Twin Peaks Black Lodge Secrets

[@kylek7748]

Never been so freaked out/ confused/ disturbed watching anything in my life than watching the finale of twin peaks

[@isakdahl7054]

Yes.

[@mickaelknight9783]

Tell me about it

[@BillKrayer12thMan]

I finally watched the entire first two seasons in '97 when Bravo's license was going to expire which is where the Log Lady intros were created. All 31 hours. Didn't like what I've seen of S3 so far (3 episodes) and said Fuckit I'll watch it later.

[@lerojo]

@@BillKrayer12thMan your loss. It all ties together.

[@ainjuuuul0]

Bill Krayer some of the episodes of season 3 do drag but some are definitely worth watching.

[@kittied4482]

I had a boss who’s husband looked and dressed like Bob. It was horrific. He had never watched any of the show. Unsettling.

[@Coloradiohead]

Yikes!

[@Star-Hole]

Ummm... thats just how Frank Silva looked and dressed. He was a set dresser who accidentally ended up in a shot. They were filming a traumatic memory in Sarah Palmers room and you could see him via her mirror but not in the room. He looks like a normal dude. Its the context that made it creepy. Its kinda messed up to drag Frank Silvas daily appearance in the mud like that.

[@clementeen]

Brilliantly done thank you. I think what makes Twin Peaks frightening is the fact that the entities that inhabit the black lodge are not simple and mere fantasy supernatural elements. The native american people's believe in evil spirits that can take human hosts as prey. There are many religions and the mystic practices of these religions that talk of the spirit world. Lynch is on a conscious level aware of these realms and has portrayed the astral planes of existence so eloquently in his work. Electricity is a conductor of both positive and negative energy, and i think he is trying to depict these entities as positive and negative energies that flow through a current, namely the astral plane, a plane of existence that is parallel to our "reality". Lynch practices transcendental meditation in which focuses on the sea of consciousness within the recesses of the subconscious mind. He has recently depicted this in the twin peaks return when cooper falls through the the floor of the waiting room. I personally believe that the entities and their powers both the good and bad entities shown in twin peaks is not far from reality, I think if anything it teaches the viewer to choose love over fear as the emotional power they can harness for themselves to get access to their full potential.

[@michaelsnow1]

Thanks!

[@gregmaland5318]

Great comment. I think a lot more people now are open to the idea that entities are real. But to most, it seems utterly out there. I'm open to it, and I know people who've had many direct experiences with it.

[@SziontificMystic]

Very well put. Cheers

[@Dzanarika1]

Perfectly explained, Nadine. It resonates with me so deeply.

[@PancakeRecipes]

The reason Mike cut off his arm is because he and Bob both had matching tattoos on their upper left arms that had the words "Fire Walk With Me" written. To break the bond between him and Bob he cut off the arm above the tattoo meaning the entire arm was cut not even leaving a stump behind. The arm evolved into the Man From Another Place, the place being the White Lodge.

[@augustgreig9420]

Came to the comments to look for this. I haven't watched the show since it originally aired, and I was about 10 then, so I don't remember perfectly. But I thought Mike had a tattoo on his arm, but I thought it was a tattoo of black fire that he could use to summon his familiar. I must have made that last part up, or mingled different parts of the show together. Where exactly does he explain about his tattoo? And when does it say that the arm is from the white lodge? I thought the white lodge was good.

[@patriciaferragamo1354]

@@augustgreig9420 they never do. the arm must be more evil than good. since mike saw the face of god and cut it off.

[@ConejoZing]

Yes, Mike and Bob used to be a team for many ages to symbolize this bond they made a pact over the Fire. They both enjoyed the chaos, misery, fire and volcanic darkness of old America which would bring darkness to the entire Northern hemisphere. But, their chaos was different, Mike was more ordered and Bob became mindlessly manic. Mike saw his own order, which is the "face of God."

[@Channel-666]

"if your right hand offends you: cut it off"

[@YSANROCHEOfficialYoutube]

Actually, masons get a hand cut off if they don’t play by the rules and do as they are told. I think he said arm to not make it to obvious because hand is Masonic

[@andylikesstuffchannel]

As a child well 11 /12 I found Fire Walk with me something I would never watch again due to its absolute CRAZY at 46 years old. I now think Twin Peaks is one of the greatest pieces of art I've ever seen

[@Alex_Reynolds]

Very good "introductory" level examination of the Lodge entities; thank you for putting it together. One criticism I would have, though, is that Mark Frost isn't mentioned in your piece at all. Mr. Lynch deserves endless credit for Twin Peaks as art, but based on interviews and Frost's own TP novels, I'd think the mythos of the show owes a great deal to Mr. Frost. Lynch has always seemed far more vested in exploring the abstract elements of their world, while Frost, as the more grounded, traditional storyteller seems to be the one who is interested in the narrative and mythology they build together. Lauding Mr. Lynch while ignoring Mr. Frost is like telling someone how great a Reese's Peanut Butter Cup by complimenting the peanut butter and ignoring the chocolate. Technically, you're not wrong... but you're not telling the whole story, either. Thanks again.

