Twin Peaks: Beyond Life and Death (1991)
Season 2, Episode 22
10/10
Bizarre, terrifying and brilliant. Twin Peaks at its spine tingling best.
29 July 2018
Warning: Spoilers
After 28 episodes (excluding the Pilot) we have sadly reached the end of this incredible journey. But Twin Peaks does not die in vain. It goes out in the most David Lynch way possible, with an almighty BANG.

Lynch knocked it out of the park with this utter masterpiece.

The beautiful opening credits role as the finale draws closer. Then, after hearing Angelo Badalamentis majestic score for the final time, it begins. The main question on everyones lips is where has Windom taken Annie?, but many surprises also occur as the episode unravels, such as Donna finding out who her true father is, Andrew, Pete, and Audrey presumably blown to pieces in the bank, Nadine waking up from her stupid fantasy that shes been living since the start of Season 2, and Leo being left to try and balance a bunch of tarantulas with only his teeth! But this is only filler, the real fun begins later on!

After all the pieces of the jigsaw are put together and Cooper finally enters the Black Lodge, to an incredible rendition of 'under the sycamore trees'. Beyond this weird and wonderful point we embark on one of the craziest journeys I have ever witnessed. Containing Laura, The Man From Another Place, The Giant/Waiter, BOB, Windom, Annie, Coopers dead wife, and a hell of a lot of Doppelgangers, weird and terrifying moments, and strobe lighting. Coopers sanity and loyalties are truly put to the test.

After a while this incredible segment finishes, and Coop and Annie escape, albeit unconscious.

This leads on to what we believe to be a happy ending for these tortured souls, we presume that Annie is safe and well as Coop wakes up after that crazy night, asking after Annie and with a burning desire to brush his teeth. Don't get me wrong, it is a very wacky thing to say, but Cooper is a very wacky bloke so we shrug it off as Cooper being his vibrant self, unaware of the evil that is truly going on inside his mind.

He enters the bathroom and all hell breaks loose, he proceeds to squirt all of the toothpaste in a weird spiral as he is slowly becoming unhinged and without hesitation suddenly looks up, smiles, and smashes his HEAD into the mirror. After this, we see the reflection of BOB and realize what has happened. He then tilts his bloodied face to the side and repeats the creepy line "Hows Annie" beginning to maniacally laugh as the episode comes to a close. The credits role. The end. Cooper is doomed

For 26 painstaking years there was no resolution to this cliffhanger of cliffhangers, Until now...
18 out of 24 found this helpful. Was this review helpful? Sign in to vote.
Permalink

Recently Viewed