Twin Peaks (TV Series) Part 4 (2017) User Reviews

"Where She Drinks"....

[ThomasDrufke · 9/10 · 28 May 2017]

Now THIS is the Twin Peaks I love. After 3 episodes with a few scenes reminiscent of the old Peaks and a whole lot of other scenes that just felt like an amalgamation of Lynch's other work, I was beginning to worry that this show was only going to focus on the weird and trippy side of the cult hit. However, this episode featured plenty of fan service and a return to the tone of the original show (mostly). Good Cooper spent most of the episode saying very little and giving plenty of thumbs up signs. I don't know how long I'll last watching him do absolutely nothing and ever so slowly get back to the old Coop. It was nice seeing Naomi Watts play his (fake?) wife? Considering he's known as Dougie Jones on this earth I'm not sure how that fits into the actual world bad Coop is in. Is good Coop still technically in the Black Lodge of sorts? Tonight also featured the return of Bobby Briggs, Denise Bryson, Gordon Cole, Albert Rosenfeld, Wally Brando, and one Sheriff Truman. Sadly, it wasn't the great Harry Truman, instead, a brother Frank who has taken over for him on the job. Speaking of which, apparently Bobby shaped up a bit and was hired at the department? That's quite a change, and I'm not sure if him and Shelly are still together, but he seems to have deep feelings left for Laura Palmer after seeing her picture in the conference room. (What a scene that was). Who knows how this whole investigation will play out, but I'm liking that it seems to involve all parties. Could we get the return of Audrey next week as Albert and Gordon seemed to reference there was only one person who could take a look at bad Coop and see what's up? No matter, this episode was a lot of fun and ended with another killer song. Until next week….

9.2/10

It Certainly Makes One Uncomfortable

[Hitchcoc · 9/10 · 12 June 2017]

David Lynch lives for moments, so a scene as stupid as the Wally Brando scene is fraught with pregnant pauses. His explanation of why is there and where he has been is such a non-sequitur but it is really funny. I swear I saw the actor start to laugh at one point. And the outfit from "The Wild One," with that floppy motorcycle cap. Meanwhile, the FBI has found out that Cooper is being held in a federal prison (he has been in an accident and expelled vomit that puts a patrolman in the hospital) and they head off to interview him. He looks terrible and they engage him in this silly banter, as he praises them for who they are. The other Cooper, our Cooper, is living a life with a wife and son, going by the name of Dougie. He ends up in a casino, able to choose slot machines that are about to give up jackpots. But he can't figure out who he is or what this life is. He bases everything on what he has seen or heard from other people, throwing out phrases. He doesn't even know what a tie is for and drapes it over his head. I thought of him as a sort of Mr. Bean, as he helplessly attacks pancakes with his son, who probably thinks everything is a put- on. Of course, the periphery is lush with craziness as the one armed man continues to dance about. I know there are some people who are hating this, but I'm finding it quite engaging and starting to pick up momentum.

Twin Peaks, third season, fourth episode: ...brings back some memories

[kluseba · 7/10 · 13 June 2017]

Fourth episode: ...brings back some memories / The Return, Part IV

Content: Special Agent Dale Cooper alias Dougie Jones wins several jackpots in the casino thanks to some visions of the Black Lodge before being given a limo ride to Dougie's home. Dougie's wife, Janey-E, is upset about her husband's disappearance, but her mood changes upon seeing his casino winnings. Still near-catatonic, Cooper settles into life as Dougie. While getting dressed, he sees a vision of MIKE, who informs him that either he or his doppelganger must die. At the Sheriff's Department, Sheriff Frank Truman gets an update on Hawk's investigation, and Deputy Bobby Briggs tells Truman that Cooper was the last person to see his father, Major Garland Briggs, before his death. Andy and Lucy's son Wally Brando arrives at the Sheriff's Office to pay his respects to his sick godfather Harry. Gordon meets with FBI Chief of Staff Denise Bryson before heading to South Dakota to see Cooper with Albert and Tamara. Cooper's doppelganger claims he has been working undercover for Philip Jeffries. Gordon and Albert discuss their misgivings about Cooper, and decide to look for the one woman they think can help them.