[@michaelsnow1]

You're right. I should have praised Mark Frost and acknowledged how important he was to the series.

[@realkevinharlan]

... introductory?

[@annette2892]

They all ignore Frost and then say they don't...😉

[@TheMorning_Son]

jesus this shits confusin and creepy..its like walking​ through a pitch black forest to get home.

[@mrlevinielsen]

And when you finally get sleep at home, you have to deal with the nightmares that come.

[@subsavage2996]

surprised you didn't mention connection to Tibetan lore/mythos, connection to intuition n stuff, but out side of that, amazing solid video! great job and thank you for making it!!!!!

[@HutchCrowley]

Excellent analysis. You were spot on about twin peaks being the best/ most unsettling thing in the horror genre.. Even though it's not really even in the horror genre..

[@michaelsnow1]

Thanks!

[@GunRyd3r]

James Crowley Fuck you devil worshipper. You think Alaister Crowley is cool? You're a fucking tool.

[@AICJDR]

Les Friedrich LOL

[@0oidiedinatimemachineo024]

lol what? Crowley is kinda a common last name.

[@tillkingdomcome.352]

Only movie still able to creep me out, thats for sure Mr. Crowley.

[@jaredmatthews9403]

Good insight about Coop's lack of 'perfect courage'.

[@milgeekmedia]

In this dualistic creation of white and black lodges I always considered garmonbozia as 'anti-ambrosia' (or vice versa).

[@dionysuscreativellc7569]

I've seen your analysis several times. I believe it is one of the best out there. Very good work.

[@LfunkeyA]

i don't think Mike is 'good'. he's probably wiser or less reckless than Bob, but the sole reason he's helping out people is the opportunity to defeat Bob, or at least keep him in check.

[@michaelsnow1]

Maybe when he "saw the face of God" whatever he meant by that he felt like he had to atone for his past crimes. And Bob is the biggest problem he left behind in the real world.

[@TheVileOne]

The implications of the lodge are always terrifying

[@michaelsnow1]

Especially that they can come into our heads, or bring us into the lodge, without our consent or knowledge in the middle of dreaming when we have no way of fighting back.

[@MrTreespace]

TheVileOne it's the same thing, it just matters on your intentions and feelings when you enter, if you enter with fear and hatred like earle did with annie, and Cooper followed but it was already the black lodge, so he got trapped in the black lodge. Ya feel me? Two sides of the same coin.

[@MrTreespace]

Shit I replied to the wrong guy..

[@timothymaynard5122]

The Dark Lodge is real and its acts are repeated daily. Only Light and Love can defeat the Blackness. "My father raped me while the owls (demons) watched in unfulfilled satisfaction."

[@Ken2234]

@@timothymaynard5122 I wake up doing sexual things to myself

[@georgetreepwood1119]

As with Twin Peaks itself I can , and should, watch this presentation over and over. They both have a dense , multi-layered and thought-provoking aspect that like a Hieronymus Bosch or Geiger painting, it cannot be known fully in one session.

[@michaelsnow1]

Thanks!

[@triplucid3563]

George Treepwood= oh, isnt it just DREAMY! lol or Nightmare. 2 lodges, one place

[@tvaddict6623]

Also visually uncomfortable, like surrealist paintings.

[@christopherwolf2157]

I watched periodically off and on the original series and some of the new series. I never comprehended what it was about and you have illustrated a little more clarity where you can and it is appreciated but like you said in the beginning your explanation is merely a part of what can be understood. Much more to know and find out. Great video! Ty

[@amancalledjim5382]

I think Coop just been tripping balls at Woodstock all along.

[@lynn4840]

I wonder if they used cream corn to represent garmonbozia because eating creamed corn in itself is a painful and sorrowful experience. :')

[@leemullen433]

Close! It was because Lynch hates the stuff.

[@chrisbova9686]

@@leemullen433 or maybe because cc = 33. Not that there is a direct connection between suffering and the number 33.

[@jessstuart7495]

I should make some garmonbozia for dinner tonight! Yum!

[@grelm1322]

@@chrisbova9686 33°

[@YSANROCHEOfficialYoutube]

Creamed corn signifies Baal - it's a sacrifice to the entity Baal - many think he is the same as Satan, he isn't

[@auntvesuvi3872]

Nicely edited video, Mike! That singer in the Lodge was Jimmy Scott (often referred to as Little Jimmy Scott). I first saw a documentary about him when I was visiting Prague back in 2000. His voice was remarkable. Turns out, he was born with a dysfunction that nearly eliminated all his testosterone production in his body... so, in essence, his voice had the ethereal quality of a castrato. I would've loved to have seen him perform live, but never got the chance. Although, one of my friends was fortunate enough to catch a performance of his in New Orleans. He passed away in 2014.

