51: Twin Peaks: Northwest Passage and Traces to Nowhere

After a couple of weeks away, the Nextlander Watchcast is making its triumphant return, and we're kicking off our exploration of the first season of David Lynch and Mark Frost's Twin Peaks! CHAPTERS: (00:00:00) - NOTE: Some timecodes may be inaccurate in versions other than the ad-free Patreon version due to dynamic ad insertions. Please use caution if skipping around to avoid spoilers. Thanks for listening. (00:01:27) - Intro. (00:03:11) - The day has finally arrived. We're watching Twin Peaks! (00:08:32) - Some immediate love and fascination with Agent Dale Cooper. (00:11:23) - Getting into the history of how Twin Peaks came to be. (00:17:46) - Talking about the cast. (00:20:36) - Angelo Badalamenti's music. (00:24:37) - Launching into the pilot, AKA Northwest Passage. (00:32:32) - The aftermath of discovering Laura. (00:41:24) - Meeting a bunch of the townsfolk (and finding out who they're sleeping with).  (00:47:17) - Catherine and Josie. (00:50:25) - Ronette Pulaski arrives, and here comes Dale Cooper. (00:56:06) - The investigation begins. (01:03:51) - Audrey Horne: Agent of Chaos. (01:08:22) - The town meeting, and Donna and James' meeting. (01:19:46) - The burying of the locket, and Sarah's vision. (01:22:54) - Break! (01:23:41) - We're back, and Coop is upside down. (01:30:45) - Shelly discovers Leo's bloody shirt. (01:33:21) - The interrogation of James. (01:36:49) - Bopping around between different folks. (01:43:01) - Fishy is in the coffee, and Ben and Catherine have a plan. (01:46:42) - Donna visits the Palmers, and we meet the man in the mirror. (01:52:19) - Touching on the episode's director and his influence on the Coop/Audrey storyline. (01:53:39) - Our veneration of Major Briggs. (01:58:48) - HOW many pieces of cherry pie?!? (02:01:18) - Leo sucks ass, James is having a nice family dinner, and Dr. Jacoby is up to some stuff. (02:06:57) - Talking about episode cliffhangers, and whether answers await us for the show's many questions. (02:10:26) - Final thoughts. (02:11:58) - Outro. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.