Last time, we saw Windom Earle infiltrating Miss Twin Peaks and kidnapping Annie Blackburne. Now it's up to Cooper and the others to stop him before he goes through with his horrible plan, and hopefully save Annie as well.
I was anxious about the final episode. The previous one didn't leave much hope for most of the characters, and I was almost terrified to see how it would end. And just like you'd expect, Twin Peaks doesn't save any punches. It starts off with Cooper, Andy and Harry trying to make any sense out of the map to The Black Lodge. Where exactly can it be found?
Before we get to the chase, we get to see how the side characters are doing. The subplots provide some nice levity before it gets serious. Audrey handcuffs herself at a police station while pressuring the poor ol' Dell Mibbler to do as she says, in order to stop Ghostwood. Ed Wright was very funny as the nervous Dell, who looks positively scared for his life as Audrey orders him around, even though she can't really physically harm him. The situation with Ed, Nadine and Mike has grown increasingly bizzarre until Nadine finally wakes up from her hypnosis and feels like an adult again instead of an ecstatic high school teenager. You feel so bad for her when she's confused over why she's together with this tough-looking high school guy and why the hell Ed has now fallen for another woman. The most amusing part is when Mike admits that he probably let things get too out of hand. With Dick out of the picture as Lucy has chosen who she wants to be the father to her baby, she and Andy finally have some time for themselves. As someone who never cared for the feud between Lucy and Andy, I'm glad to see them starting to appreciate each other these last few episodes. The moment of truth when they simultaneously confess their love for each other and then reacting in shock over what just happened is funny and cute at the same time.
The third act is one of the most mesmerizing pieces of televison I've ever watched. Outside of glimpses seeing Harry looking after his partner, we're stuck with Cooper in The Black Lodge. And it's every bit as creepy as you would expect, if not more so. Michael J. Anderson returns as The Man From Another Place, and is once again a calmly intimidating presence. His mysterious eyes and strange appearance sells him as one of the most intriguing characters to be conceived. And just to unsettle us even more, we have appearances of Bob, Leland and a possibly possessed Laura Palmer. As we watch Cooper trying to understand this strange place, we're not sure if what we're seeing is real or if his eyes are playing tricks with him. It gets increasingly uncomfortable and intense, until it's revealed that he didn't make it in time to save Annie. Even though I predicted it would happen, it's still devastatingly sad. Kyle MacLachlan shows such a range of emotions without saying a single word, showing Cooper at his most vulnerable and disoriented. The scariest moment comes when an evil Cooper clone and Bob laugh together sadistically as he's driven insane.
Eventually he returns to the real world, with Harry and Will Hayward getting him back on his feet. When he's safe, he tells them "I need to brush my teeth.". Cue the bathroom, where we see Dale squeezing toothpaste out of the tub with an iron grip, then suddenly banging his head against the mirror. He spookily turns towards the camera and tauntingly asks "How's Annie?" The real Cooper is still stuck in the Lodge...
With a lump in my throat, I popped the disc out. It left me struggling to think of what to say. If a finale leaves me not finding words for how effectful it was, you know it's done a damn good job of getting to me.
I was anxious about the final episode. The previous one didn't leave much hope for most of the characters, and I was almost terrified to see how it would end. And just like you'd expect, Twin Peaks doesn't save any punches. It starts off with Cooper, Andy and Harry trying to make any sense out of the map to The Black Lodge. Where exactly can it be found?
Before we get to the chase, we get to see how the side characters are doing. The subplots provide some nice levity before it gets serious. Audrey handcuffs herself at a police station while pressuring the poor ol' Dell Mibbler to do as she says, in order to stop Ghostwood. Ed Wright was very funny as the nervous Dell, who looks positively scared for his life as Audrey orders him around, even though she can't really physically harm him. The situation with Ed, Nadine and Mike has grown increasingly bizzarre until Nadine finally wakes up from her hypnosis and feels like an adult again instead of an ecstatic high school teenager. You feel so bad for her when she's confused over why she's together with this tough-looking high school guy and why the hell Ed has now fallen for another woman. The most amusing part is when Mike admits that he probably let things get too out of hand. With Dick out of the picture as Lucy has chosen who she wants to be the father to her baby, she and Andy finally have some time for themselves. As someone who never cared for the feud between Lucy and Andy, I'm glad to see them starting to appreciate each other these last few episodes. The moment of truth when they simultaneously confess their love for each other and then reacting in shock over what just happened is funny and cute at the same time.
The third act is one of the most mesmerizing pieces of televison I've ever watched. Outside of glimpses seeing Harry looking after his partner, we're stuck with Cooper in The Black Lodge. And it's every bit as creepy as you would expect, if not more so. Michael J. Anderson returns as The Man From Another Place, and is once again a calmly intimidating presence. His mysterious eyes and strange appearance sells him as one of the most intriguing characters to be conceived. And just to unsettle us even more, we have appearances of Bob, Leland and a possibly possessed Laura Palmer. As we watch Cooper trying to understand this strange place, we're not sure if what we're seeing is real or if his eyes are playing tricks with him. It gets increasingly uncomfortable and intense, until it's revealed that he didn't make it in time to save Annie. Even though I predicted it would happen, it's still devastatingly sad. Kyle MacLachlan shows such a range of emotions without saying a single word, showing Cooper at his most vulnerable and disoriented. The scariest moment comes when an evil Cooper clone and Bob laugh together sadistically as he's driven insane.
Eventually he returns to the real world, with Harry and Will Hayward getting him back on his feet. When he's safe, he tells them "I need to brush my teeth.". Cue the bathroom, where we see Dale squeezing toothpaste out of the tub with an iron grip, then suddenly banging his head against the mirror. He spookily turns towards the camera and tauntingly asks "How's Annie?" The real Cooper is still stuck in the Lodge...
With a lump in my throat, I popped the disc out. It left me struggling to think of what to say. If a finale leaves me not finding words for how effectful it was, you know it's done a damn good job of getting to me.