[@michaelsnow1]

Thanks! Jimmy Scott was amazing. i'm so glad the show introduced me to him. My favorite song of his is "I Have Dreamed" its so sad and beautiful.

[@auntvesuvi3872]

Oh... that's a remarkable tune of Rodgers & Hammerstein. I adore Jimmy Scott's rendition of it, too! 💜

[@johntrains1317]

You probably know this now but, it's mentioned a few times that wearing the owl cave ring numbs the arm which it's worn on and when dead, brings you to be with Mike in the black lodge. I think that's why Gerard cut his arm off, cause he wore the owl cave ring and it became possessed by The little man Mike. Anyway, great video. Appreciate your attempts at setting a appropriate tone for the content.

[@LampDoesVideogame]

Except he wore it in FWWM, after having cut his arm off?

[@duantorruellas716]

Twin peaks is a masterpiece in the realm of modern supernatural suspense thrllers. david linch who i consider a cinematic genuis has created something truely timeless and unique , it resonates with us deeply . It taps into something we all understand and are drawn to , the unknown. --- DT

[@garbagegirl42069]

You have a new subscriber!! Your analysis is amazing, and your voice is strangely calming for such a subject 😊 I am going to binge watch all your vids before the new episode tonight, I'm quite excited! Thanks for your hard work 😺

[@michaelsnow1]

Thanks!

[@jimmynorton1001]

another observation. The GIANT also has a small red bow tie. Small relative to his size. A little bad also in a big man that is mostly good.

[@ckslums]

Your synopsis was very helpful. I never watched twin peaks as a kid it had this eery vibe too it and i knew there was some time of supernatural element to it also. But it just seemed too weirdo...As an adult i decided to check out Showtime's version because of remembering some of the actors. I've been fascinated and consumed with trying to make sense out of the whole thing and find myself coming back to youtube for answers linked to the former 2 seasons and movie. Your synopsis helped break down some of my curiosity. Although i still really am bothered that Lynch has to be so fucking weird all the time, I plan on finishing the season. I just could do with all the things that just seem so "Lynchian" and overly meta. Thanks for posting this

[@michaelsnow1]

Thanks!

[@Xanaroo216]

This is wonderfully done...thank you for making this video. I'll watch again and ponder some more.

[@michaelsnow1]

Thanks!

[@TheTimeOfThePlace]

the first part in B/W is a William S. Burroughs quote, one of his short stories, it's also in Thomas Pynchon's Against the Day and many other sources, the same idea, that something was here before 'whitemancame' and occupy the places that the indigenous consider sacred or don't recommend anyone to visit at all. It's about place, the different times but the same place, existing as much now as they did then. Just putting in my two cents worth, I have done a lot of research on this, including David Paulides work and I think there is something worth considering.

[@michaelsnow1]

I didn't know that idea was in Against the Day. That's interesting. Thanks!

[@richardfay8298]

Daniel Thompson - Your description about place made me think of "Skinwalker Ranch".

[@Mia6146]

The tree with the head resembles the human body nerve system. Hmmm..

[@tillkingdomcome.352]

The lymphatic system.. Very important to your immunity.. Hrmm.

[@MAS7s]

The Tree is Mikes Right Arm. The resemblance to the nervous system is intentional, it is its own being.

[@rachelmilani6941]

I thought it was explained in the first seasons of the show that MIKE cut off his arm when he renounced BOB because he had a Fire Walk with Me tattoo on it

[@MAS7s]

It was more than just the tattoo, that made his arm important. Remember the weird tree? That was what the arm Mike cut off grew into.

[@tillkingdomcome.352]

Great work mate.. Lynch clearly has deep and intimate knowledge of the occult. Not at all unusual in the entertainment industry.

[@Dzanarika1]

Exactly, my thought as well.

[@Scorned405]

You obviously don’t know what “ occult” means.

[@alexiakass]

BOB was amazing!! Frank Silva was a great actor dam!

[@johntrains1317]

And out of fucking nowhere. He's frightening

[@isakdahl7054]

Alexia He isn’t an actor really.

[@tillkingdomcome.352]

The creepiest character ever, the only true one in any film I can think of personally.. I have no idea how Lynch is able to capture the vibe he does on camera.. He would have intimate occult knowledge, for sure.

[@signeaarejrgensen61]

He was working on the set. Hej got caught in the mirror og a shot with Sarah Palmer and they went with it, is the story, I heard. I had to force myself to see interviews with Frank Silva to get rid og my fear of the image of Bob. Frank Silva died young in 96, I think from HIV related stuff. So sad, He really seems like a sweet guy in the few interviews I could find.

[@signeaarejrgensen61]

Such a presence on screen. So scary.

