Twin Peaks Series 1 Episode 4 – The One-Armed Man

I’ll be honest, I’m starting to lose interest in this show. I’m coming to terms with maybe nothing ever being wrapped up cleanly, but I’m not sure I really care about the mysteries we’ve accrued so far. I’ll see this season out as I’m over halfway, but at this point I’m not committing myself to seasons two and three. We’ll see.

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Twin Peaks Series 1 Episode 2 – Zen, or the Skill to Catch a Killer

I think we’ve reached the point where this show is actively trying to shake me off, but I’m not going anywhere yet! I’d heard mention of some kind of “Red Room” in Lynch’s work at some point, but I didn’t know in what it would appear (there was every chance it was a scene from Mulholland Drive that I’d forgotten) but nope, it’s here, and it is distinctly weird. More on that later, for now let’s get into my thoughts on Twin Peaks Season 1, episode 2!

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Empire of the Sun

In 1940s China, British ex-pat child James Graham (Christian Bale) is a spoiled, entitled little brat, until World War II arrives with an invasion from Japan, separating him from his parents and leaving him to fend for himself in his abandoned home before eventually becoming interned in a prisoner-of-war camp.

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