I’ll say two things about last week’s
Twin Peaks. No, I’ll say three, because the continually amassing violence against women –
pointed out so presciently by Ed Bark in his season-opening Twin Peaks: The Return review in his Uncle Barky’s Bytes column – shows no signs of abating. That’s a definite issue, as is, by now, the way-too-slow transformation of Dale Cooper back into the character we knew and loved. (Will he
ever come back whole?) But here are the two things I wanted to note, two elements of last week’s show that were purely, successfully Lynchian. One was the retro-dressed casino trip of Candie, Mandie, and Sandie (pictured), who move like they’re underwater and act like they’re overdrugged. The other was the closing song performance, a regular feature of
Twin Peaks: The Return. Last week was the first time a vocal performance, and the music, fully matched with the old
Twin Peaks vibe. Rebekah Del Rio was the singer, “No Stars” was the song, and it was co-written by Del Rio, John Neff, and David Lynch himself. (So no wonder.)