[@maxmatson1578]

nice use of the "naked lunch" seen in the beginning!👌👍

[@jamessandy5873]

Max Matson: scene, not "seen"

[@maxmatson1578]

@@jamessandy5873 thank you so much for the correction

[@streisky]

Watching the new season of twin peaks, I believe david lynch would be the perfect guy to do a lovecraftian adaptation... hell, twin peaks (series and movie - specially te new season) are very lovecraftian...

[@michaelsnow1]

I agree completely. I've heard of a few directors trying to start projects based on Lovercraft's work and they all sound terrible. Like The Mountains of Madness set in the modern era instead of 20s/30s and the characters are all switched around and its made into a dull action-thriller. Ugh. But Lynch is a master of atmosphere and mood. Everything Lovecraft does involves creepy, unsettling mood and the implication of something hideous/terrible. Lynch could do that perfectly.

[@douglaspackard3515]

I wonder if Garmonbozia looks the way it does simply because David Lynch hates creamed corn. It is the anti-pie.

[@ivehadsomegoodburgersinmyt9010]

Garmon(am)b(r)ozia...food of the gods, both positive (white lodge) and negative (black lodge) ''In the ancient Greek myths, ambrosia (/æmˈbroʊziə, -ʒə/, Ancient Greek: ἀμβροσία, "immortality") is the food or drink of the Greek gods,[1] often depicted as conferring longevity or immortality upon whoever consumed it.[2] It was brought to the gods in Olympus by doves and served by either Hebe or Ganymede at the heavenly feast.[3][4]''

[@wisildur]

I want to see the white lodge

[@michaelsnow1]

That would be an interesting counterpoint to the creepy Black Lodge. But anyone who's come out of there like Major Briggs and maybe the Log Lady can't remember anything about what it looks like. Maybe that weird plant covered room with the chair Briggs was sitting on is supposed to represent it somehow.

[@wisildur]

Do we see the black lodge in twin peaks. Or is it always the waiting room?

[@michaelsnow1]

I assume that in the series finale when Cooper goes deeper inside into some new rooms with evil Laura and Bob in them that must be the Black Lodge itself.

[@wisildur]

I think you're right.

[@PancakeRecipes]

The white lodge and black lodge exist in the same place. That is why the floor is black and white.

[@smithjones3548]

Interesting about the military applications of harnessing the beings from the Lodges. Wyndam Earle said that the bearer of such power could re-order the Earth itself--to their liking. If any nation gained control of either Lodge it would wreak chaos on the planet.

[@Ken2234]

Lodges are real, dreams are the way in. I punched a lodge member in the face.

[@tillkingdomcome.352]

They are not only in dreams. I have a Rosicrucian lodge in my street. They practice some form of ancient Egyptian rite.

[@augustgreig9420]

That's not very nice.

[@christianmegachad2898]

@@tillkingdomcome.352 rosycrutians practicing egyptian rites? sounds like glorified, pretentious hermeticism at best

[@glennkingsley8080]

Yes. I've seen them too

[@glennkingsley8080]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/aJSZqJ1rd9Ofes0&lc=UgwNvBe_jrnoha4j07t4AaABAg

[@jimmynorton1001]

brother... I just finished you're entire video. I bow to you with guarded submission. I don't know what you're capable of but you out did anyone I've ever listened to via word/accompanying video assistance. Out standing sir.

[@michaelsnow1]

Thank you!

[@designerlarry]

neil peart you said all! Your observation of this narrative is concise, and just as well written as the narrative. Very well thought out-- and it shows that you did not RUSH to judgement- NEIL (know what I mean). You followed the dreamline well!

[@ZestonN]

The scene in the Season 2 episode 2, where Bob crawls towards Maddie and The Screen, still makes me squirm. It's like he's coming right for you.

[@RealBradMiller]

Right? Super creepy!

[@TheVileOne]

My favorite Twin Peaks videos are by Michael Snow!

[@michaelsnow1]

Thanks!

[@williamharvey381]

I really like your interpretation of what's going on in Twin Peaks. I accidentally discovered the show when I was working night audit in a hotel and Bravo ran the re-runs at 5am...then, they did a marathon. I recorded al 30 original episodes on VHS, rotating my schedule to be home to change the 6 hour tapes. Well, when I heard Showtime was picking it up for Season 3, I binge watched it on Netflix, then found a copy of "Fire Walk With Me" BEFORE I started watching it on Showtime. The show is amazing, and, I keep hearing about that "rabid fan base" the show produced. I guess I need to go take my shots int he stomach like any person with rabies has to do. I'm foaming at the mouth, LOVING the new season. I only wonder: at the pace they are moving in the new season, do we think he's going to have a season 4? or, will we have to wait another 25 years? LOL! i'm sure Lynch would figure out a way to make 25 years go by in a year.....................

[@michaelsnow1]

Thanks! I first saw the show in the early 2000s from tapes recorded off of TV. After I saw Blue Velvet I tracked down everything Lynch had done. I almost feel with the all of the introductory stuff around Dougie they're going to need a 4th season to wrap everything up!

