Black Lodge Complaint Department

Take a quick peek at CalamityCast’s new show, The Black Lodge Complaint Department! It’s a podcast where two pals dissect every episode of Twin Peaks from the perspective of a longtime fan, and a grump that doesn’t even like David Lynch. Pour yourself a damn fine cup of coffee and listen in every Monday beginningRead More

Take a quick peek at CalamityCast’s new show, The Black Lodge Complaint Department! It’s a podcast where two pals dissect every episode of Twin Peaks from the perspective of a longtime fan, and a grump that doesn’t even like David Lynch. Pour yourself a damn fine cup of coffee and listen in every Monday beginningRead More

And so it begins!  In this, our inaugural episode of The Black Lodge Complaint Department, hosts Daniel Williams and Adam Baugher lay out the basic premise of the podcast.  In addition, they dive in to their personal history with Twin Peaks, and go into some of the back story behind the making of the popRead More

Daniel and Adam get down to business with episode 101 of Twin Peaks, titled “Northwest Passage”.  We learn the basic premise of the program, meet its never-ending cast of characters, and find out what a top-notch donut spread really looks like! Our main theme, “Downstream” was composed by CNTRL_ALT_DSTRY.  The song “Ghostwood” was composed byRead More

Adam and Daniel tackle episode 102 of Twin Peaks, “Traces to Nowhere”, despite Daniel already feeling like this is a buncha too much.  The investigation into Laura Palmer’s death continues! Cooper interviews James, Leo beats Shelly, and Sarah has visions (OoOoOoOo!) Our main theme, “Downstream” was composed by CNTRL_ALT_DSTRY. The song “Ghostwood” was composed byRead More

This week our hosts discuss episode 103 of Twin Peaks, “Zen, or the Skill to Catch a Killer”. It’s one of Adam’s favorites, but Daniel just doesn’t see the appeal :/  Cooper shares his unique methodology for catching criminals, which involves rocks. We get new characters, Jerry Horne, and grumpy FBI agent Albert Rosenstein (he’sRead More

We’re back again (sigh) with episode 104 of Twin Peaks, “Rest in Pain”. Agent Rosenstein is a total jerk (again), but gets the smackdown by Sheriff Truman. The town (or at least those we care about) go to Laura Palmer’s funeral, where emotions go wild! Later, Cooper gets pie-nitiated into the Bookhouse Boys. Our mainRead More

Daniel and Adam make their way through episode 105 of Twin Peaks, “The One-Armed Man”. As the title suggests, our heroes(?) actually find the one-armed man from Cooper’s dream! What a really weird coincidence… Other things happen! Norma goes to Hank’s parole hearing, Bobby and Shelly are playing a very dangerous (and sexy) game, andRead More

This week our hosts take a gander at episode 106 of Twin Peaks, “Cooper’s Dreams”. Jerry and Ben party with the Icelandic investors! Coop hates them

In the penultimate episode of our first season, Adam and Daniel discuss episode 107 of Twin Peaks, “Realization Time”. Audrey, get out of Coop’s bed! Put some damn clothes on! Elsewhere, Leo assassinates a bird, the Scooby Gang hatches a plot to break into Jacoby’s office, and Cooper and Ed go undercover at One-Eyed Jack’s.Read More

It’s the season finale of the Black Lodge Complaint Department! And our hosts head towards the finish line, episode 108 of Twin Peaks, “The Last Evening”. Arson, murder, B&E! There are crimes galore! The ending of this episode is shocking! And since it’s 30 years old we’ll spoil it – COOPER GETS SHOT! Our mainRead More

Once again we return with episode 201 of Twin Peaks, titled “May The Giant Be With You”. The show finally delivers on the weirdness Daniel had been promised.  Mr Homn makes a guest appearance, and we make our way through the aftermath of last season’s finale. Our main theme, “Downstream” was composed by CNTRL_ALT_DSTRY. TheRead More

Adam and Daniel take a gander at episode 202 of Twin Peaks, “Coma”, and we get the return of THE LOG LADY!  Also, one of the greatest mysteries of this show is solved – Major Garland Briggs’ job DUN DUN DUUUUN. Our main theme, “Downstream” was composed by CNTRL_ALT_DSTRY. The song “Ghostwood” was composed byRead More

This week our hosts discuss episode 203 of Twin Peaks, “The Man Behind The Glass”.  We learn that Albert is a Warrior of Love, or something equally as silly.  We also learn Black Rose and Emory’s evil plan – fill Audrey with all of the heroin, and ransom her for cash.  Makes sense… Our mainRead More

Oh dang, it’s episode 204 of Twin Peaks, “Laura’s Secret Diary”!  Leland has been arrested for doing a civic duty, WTH?  Harold (aka Charles) gets way too flirtatious with Donna, and we’re introduced to the baddest French Canadian in town – JEAN RENAULT! Our main theme, “Downstream” was composed by CNTRL_ALT_DSTRY. The song “Ghostwood” wasRead More