Analysis: There are three important elements to analyze here. Throughout the third and the fourth episodes, Special Agent Dale Cooper's behaviour as Dougie Jones has been catatonic and he has only copied gestures and repeated words of people around him. However, when he drinks a cup of coffee, he suddenly seems to remember his former identity, says "Hi!" and gives a thumps up which were typical gestures for Special Agent Dale Cooper twenty-five years ago. This is a sign that Dale Cooper's mental presence is getting stronger than Dougie Jones' mental presence. A second important element to analyze is that Special Agent Dale Cooper was the last person to see Garland Briggs alive before he died in a fire. This could mean that Garland Briggs discovered the secret of Special Agent Dale Cooper's evil doppelganger and was killed by him. It could also mean that this discovery forced the doppelganger to go into hiding. This made me think of the first episode, where the body of an unidentified beheaded man was found next to the head of a librarian in South Dakota. Maybe this body could be Garland Briggs'. Its appearance could mean that there is an instability in the space-time continuum. This makes me think about the following element: Could it be possible to travel back twenty-years in time for Dale Cooper once he has defeated his doppelganger and to wake up in the Great Northern Hotel where the second season ended? The last thing to analyze is the fact that Gordon Cole and Albert Rosenfield have realized that something is abnormal about Dale Cooper who is in fact his evil doppelganger. They say that there is only one woman that could help them find out what's going on with Dale Cooper. Since Heather Graham who played Cooper's love interest Annie Blackburn hasn't been cast for the third season, there are only two women I could think of who know Dale Cooper well enough to tell whether something's wrong with him or not. The most logical choice would be Audrey Horne who had a romantic interest in Dale Cooper. The only other choice that would make sense to me is Margaret Lanterman alias the Log Lady with her seemingly supernatural knowledge. A third and last option could be a completely new characters but I don't think that would be appropriate here.

Description: After three sinister episodes, the fourth part is definitely the most light-hearted episode of the new season. Watching the erratic behaviour of Special Agent Dale Cooper in Dougie Jones' body is absolutely hilarious. The scenes at the casino and at his home are pure comedy gold. On the serious side, we get some background information about the deceased Garland Briggs as well as his son Bobby who has become a deputy. We get the predictable information that either Dale Cooper or his evil doppelganger must die. Gordon Cole and Albert Rosenfield realize that something is wrong with Dale Cooper's doppelganger. Other than this, the different cases and mysteries don't really make any progress. Sheriff Frank Truman and Wally Brando are the first two characters that I don't really like yet. The former is lacking charisma and the latter just seems to be pointless with his weird cameo appearance out of nowhere. The episode is overall still entertaining but is the first to have some minor lengths.

Favorite scene: There is no question about this: Dougie Jones winning jackpot after jackpot is the most hilarious scene of the third season so far.

Full of tie-ins to the original series.

[TouchTheGarlicProduction · 10/10 · 21 May 2017]

Each episode of this revival has been better than the last. This particular instalment was packed with first appearances of old characters and references to the original series that also serve as hints towards the big mysteries in the mythology of the series. In fact, I would say that this episode felt the most like an episode of Twin Peaks out of all the parts so far. What this and the last episode have showed is that the revival is not only good at dealing with returning characters, but also with dealing with characters who are not returning due to actor problems.

In this episode and to some degree the last, the main plot of the revival has finally been revealed. I can see a narrative through line forming and it is thrilling. Also, the newly assembled trio of Gordon, Albert, and Tamara is just plain awesome. Two of my favourites from the original show along with a fantastic newcomer who was first introduced in Mark Frost's book. It doesn't get much better than that.

A note for anyone that is confused; episodes 3&4 were released a week early in the United States, the UK, and Canada via the On-Demand branches of the channels responsible for broadcasting the revival in these countries. This is why I have already been able to see it, despite the fact that it has not been released some places. I feel sympathetic for all those who can not see these episodes yet because of the country they are in. As a Canadian, I have often been in your situation and I know exactly how you feel.

Excellent weird to absurd ratio in this episode

[Audrey_Cooper · 2 June 2017]

Thank you Albert for a laugh out loud moment in the car this week - the small absurd moments are what I love best about Lynch's work, especially Twin Peaks.

As we can expect, the plot is moving slowly, so we must delight in the details of this episode. I'm not sure how I would have expected a child of Lucy and Andy to turn out, but Michael Cera channeling Brando was an inspired choice. Nice to see Bobby Brigs again, though his career choice was surprising.

There were some nice moments with Dougie and Sonny Jim too, though when he drank the coffee I secretly wanted his vocabulary to expand to include "damn fine coffee".

Overall, the most balanced and satisfying episode so far.

Great

[lucasbuenofm · 9/10 · 26 July 2020]

Old familiar faces return, new characters are given great intros and the digital photography is breathtaking

Fond memories

[lareval · 8/10 · 5 October 2021]

A fun, thrilling, nostalgic and beautiful installment. The tie-ins with the original series are very good. The callbacks are nice and the fate of some characters will satisfy the fans. So far, so good.