[@williamharvey381]

I agree, and I hope so. I really like how season 3 is going...the way they subtly drop the history of what has happened over the past 25 years, and have let time move forward...

[@BRILL-vb1jy]

This was very well done. Thanks for making it.

[@michaelsnow1]

Thanks!

[@Abaris84]

Thank you for your insights. This video gave me much to think about. Very well done!

[@signwatcher3806]

The only time fiction is that Good is when it’s not fiction. The truth is much stranger than fiction

[@victoriamckenzie8193]

This is the best review of Twin Peaks I have every heard. I have never understood how people could watch Twin Peaks and not understand exactly what is going on. Lynch does not hide what he is saying..he puts its out there for all to see. His amazing visuals and sounds only add Artistic Beauty to a simple story of real Good against Real Evil. Not some Vampire or Scary Monster ( I also LOVE Bowie's Work ) but the evil within all of us. Only Love and Goodness, Decency, Care for Others etc can conquer Evil. This video explains that so well for people who were so afraid of Twin Peaks strangest that they lost the plot. Thank you and Love on ya Vicky x

[@michaelsnow1]

Thanks!

[@jamessandy5873]

"I have never understood how people could watch Twin Peaks and not understand exactly what is going on." = childish arrogance

[@williamblack7400]

America is an ancient country but has had a modern civilisation grafted onto it which is itself decaying

[@Brascofarian]

It wasn't the Army, it was the Air Force that were investigating The Lodge

[@sephirothstein2943]

Good work, your production quality is getting way better

[@michaelsnow1]

Thanks!

[@JamiHeart]

Mike cut off his arm because the tattoo he had was somehow associated with his inhabiting spirit.

[@michaelsnow1]

It was strange when in Fire Walk With Me Mike spoke to Bob when the Arm was holding on to him. Like the arm had to make physical contact with Mike to say that for some reason.

[@JamiHeart]

Here's something else strange about the arm. Everyone always associates "the arm" and "the sound" that he makes with indians. I see how people can conclude that. But, since way back in 1990, I always associated the arm with the phrase "long arm of the law" and the sound as a police siren. What's your take on that?

[@michaelsnow1]

I didn't think it sounded like a police siren. I thought it was some sort of faint electric echoing but maybe you're right. The arm does seem keen on helping Cooper to stop Bob's crimes.

[@Tessa1111]

It's every character's "Portrait of Dorian Grey."

[@AAWien]

nice video! but you forgot to cover the man with the white mask from fire walk with me

[@michaelsnow1]

Thanks! The video was getting a little bit long as is. And I remember thinking i don't know much about him and Mrs. Chalfont. I imagine they were "good" because they help Donna and Laura. But i don't know what their motivation is or why they apparently wander around the real world and live in a trailer park sometimes.

[@mattgilbert7347]

He was conceived as a "living talisman"

[@YSANROCHEOfficialYoutube]

Corn and Grains are related to Baal and the Freemason Sacrifices. Amazing

[@aleiorgu]

Twin Peaks has way more real life meaning and symbolism than most realize. I've said it for edcades!

[@46pippi]

@@aleiorgu agreed

[@YSANROCHEOfficialYoutube]

Can’t count how often I have watched this bc it’s so fascinating and put together by an extremely wise person. Just realised today that the hydra vulgaris found in the vx by Carrie madej could be the creature at 10.25 I’ve seen those creatures. Electricity is technology today and connected to it somehow The arm is the hidden hand abs related to freemasonry As they tend to hide one hand in their jacket to symbolically recognise each other. The whole thing means that FREEMASONRY AND ILLUMINA…. Use occult and other influences to connect with these entities but there are dark forces leading them . There could be good secret societies

[@noahsherwood2445]

While I think they in their own regard were supernatural beings, I believe Albert was right about BOB and to an extent JUDY. BOB is the manifestation of suffering and the evil that man does as represented by his birth during the first atomic detonation. For example there are times where Leland did wrong without BOB's influence like sleeping with Theresa Banks and her eventual murder to keep her quiet. Meanwhile JUDY is Sarah Palmer's neverending sadness. Yet, they still manifest in their own ways like BOB influencing Leland and JUDY straight up possessing Sarah.

[@davidirizarry6216]

I think an interesting cross over between Twin Peaks and Derry from IT, would be interesting.

[@raymondsteen5316]

Red Room, Black Lodge, Zigzag Floors & Doppelgangers!!! ♨️🔥😂🤣🎥

[@triplucid3563]

Cheers on your anaylsis, well played! If I don't hear intellect I fade away, but tihis will have me going for days, good job¡¡!

[@michaelsnow1]

Thanks!

[@leland-bobpalmer4274]

@@michaelsnow1 You mentioned liking Silent hill you ever check out "Alan Wake"?

[@queenofgutterdoom]

Thanks this was great to watch!

[@michaelsnow1]

Thanks!

