NP but Twin Peaks.

Sat Sep 9 19:20:56 CDT 2017

This is a link to a Harper's piece on Twitter. Twitter can do that easily.
...I could have bothered to just get that article but I didn't because I
haven't watched Twin Peaks so am not reading it
but thought some here might like to read it.

So it goes.

On Sat, Sep 9, 2017 at 7:22 PM, David Morris <fqmorris at gmail.com> wrote:

> I don't like Twitter, especially for deep subjects.
>
> On Sat, Sep 9, 2017 at 11:52 AM Mark Kohut <mark.kohut at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> I haven't watched (yet) but this smart critic has.
>>
>> https://twitter.com/michelledean/status/906558799573532672
>>
>> On Sat, Sep 9, 2017 at 8:17 AM, David Faust <faustdp at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> 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 <
>>> owner-pynchon-l-digest at waste.org> wrote:
>>>
>>>>
>>>> pynchon-l-digest     Saturday, September 9 2017     Volume 02 : Number
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>>>> 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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>>>> <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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>>>> Date:
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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
>>>> -
>>>> Pynchon-l / http://www.waste.org/mail/?list=pynchon-l
>>>>
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>>>>
>>>> Date:
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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>
>>>> Pynchon-l / <a href=3D"http://www.waste.org/mail/?list=3Dpynchon-l"
>>>> rel=3D"=
>>>> noreferrer" target=3D"_blank">http://www.waste.org/mail/?<wbr>list=
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>>>> n-l</a><br>
>>>> </blockquote></div><br></div>
>>>>
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>>>>
>>>> Date:
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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
>>>> >> -
>>>> >> Pynchon-l / http://www.waste.org/mail/?list=pynchon-l
>>>> >
>>>> >
>>>> -
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