Helllloooooooooooooooooo

[Samuel-Shovel · 8/10 · 24 June 2017]

Agent Cooper's back in the land of the living, even if he doesn't realize it yet. Mr. Jackpot's "Hello" line is going to go down as a classic in the Twin Peaks archives. Hilarious. Another good episode from Twin Peaks; although I have no idea how nobody's noticed yet that Dougie isn't mentally all there right now. Someone should at least think the guy had a stroke or something, I don't know...

1x04

[formotog · 7/10 · 13 September 2020]

This was a good episode. It was a lot more plot heavy, toned down on the sensory overload, and introduced more returning characters in a much better way. Cooper for now is kinda rehabilitating himself, though I must say it is frustrating watching him as basically a walking vegetable and no one is taking notice. Not that I dislike it, it's just that I miss the Coop that wouldn't stop talking lmao. I hope this doesn't go on for too much longer, else it actually might start to get frustrating. It did look like the coffee possibly started to bring him back, and it would be very Lynch for coffee to save the day. His time in the casino was great though, I definitely enjoyed that. Returning characters like Bobby Briggs and Denise gave some great scenes. Bobby sewing Laura again was hilarious and exactly the kind of humour this show had been missing. We definitely got some classic Twin Peaks humour in this episode which I was glad to see. Denise and Lynch who got a fair amount of screen time also worked very well. The interview at the end between the three FBI agents and Bob Coop was excellent, very engaging. It's exactly the kind of thing this show needed after the bizarre and slow first three episodes. As a side note, I know the cgi is meant to be kinda bad because Lynch could obviously get the best if he actually wanted it, but I wish that it wasn't terrible at times, because at times it really is

High 7

Episode 4

[Prismark10 · 7/10 · 12 June 2017]

Lynch is ramped up the strangeness. Evil Cooper seems not to have gone back to the Black Lodge, he is still out there, although Dougie Jones has returned.

Good Cooper is living Dougie's life, his wife played by Naomi Watts seems not to have noticed the enormous weight loss but ecstatic that he got huge amounts of money which is needed to pay off his debt.

David Duchovny returns as now transgender agent Denise rather than transvestite agent Dennis and she is now chief of staff of the FBI. Agents Cole, Rosenfeld and Preston are sent to investigate sighting of Cooper and Rosenfeld has to make a confession to Cole. We still get those little touches of Rosenfeld's quirky humour which made his character such a hit in the original series.

Talking about quirky we return to Twin Peaks Sheriff's department, who could had guessed that there was such a large back office with more officers. Bobby Briggs returns, he has seemingly put his bad boy days behind him and now works as a deputy guarding the border. He is in tears when he sees that photo of Laura Palmer.

The highlight was seeing Andy and Lucy's son, Wally Brando. Michael Cera channelling The Wild One era Marlon Brando wanting to pay respects to his godfather, Sheriff Harry Truman who is ill.

Lynch has lost it

[puppyrevenge · 4/10 · 29 May 2017]

I couldn't agree less with other reviews of the all the episodes so far. A case of emperor's new clothes i think. I love Lynch. I have everything he has ever made but this is terrible. He has gone too far off on a tangent. Twin Peaks was weird but not this weird. Or boring. Everyone has forgotten how to act. It's all too amateurish where all the characters have become retarded. So Lucy doesn't know how mobile phones work?? Really? Most of the scenes are so long and dull and don't amount to anything. This was the worst episode so far, i don't think it's getting better at all. Naomi Watts was awful. Annoying voice and acting bad, she's usually amazing, especially in Mullholland Drive. The Denise scene was terrible. The dialogue is utterly moronic with most of it being spoken as slow as possible. The scene with Wally outside the station was so mind numbing i had to take a break before continuing. The effects don't make any sense. One minute it's amazing CGI and the next it looks like it's been done in the 70's. As for the songs at the end, my god they are soulless bland drivel from the second they start. I really thought he would have got Angelo to compose some new score. Really disappointing. I fear that Lynch has gone the way of the Ridley Scott and has no idea what he or anyone else is doing. I wanted to like it but iv'e become more and more bored as it goes along and now i'm done.

Part 4

[bobcobb301 · 7/10 · 29 May 2017]

So, this was the slowest episode of the show to date. While the casino stuff was great in episode three, it was a little repetitive and boring here.

The scene with Cole and Albert staring at each other was purposely drawn out for reasons unknown to me.

I know Bobby's acting was supposed to be bad when he saw Laura, but it just didn't serve much of a purpose here. We know how he feels about her, that wasn't quite needed.

...Brings Back Some Memories

[TheDonaldofDoom · 20 January 2020]

I didn't warm to this one as much as I did to the previous episodes, but there is still a great amount of enticing scenes. Cooper re-experiencing the world continues to be a delight. The casino scene is excellent, though not as much as the casino scene in Part 3. The reaction of Dougie's wife before and after she sees the money is priceless.