[@JJJJJVVVVVLLLLL]

I dozed off before autoplay put this through my earphones and had some pretty creepy dreams........!!!

[@stevethefishdotnet]

I live in Japan and I've looked forward to seeing the new show for a while now. I just finished watching the TV show with my wife and kid, introducing them to the show I loved in high school. I just hope I can find the new series for rent where I live.

[@Coloradiohead]

Watched the entire series at least 5 times or so and every time is like a new trip, always find new meanings and hidden codes throughout, it never gets old. After the first viewing it hooked me completely. Any one who claims to be a fan of film, art and mystery must see this masterpiece. Bob in Evil dale is the best character ever to exist imo. Does anybody know how Bob got his name? any significance behind it?

[@JediBunny]

Great video, please make more!

[@michaelsnow1]

Thanks!

[@jessstuart7495]

The owls are not what they seem.

[@aleiorgu]

Bohemian Grove anyone?

[@leo.saramago]

Twin Peaks is driven by The Dreamer's sorrow and pain. Everything we get to witness is an attempt to cope with an ubearable burden, that's why encrypted messages become so relevant and the Truth is never supposed to be revealed.

[@mikebest5193]

Thank you this show is great but very confusing at times

[@mkpsyops]

Mike was a left hand path magician. In the waiting room the two lamps represent Jachin and Boaz. The statue in the middle with one tit out is the eye of providence. The chair off to the side with the saturn globe is the entrance of time and space that leads to the gate between the pillars...maybe

[@glennkingsley8080]

People are finally waking up kzbin.info/www/bejne/aJSZqJ1rd9Ofes0&lc=UgwNvBe_jrnoha4j07t4AaABAg This is the origin of the true 'lodge entities'

[@D2SProductions]

Thanks for the video, I'd never made that connection before of The Arm being Mike's arm. Very interesting.

[@londonsfinest9508]

great analysis, thank you. I also think twin peaks is a microcosm of the world and the corrupt systems that are put in place, the dark side of the family structure and social institutions and i think certain characters are representative of these flawed systems

[@dashiel89]

i want to know one thing...Wheres Chet Desmond???? ( but excellent video. you captured the Lodge spirits creepiness perfectly)

[@rosenfield10]

Great show. I loved it.

[@davidtrudell8304]

This was a truly great video man! I've been following your series for the past couple of weeks and I've have seen your content gradually improve in every aspect, I seriously hope you continue making videos. Heres my question not related directly to the Black Lodge... So we see in Fire Walk with me that Philip Jeffries has become some sort of bizarre conduit for "the room above the convenience store"... So what is your personal take on the disappearance of Chester Desmond?

[@michaelsnow1]

Thanks! Ominously Desmond was near some electrical wires that were sort of whistling slightly like the man from another place. And in the new series we've seen that people can be transported directly through the electric wires from and presumably to the lodge. Maybe the strange ring he found and wore, the green one, was a conduit that pulled him in. I suppose he's still in there or died during the process.

[@davidtrudell8304]

I'm okay with Lynch never explaining the disappearance but were he ever to do so, I'm seriously hoping for another glimpse into "the room above the convenience store". The scene with Jeffries has always stuck out as one of the most unsettling sequences in any form of media.

[@michaelsnow1]

In a deleted scene Bob laughs menacingly and Jeffries is shown teleported to a hotel in Argentina. Maybe he was forced back there across the electric lines to prevent him revealing too much about the world.

[@michaelsnow1]

The ring is peculiar because it seems that Mike, a good guy, may have thrown the ring to Laura to put on. Thus dooming her. But it may have been to protect her from being possessed by Bob, even if it meant her death. Judy, its speculated by some fans based on non-canon stuff from scripts, may be Josie Packard's sister. What relationship she has with the Lodge is vague at best.

[@michaelsnow1]

Thanks! Yep episode seven is where I'm at right now. But I'm going to be moving next week so I'm going to miss episode 8 when it comes out : (

[@synaestheticstudios]

Thank you so much. Real analysis. Cricital. Well read. Engaging. Terrifying.

[@michaelsnow1]

Thanks!

[@ILL1983]

MIKE cut the arm off, cuz' it was 'a' connection to BOB

[@kimmolaine8069]

I also see that Bob is an actual entity. I'm not a fan of the theory of Leland being actually guilty of committing the crimes. I think Bob uses his vessels by their gifts a lot-- as seen by Evil Cooper investigative abilities, and Leland's conciliatory abilities.

[@michaelsnow1]

Maybe Leland was gradually slipping into being more and more evil over time. But its seems that Bob did all of the worst stuff like with Laura or killing Teresa Banks.

[@JamiHeart]

I don't know if you've read The diary of Laura Palmer but, in that book Laura is clearly being influenced by Bob but, she also clearly likes being a "naughty" girl. I don't think Bob can inhabit a pure spirit. I believe Leland was a bad person to begin with. Bob even says that Leland is a "babe in the woods with a huge hole where his conscience used to be."

