{"id":152406836,"date":"2017-08-06T17:09:38","date_gmt":"2017-08-06T21:09:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/25yearslatersite.com\/2024\/12\/01\/twin-peaks-the-return-part-13-review\/"},"modified":"2026-02-14T03:30:11","modified_gmt":"2026-02-14T03:30:11","slug":"twin-peaks-the-return-part-13-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.andrewgrevas.com\/?p=152406836","title":{"rendered":"Twin Peaks: The Return (Part 13 Review)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

In this series,<\/a> I continue to review each part of Twin Peaks: The Return, looking just at the stories pertaining to the FBI, Mr. C and the town of Twin Peaks. Peers covered the other plot lines separately on 25YL each week.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you haven\u2019t watched Part 13 now is the time to jump ship because I\u2019m about to get super excited and talk about BIG ED! Finally, we got to see an all-time favorite of mine. That\u2019s not all folks because we got Big Ed and Norma in the same scene! Did your heart melt? Mine did. More on that later. We got more Sarah Palmer; we got more Audrey Horne, Mr C and Dougie both had strong episodes, Bobby and Shelly were there, there was Dr Jacoby. We saw Nadine. Am I missing something? Did the internet break last night because of a particular Roadhouse performance that either made you want to make memes or fill you with complete and utter joy? Yes, I am forgetting something! James played \u201cJust You and I\u201d in The Roadhouse, and yes, the internet did indeed explode! Enough preamble, let\u2019s rock! (Can I use that line two weeks in a row?)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Starting with Big Ed and Norma. If you know me or have followed the site from Day 1, you know that the Ed and Norma storyline plays a very special role in my Twin Peaks fandom. One of the very first articles ever written on this site, back before 95% of the staff was on board was penned by yours truly and was all about how Ed and Norma rip my heart to shreds every time they\u2019re onscreen together. Seeing them sitting at the same booth last night, my mind instantly went into a flurry. Are they together finally? Are they still having their not so secretive affair? Please tell me that they\u2019re happy together? The answer was no; they aren\u2019t together. Norma had to tend to a meeting with their business partner (and possible romantic interest?) and Ed had his dinner with Bobby, staring longingly and lovingly at Norma. While we learned that Norma had turned her business into even more of a success, the ongoing theme of the outside world corrupting Twin Peaks endured as we saw Norma\u2019s business partner attempt to get her to water down her ingredients and pride in favor of profit. Part 13 ended with Big Ed alone at the Gas Farm, obviously deep in thought, with Norma on his mind. As she has been since high school and appears to be permanently, instead of with him. It truly is the saddest story, save Laura Palmer. At least it was good to see Ed again.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Are Ed and Nadine still married is a question floating around quite a bit. We\u2019ve seen Nadine numerous times and last night, Twin Peaks\u2019 resident Alex Jones like a conspiracy theorist, Dr Jacoby stopped outside Nadine\u2019s store (how great is it that her dream came true?) and buzzed until she opened the door. Seeing how genuinely happy those two were together was special. Nadine is someone I\u2019ve always rooted for. She\u2019s the ultimate underdog, and all I want for her as a character is to be happy\u2014even if I still think Jacoby\u2019s a con man. Don\u2019t break her heart, Dr Amp\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sarah Palmer once again caused quite the stir in her only scene in Part 13. Sarah was at home, on the couch with the table in front of her still covered in overflowing ashtrays, empty glasses and empty bottles. Her TV repeated the same clip of a fighter getting knocked down and struggling to get back up. While most people seem to be honed in on the repetition,  I\u2019m more drawn to the content. Sarah has been knocked down by life and by the looks of it has been down for quite some time. Is she down for the count, or is she a fighter willing to get back up just one more time and throw a knockout punch of her own? If you ask me to make my bet, Sarah Palmer is one of the many long-time Twin Peaks residents about to stand up and fight. We all know she\u2019s special and a person like Sarah could be quite valuable in Hawk\u2019s upcoming mission.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Audrey was once again featured in one scene with Charlie. This week was different. Different location. Different dynamic between the two. Different feelings coming out of the scene. The \u201cAudrey is in therapy\u201d theory is quite popular, but Charlie seemed to be a little too much of a dick this week to be her doctor. Could Charlie be a controlling type who took advantage of a mentally traumatized beautiful rich woman? Could the events of Audrey\u2019s past (the bank explosion and rumored sexual assault at the hands of Mr. C, leading to the conception of Richard Horne) have started a series of events that lead to Audrey\u2019s mental decline? \u00a0If that\u2019s the case, who is going to save the distressed Ms. Horne? Are we building towards a finale moment with a unified Agent Cooper saving Audrey?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mr C had one of his strongest showings to date, tracking down his foe Ray in a hideout of sorts filled with how David Lynch envisions henchmen. Mr C was told he would have to defeat their monster of a boss in an arm wrestling match and I instantly thought of Chet Desmond getting into a slugfest with Sheriff Cable in the \u201cMissing Pieces\u201d. Watching Mr C toy with the brute told us that even after being shot and possibly not having Bob with him anymore, he\u2019s still not someone to be messed with. Killing the boss with one punch was both brutal and breathtaking. Mr C got his time alone with Ray and he got his information from Ray: Ray told him he was hired by a man who claimed to be Phillip Jeffries and he was appointed to kill Mr C and send him back to the Lodge. After learning everything he needed to know, Mr C had Ray put the ring on, and he killed him, coordinates safely in his pocket. Ray was seen laying on the floor of the Lodge as the One-Armed Man put the ring up for safe keeping. The kicker to an already fantastic scene was who showed up to watch: None other than Richard Horne himself. Was this confirmation that Mr C is his father? Do they know each other? Why was Richard there and most importantly, what happens from here between these two? Is it Sunday yet?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I wanted to wrap this week\u2019s edition up by talking about James playing The Roadhouse. Yes, the song is cheesy. Yes, it has been meme\u2019d to death. That being said, the two scenes with James this season have had a warm, \u201cyou can go home again\u201d feeling that no other character has been able to capture or give. I\u2019m not sure why that is. James, for all of his flaws, was one of the most important characters in the original series and the film. His story was complete though, unlike almost every other character at the end of the show. Thinking along those lines, we\u2019re not expecting anything from James when we see him. He\u2019s just our link to the past and our proof that the present and future doesn\u2019t have to be a Sparkle fuelled, Richard Horne nightmare. James feels safe in a sense. Yes, the song can easily be mocked, but in a show that goes out of its way to avoid nostalgia, James playing his song in front of an adoring crowd was all the nostalgia I needed. Now I feel ready for whatever the end game looks like. Thanks for reading.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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