The other main event of note is Gordon Cole meeting Cooper's doppelganger - or who he thinks is Cooper - in prison. It's hard to see why the doppelganger suddenly has trouble interacting with humans, but his difficulty is strikingly similar to the difficulty of Cooper's.

This episode's bizarreness comes not from supernatural imagery but from the characters. The return of Wally, a character we hadn't even heard of until now, is the most obvious example. But like a lot of Lynch's weirdness, the weirdness works because it's playing off something; it's not just random. There's probably loads that could be analysed about this scene but the main reason it works is in the way that it satirises the over-philosophising of bikers in movies, and parents' pride.

The season's first use of Laura Palmer's theme is around the middle of this episode. While it thematically makes sense, it feels more like a play on nostalgia, rather than nostalgia itself. Bobby tears up, but, and maybw this was just me, I felt strangely cold. I had gotten so used to silence that the inclusion of the music threw me off-guard. The inclusion of the track doesn't instantly make the scene like the traditional atmospheric scenes that used the track in the old Twin Peaks. That's party because there's less of a narrative leading up to it. If anything, it makes it feel like it's be impossible to truly capture that atmosphere again. Things have changed. The world is bigger. The characters are more spread out; it's not such a close-knit community anymore.

8.5/10

Two Cooper

[AvionPrince16 · 6/10 · 10 March 2023]

Im still pretty confused and still dont know how its possible to have two Cooper like this. I still appreciate to see David Lynch and give some hilarious scenes. We have one Cooper in prison and another one in a house where he try to get used to his daily life. David Lynch know something is weird with this Cooper and they will soon realise i think who is that. The rythm is pretty slow and take time to give the story to present the characters. The complexity is here and we try to understand what happen. But its pretty hard without all the elements. But im curious to see how they will figure it out. Need to see more.

Very slow... but not as before

[monica-vi-oc · 5/10 · 12 June 2017]

Well, it looks like after 3 of the worst episodes I've seen in my life, finally Mr. Lynch notices there are more people watching this show than him alone.

Until now, we've only seen a collection of nonsense, people who can't talk in a normal way or speed, minutes and minutes of nothing. There was no plot, nothing to sustain 3 hours of show.

Now it looks like there is a minimum plot, something that could have been explained in just one first episode, no need to bore viewers with three hours of nightmares and nothing else.

We'll see where it goes now. At least, it looks like there is something happening now.

...laura palmer?

[pantoleinasdimitris · 7/10 · 17 February 2024]

Part 4.

This episode was probably the first to bring tears to my eyes. That scene with Bobby and Laura's picture...man. Surely brings back some memories. Not to mention Laura Palmer's theme playing in the background, it took Lynch 3 episodes to play it !

Dougie is live and in, sort of, action. Well, Cooper is still buried somewhere in there, and he's trying hard to find his way out. Anyways, the breakfast scene was mostly funny.

Bad Coop is captured by the FBI, and he seems to recognize Gordon, even doing a thumbs up to him. However, nor Gordon nor Albert seem to be buying it, hinting at the 'Blue Rose', possibly the codename for the investigation of the lodges. There were some key scenes in the episode, one including Andy and Lucy's son, Wally! Genius casting, by the way.

Some scenes did lack plot or sense, especially at the end, some felt a bit stretched out, but I'm sure it will start paying off very soon.

Wreck

[alexx668 · 1/10 · 30 May 2017]

A seemingly retarded Agent Cooper is mucking about in rambling scenes, which contain a few meta-references (an owl is flying over Cooper before he enters his home, his kid gives him thumbs up repeatedly, he utters a strong reaction when drinking coffee etc). The absurd "humor" in the sheriff's station scene is mind-numbingly dull. In the meantime, Gordon Cole and his staff engage in some of the most formulaic suspense scenes ever conceived on cinema or television, replete with equally formulaic ambient noise (Lynch is credited with sound design). To add insult to injury, the adoption of digital technology has done Lynch no favors. Whereas before he actually had to think about how to make effects work on film, the easy solution of CGI adds to the cheap feel.

Better than the previous episodes

[mrdonleone · 4/10 · 17 May 2020]

And so it comes to be that episode 4 of the new season of Twin Peaks really is better than the pre pre previous movies I mean episodes of this Siri but it's really not good as well that's a bit more funny with Cooper but for the rest the whole thing is really dreadfully boring and totally incompatible with season 1 and season 2 of Twin Peaks before really good but even then so season 1 was great in season two of us Les great but season 3 real is not good at all and that is so incredibly sad you know.