[@rdkarlov]

Actually the entities were said to inhabit vessels that invited and opened themselves somehow. So there's a chance that the vessels if not guilty are at least accomplices. I just don't know how this fits Coop though. Is Coop being punished for the events regarding Windom's wife yet to date?

[@williamharvey381]

No. Coop is being punished for what he did to Dianne. We found that out in S3E7, when Dianne visited him in prison at the insistence of Coops boss.

[@kimmolaine8069]

Whatever Evil Coop did during the prison phone call was done by Bob's power I presume. Earlier in the episode Coop looked at a mirror and said "You're still with me. That's good." In any case, Leland being possessed and Evil Coop being possessed don't compare. Cooper's doppelganger was evil to begin with.

[@unsinnkim3690]

Just watched thw whole damn clip. Beautiful text and very well spoken. Clever analysis of the world of Twin Peaks! kcor stel!

[@michaelsnow1]

Thanks!

[@MrBren777]

Great analysis, well done! My take is that the spirits inhabit either side of identical lodges (black & white) and that they are roughly equals socially, but have waxing and waning powers that depend on how much they have fed from the corporeal world of mortals. Garbonzea is food derived of pain and sorrow, but other spiritual food can be derived from positive emotions such as love and hope (though only white lodge spirits would enjoy such sustenance). Hawk spoke of powerful sorcerers entering the lodges - this is probably Mike (he speaks of Bob being his familiar); Mike was probably a dark sorcerer who hunted and collected garbonzea with his familiar, becoming every more powerful until he elevated to a true spirit entity; but upon being influenced by white lodge spirits decided to change his ways and cut his arm off (which bore a dark tribal tattoo) severing the link with Bob. As you described, tmfp was thus born, as a sentient part of a shattered whole. The lodges and the spirits are limited by their incorporeal nature and can influence via electricity, but to truly operate as free agents they must possess a human vessel (the giant/droolcup, bob/Leland, mike/Philip G). There are social and possibly physical rules that must be adhered to (a doppelgänger can only take the place of its original/exist outside of the lodge for 25 years) and Bad Coop has set into motion a plan to cheat those rules by having a simulacrum (Dougie) return to the lodge in his place and getting hit men to kill Good Coop when he is returned to the corporeal world - thus maintaining the balance (Mike tells good Coop that one of them must now die - since there are now two Coops running around in the world). What did you make of the season 2 map to the lodges? There is a depiction of a giant next to a dwarf (the giant and tmfp?).

[@michaelsnow1]

It was strange that the map/petroglyph thing was known to people who saw the lodge. Like it was imprinted in their minds when they left. How old was the map supposed to be? Because it was in that cave it felt like it was at least hundreds of years old. If not more. I suppose then that Bob has been roaming around for a very long time. Maybe a human shaman was compelled to draw it but hide it deep with a cave like the most ancient human cave paintings.

[@taminotamino2817]

Bob is real!!! Frank Silva play him so real! Best Actor in this Show .... R.I.P 🔳

[@gregmaland5318]

Extremely interesting!

[@michaelsnow1]

Thanks!

[@markbunce3405]

It's happened in lots of series - david lynchs mind is incalculable ❤️ cherry pie for me ❤

[@jumpingman8160]

a tip: use a pop filter, some compression and bring the music on the background a tad lower. Good show.

[@doubtsalmon]

Well done.

[@michaelsnow1]

Thanks!

[@Jimbo.jack47]

fantastic video, thank you

[@Rolandzebub]

Great analysis.

[@michaelsnow1]

Thanks!

[@ArbiterDan]

Nice video man.

[@michaelsnow1]

Thanks!

[@vdelrio999]

Just Twin Peaks' microcosm of evil. That's all. And apparently, each region may have it's own.

[@michaelsnow1]

That would be amazing in the new series if we see each region of the planet has its own version of the lodge and its entities. Like culturally appropriate for that region or time period. I would love to see more.

[@sarahdara1982]

I really like your video and analysis, especially with the meta and psychological interpretations that are so prevalent. I’m only a few minutes in, so maybe you’ll address this later. If so, disregard my comment! My one quibble so far is that I tend to believe Leland and Laura never had a truly functional or loving relationship, and not just because of BOB. I think Leland’s perversion and weakness were probably why BOB chose and stayed with him in the first place. Not only would he be easy to ply, but his shame and guilt would ensure an additional supply of garmonbozia. Any father harboring lustful feelings for his child is incapable of being a good parent. Even if he suppresses them, their very presence is a betrayal. I get that it’s a sickness and is probably out of the individual’s control, but the loving and responsible way to handle it would be to voluntarily cut off contact or at least unsupervised access to the child. I believe that Leland’s incestuous feelings were real, and the remorse in the scene where he came to Laura’s room crying in Fire Walk With Me was genuine, too. His jealousy and possessiveness in FWWM felt like an abusive human being to me, not an animalistic possessing spirit. Particularly his behavior in the “wash your hands” scene was all Leland, in my opinion. And most chillingly when Leland was killing Laura and woundedly told her, “I always thought you knew it was me!” The implications of that are so uncomfortable to think about. He was upset because he had thought his sexual relationship with his young daughter was a reciprocal thing, and he found out from her diary that she had only seen Bob. Maybe he could have kept his desire in check without BOB egging him on, but it still would have been a deeply functional relationship and I’m sure Laura would have sensed something was off.