Daniel and Adam make their way through episode 205 of Twin Peaks, “The Orchid’s Curse”.  At least we’re almost through the season… what?  THERE ARE 22 EPISODES THIS SEASON?! Ugh… well, Cooper finally finds Audrey’s note from ep108, which means that his room is never cleaned.  Wow, the Great Northern is gross.  Schemes are plotted,Read More

This week our hosts are under the influence of episode 106 of Twin Peaks, “Demons”.  After what seems like forever, Audrey is back in the safe embrace of Twin Peaks.  Maddy decides (a little late, if you ask Daniel) it’s time to get the hell outta town.  The episode ends with huge revelations about ghosts?Read More

THIS. IS. IT!  In episode 207 of Twin Peaks, “Lonely Souls”, Daniel finally learns the truth Laura Palmer’s murder!  As the series comes to a close… hold on… say again… THIS ISN’T THE END OF THE SERIES?!  Holy hell, there’s more?!  And you’d think that’d be enough, but this episode has SO MUCH MORE!  BopperRead More

Okay okay alright, this is it, right?  In “Drive With A Dead Girl”, episode 208 of Twin Peaks, Truman and Cooper solve the murder of Laura Palmer, and IT’S LELAND!  Or, more accurately Leland as possessed by BOB! And surely this is the end of the show and there’s no more Twin Peaks?  That’s ridiculous,Read More

This is not the end of Twin Peaks, but it is the end of another Palmer.  In “Arbitrary Law”, episode 209 of Twin Peaks, we say goodbye to lawyer-extraordinaire turned possessed-by-a-space-ghost maniac Leland Palmer, as he shuffles off to Buffalo.  Also: Ben strikes a deal with Mr. T! No, not that Mr. T. Our mainRead More

“Dispute Between Brothers”, episode 210 of Twin Peaks, shows us just how shiny patent leather shoes can get.  We also get to see Cooper realize his dream of becoming a real Bookhouse Boy, and our hosts discuss the trials and tribulations of night fishing, which include how to stay awake during such a boring activity,Read More

Things are more or less garbage for our hosts, and they’re not too hot for the residents of Twin Peaks, either!  In “Masked Ball”, episode 211 of Twin Peaks, Ben loses One Eyed Jack’s, Cooper may be losing his freedom, and Ol’ Tricky Dick Tremayne nearly loses his leg.  On the plus side – DeniseRead More

We’re back with our second ever guest on this week’s episode of BLCD.  This week we’re going over Twin Peaks episode 212, “The Black Widow” with friend of the show and CalamityCast contributor JWein “Jen” Weinman!  Cooper looks into some questionable real estate, Big Bopper takes up a new hobby, and THANK THE SWEET BABYRead More

In this week’s episode of BLCD, Daniel… he may be losing it, guys.  “Checkmate”, episode 213 of Twin Peaks, tore him down, similar to, but in a less-racist way than, how Ben Horne is being torn down.  It’s mentally exhausting! Elsewhere, Truman and Cooper try to capture ol’ Jean Renault, and… hey, it works! Neat!Read More

The fellas once again welcome a guest to their madness!  This time, Daniel’s sister (whose name is, I wanna say is Sarah?) join in the discussion.  In, “Double Play” episode 214 of Twin Peaks, OH FUCK LEO’S AWAKE!  That can’t be good… Certainly there are some more positive beats, right?  Uh, Evelyn and Malcolm enactRead More

Wow, episode 215 of Twin Peaks, entitled “Slaves and Masters” is something else, folks.  Windom Earle is a truly disappointing villain, Catherine enjoys a delicious pig’s head dinner with Thomas Eckhart, and James gets wanged on the noggin.  On the plus side… um, hmmm… oh! Shelly and Norma share a sensual scene at the DoubleRead More

One day we’ll all look back on this and wonder, “why?”  Until then, Adam and Daniel cover episode 216 of Twin Peaks – “The Condemned Woman,” wherein James and Donna break up for what seems like the fifth time, Josie is raptured, and Billy Zane(?!) shows up to leer at a teenager!  Super cool… OurRead More

This week we’re going over Twin Peaks episode 217, “Wounds and Scars” and, man, this one was something else. There’s “good” and then there’s “something else.”  There’s another romantic picnic scene, Norma’s sister moves to town, and Truman gets friggin’ trashed! Our main theme, “Downstream” was composed by CNTRL_ALT_DSTRY. The song “Ghostwood” was composed byRead More

We are again joined by a guest!  CalamityCast founding Member William Mead takes a seat at the table to chat about Twin Peaks episode 218 – “On the Wings of Love.”  We learn of some top-notch hangover cures, our guest gets enraged at the thought of eating unwashed carrots, and Lucy has feelings… underpants feelings.Read More

