Directed by Caleb Deschanel and written by Scott Frost, the eighth episode of the second season of Twin Peaks entitled Drive with a Dead Girl revels in the aftermath of not just Benjamin Horne’s arrest but also in the revelation into who really killed Laura Palmer. With Jerry Horne arriving to represent his brother where it is clear that the two are in trouble over their connection with One Eyed Jack’s, it is clear that Horne is in big trouble while Leland Palmer is in total disbelief over the fact that Horne is a suspect as he starts to act very odd during a following meeting with Special Agent Cooper and Sheriff Truman on the way to the country club.
It’s an episode where there are many revelations about the identity of Laura Palmer’s killers but also into the things about Benjamin Horne as he is major suspect but isn’t the man that killed her. When Pete Martell arrived at the station to talk about Truman about Josie’s recent departure, he would also meet Horne with a message that proved to be just as shocking. What happens would be a bad day for Horne as he is then examined by the possessed Philip Gerard who believes that killer is close. While Truman thinks Horne did it, Cooper doesn’t think so as he thinks there is more that is happening.
It’s an episode where the audiences know who is the killer but also into the strange events that is happening in the town following the return of one of its residents. Still, there are a few subplots that occur as it relates to a few residents such as Norma Jennings who receives a visit from her mother (Jane Greer) who reveals she is married as she introduces her husband (James Booth) to Norma as Hank knows the man from prison which Norma doesn’t know. Another subplot involves Lucy as she returns home with her sister Gwen (Kathleen Wilhoite) as it causes more baffling questions about who could’ve impregnated Lucy along with a quick-rich scheme from Bobby Briggs who discovers the content from Leo's tape recorder. It’s among some of the humorous moments of the episode yet it is largely about the mystery involving the killer.
Especially in the final minutes where a body is found as it becomes clear the killer is loose where Cooper just as he was talking to Audrey Horne who asks him about her father. It’s an episode that is more simplistic and less plot-driven where Caleb Deschanel maintains certain visuals that is hallmarks of the series as well as a quirky flashback sequence with offbeat edits as it relate to Ben and Jerry Horne’s childhood past.
Drive with a Dead Girl is a spectacular episode of Twin Peaks from Caleb Deschanel. Not only does it create a lot of intrigue into the mystery of Laura Palmer’s death but also play into the person who killed her and those who are suspected into her death. Even as it becomes clear that just as everyone thinks they’re closer to solving the mystery, there’s more bumps ahead. In the end, Drive with a Dead Girl is an exhilarating episode of Twin Peaks from Caleb Deschanel.
Twin Peaks: Season 1: Pilot - Episode 1 - Episode 2 - Episode 3 - Episode 4 - Episode 5 - Episode 6 - Episode 7
Season 2: Episode 8 - Episode 9 - Episode 10 - Episode 11 - Episode 12 - Episode 13 - Episode 14 - (Episode 16) - (Episode 17) - (Episode 18) - (Episode 19) - (Episode 20) - (Episode 21) - (Episode 22) - (Episode 23) - (Episode 24) - (Episode 25) - (Episode 26) - (Episode 27) - (Episode 28) - (Episode 29)
Fire Walk with Me - (The Missing Pieces)
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Directed by Caleb Deschanel and written by Harley Peyton, the seventh episode of Twin Peaks entitled Realization Time is an episode where many of the events that relates to Laura Palmer’s death and the underworld surrounding some of the locals in Twin Peaks start to come together. Notably as Special Agent Cooper, Sheriff Truman, and Ed Hurley go further into the underworld where Cooper and Hurley go undercover to the brothel One Eyed Jack’s in Canada. It’s an episode where many characters not only do their own investigation into what happened to Laura Palmer but it’s also an episode where several characters who are suspected of being involved do whatever it takes to stop the authorities from doing their job.
Among the many subplots that goes on in the film, James Hurley, Donna Hayward, and Maddy Ferguson work together to try and find a missing tape of a conversation Laura had with Dr. Jacoby where they believe that Jacoby has the tape. Audrey Horne does her own investigation by working at her father’s department store where she learns about some secrets about some connection for co-workers who would get extra money working at One Eyed Jack’s prompting her to make a visit to the place herself under a different name. The episode also plays into some dealings between Benjamin Horne, Catherine Martell, and Josie Packard as it relates to the sawmill where it becomes clear that someone is going to get the blame and no one knows who is in the right and who is in the wrong.
Harley Peyton’s script doesn’t just amp up the element of suspense but also manages to create more intrigue where Cooper and Truman, with the aid of Dr. Hayward, try to figure out what Jacques Renault’s pet myna bird Waldo would say as they would get a major clue about what happened to Laura Palmer. It is among a few of the quirky elements of the episode as it focuses more on the element of suspense. There is also some drama as it relates to Bobby Briggs’ relationship with Shelley Johnson where Briggs vows to protect her but would also play a key role in the ending as it relates to Hurley whom he has issues with.
Caleb Deschanel’s direction is engaging for the way it plays into the element of suspense and drama while showing things that will raise questions about who is connected to who. Most notably Hank Jennings and his connection with Josie Packard as the former would have a confrontation with Truman who doesn’t trust Jennings despite the fact that he’s on parole. Deschanel takes great detail into capturing many of the visuals along with scenes set at night and in the interiors such as Horne listening to her manager talking to one of his employees about a special job. Even as it is clear that no one is safe nor anyone who has motives about shutting the truth from everyone.
Realization Time is a riveting episode from Caleb Deschanel and Harley Peyton as the stakes become much higher as does the sense of intrigue. Notably as it’s an episode where everything is getting closer while its cast start to reach towards their A game in their performances while allowing their characters to be far more interesting than ever. In the end, Realization Time is an exhilarating episode of Twin Peaks from Caleb Deschanel.
Twin Peaks: Season 1: Pilot - Episode 1 - Episode 2 - Episode 3 - Episode 4 - Episode 5 - Episode 7
Season 2: Episode 8 - Episode 9 - Episode 10 - Episode 11 - Episode 12 - Episode 13 - Episode 14 - Episode 15 - (Episode 16) - (Episode 17) - (Episode 18) - (Episode 19) - (Episode 20) - (Episode 21) - (Episode 22) - (Episode 23) - (Episode 24) - (Episode 25) - (Episode 26) - (Episode 27) - (Episode 28) - (Episode 29)
Season 3: (Coming Soon)
Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me - (The Missing Pieces)
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