[@alexandersimonoff3894]

Well done🌿🌿⚡️🌿🌿

[@michaelsnow1]

Thanks!

[@greeneyedbandit7950]

Bob does look a mess Lol

[@vjmixed]

i believe that black lodge take part in the space

[@michaelsnow1]

Or maybe that weird nether realm that cooper goes to after he's attacked by the statue thing is the void of space. Maybe his mind is still somehow trapped out there where the lodge is and he has to reunite with it to become sane again.

[@vjmixed]

i think somehow he is trapped between black lodge in 25 years prison and then go out imagine it to sit very long time

[@stevekaye5536]

Nearly as cool as THIRTY FOUR MINUTES DEAD:

[@sunjoexys7251]

Evil Cooper kinda looks like Antonio Banderas' role El Mariachi. I don't know if that's coincidence.

[@vollsticks]

Nice Naked Lunch excerpt at the beginning, there

[@michaelsnow1]

Thanks! I've always loved that line. Its so mysterious and fits in perfectly with Twin Peaks somehow.

[@vollsticks]

It's a great line and one of the (comparatively few) complete sentences from the actual novel that made it into the film. But, kudos man, it fits Twin Peaks *really* fucking well! Forgotten his name but I love that actor who plays the Kerouac expy. He's the spooky-slick killer in Cronenberg's Dead Zone as well (as you probably know!) and he was also used in one or two other films, I can't think of their names right now though! Great video man (subbed), I'm old enough to remember when Twin Peaks premiered on "terrestrial" TV (I didn't really get into 'til the latter third of the first series and was fairly spooped by the second), this Return, though....*fuck*, man, it's like Showtime just threw a load of money at Lynch and Frost and said: "do whatever you fucking want--*BUT MAKE SURE IT'S TOTAL NIGHTMARE FUEL, PLEASE!*" It ups the disturbing surrealism factor by times 50. At least. "TODAY YOU REMIND ME OF A SMALL MEXICAN CHEE-WAH-WOW" *fuck off you complete maniac I love your work but please don't come near me*

[@michaelsnow1]

Thanks!

[@michaelsnow1]

I'd heard Lynch did this but I never saw the video. Thanks! Laura Dern definitely deserved an award for her performance It was amazing.

[@jmpsthrufyre]

Michael Snow when re watching seasons 1 and 2, one of the scenes with Hawk made me think of that line too. Very similar.

[@mrmackie-qp6lr]

This was pretty good this is very good I'm old and set in my ways so I've never really watched Twin Peaks I really only watch stuff for my formative years for the most part on that note would you ever consider doing a retrospective of the HBO show Carnivale

[@michaelsnow1]

I've never watched Carnivale. I have heard its good but I'd have to watch it first and see if I like it.

[@mrmackie-qp6lr]

@@michaelsnow1 that is understandable

[@kierenedworthy7269]

this is ofF the fucking wall bonkers , love it .... super whacky .... keep it up

[@aldoaspilcueta]

Bob is a dark Dionysian force...mutating form and lurking around the woods ...a son of Nature ...

[@canisqmajoris]

3:27 what? The lodge is 100% not the focal point of the entire series

[@snooze0023]

I want to see the entire first 2 seasons and movie broken down and dissected as well.

[@michaelsnow1]

I've been toying with the idea of doing Episode Breakdowns too. Or more likely break them up into chunks of 4 episodes here or there analyzing each story arc. But I'll probably do that after the Character Breakdowns.

[@FlyWithLove]

are there any shows like twin peaks?

[@michaelsnow1]

I've been trying to find stuff like it for years but nothing ever seems to quite match up with the Lynch/Frost magic. There's a show on netflix called The Killing set in Washington state that's a pretty good non-supernatural detective story. Another netflix show called Dark was pretty amazing supernatural horror/science-fiction. A French show called Les Revenants is pretty amazing supernatural mystery too. Quite a few shows had bits and pieces of what made Twin peaks great like Lost, The X-files or Fringe but never really had the exact same feel.

[@leland-bobpalmer4274]

@@michaelsnow1 Also "Wayward Pines"

[@Reprodestruxion]

Lynch should get Duncan Jones to do Phillip Jeffries

[@jloren4647]

That dude was awesome in warriors of virtue!

[@CIarkNova]

‘The zone takes care of its own’