Adam and Daniel are at it again, covering episode 219 of Twin Peaks – “Variations and Relations.”  Once again, Windom Earle tries and fails to show us how scary he is. Also, Bobby’s mind is shattered by the sensual truth comes from being with an older lady.  OH AND GORDON COLE IS BACK AND HE’SRead More

In Twin Peaks episode 220, “The Path to the Black Lodge,” Cooper and Truman delve further into the Owl Cave petroglyph. Also, the loveable Major Briggs takes the most dangerous walk, and as a result, gets attacked by a horse. It’s all very stupid. Our main theme, “Downstream” was composed by CNTRL_ALT_DSTRY. The song “Ghostwood”Read More

In the penultimate episode of Twin Peaks season 2, Truman and Cooper uncover most of the secrets of the Black Lodge. Note where it is though, which seems like the most important part. *shrug* Also, I wanna saaaaaay Amy is kidnapped? Amanda? Annie! That’s it, Windom takes ANNIE.  Gasp! Our main theme, “Downstream” was composedRead More

This is it! Wait… this is it? THIS?! Okay… Well, we get the old Nadine back!  Andy and Lucy are in love! Special Agent Dale Cooper is bested by drapery!  With “Beyond Life and Death,” Twin Peaks is over, baby! Until next week that is… Our main theme, “Downstream” was composed by CNTRL_ALT_DSTRY. The songRead More

ONCE AGAIN WE RETURN!  It definitely feels like 25 years has passed since Adam and Daniel have talked Twin Peaks, or maybe it’s been minutes?  In Twin Peaks, time is wibbly. In the season three premiere, cleverly titled “Part 1”, 25 years has passed, and we see what our old friends have been getting into.Read More

Daniel and Adam are here yet again to discuss Twin Peaks: The Return!  Sorry? And joining us is friend of the pod Heath Aldrich!  In, “Part 2” Mr. C’s henchman Jack enjoys a delicious Spaghetti lunch, Hawk goes a-huntin’ for the Black Lodge, and we meet THE ARM 2.0.  Also in this episode, Twin PeaksRead More

Today Adam and Daniel are discussing “Part 3” (Daniel is loving these titles) and what can be said, really?  It. Gets. Weird. Special Agent Dale Cooper, after last week’s Red Room escape, finally makes it back to the real world, and the results are… disappointing, to say the least.  In Philadelphia, we meet Special AgentRead More

We’re back, and we’re talking Twin Peaks, duh!  In “Part 4” Cooper is Dougie now.  DEAL WITH IT NERDS. And holy cow he’s like, really good at slot machines.  Skill, finesse, HE’S GOT IT ALL, BABY!  Elsewhere, we get to spend some time with Sheriff Nü Truman, Gordon Cole and Alvern Rozerbeam head to SouthRead More

HOBOY, THIS ONE IS WHACKY. Though, I guess they all are… In “Part 5” Adam and Daniel are introduced to the dastardly Richard “Lil Dick Energy” Horne (these Horne boys, I tells ya!), Cooper-Dougie’s various coworkers, and Shelly’s daughter Becky. Wow, that’s a lot. Also: JACOBY HAS A YOUTUBE CHANNEL. Our main theme, “Downstream” wasRead More

In this week’s episode, Daniel takes a stand against murdering children! He’s very brave. “Part 6” shows us a little more Richard Horne (mostly that he’s a total beta cuck), Janey-E firmly stands up to Daniel Faraday, and Ike the Spike does what he does best! Our main theme, “Downstream” was composed by CNTRL_ALT_DSTRY. The songRead More

Listen we all know and all agree that Diane is the name Special Agent Dale Cooper gave to his most beloved possession, his Realistic Micro-27 handheld tape recorder. So it’s weird to Daniel that, in “Part 7” Laura Dern shows up playing a character named “Diane!” THERE CAN’T BE TWO DIANES, TWIN PEAKS!!! Some otherRead More

Daniel and Adam are again joined by a man who, until recently, was considered a friend – Heath Aldrich! His opinions re: “Part 8” really put ol’ D Willi in a funk >:( Anyway, Ray takes a step towards redemption by gunning down Mr. C (hooray!) but thanks to the homeopathy of THE WOODSMEN, Mr.Read More

In this week’s episode, our intrepid hosts Adam and Daniel cover “Part 9”, in which we’re introduced to Tim Roth’s less-than-stellar accent work, the LVPD are surprisingly good at their jobs, and Gordon Cole is reunited with Major Garland Briggs… more or less. Our main theme, “Downstream” was composed by CNTRL_ALT_DSTRY. The song “Ghostwood” wasRead More

Listen, Daniel loves the Log Lady as much as the next guy that doesn’t like Twin Peaks, but he firmly believes that Laura Palmer sucks and is not “The One.” In “Part 10” we see more classic Twin Peaks-branded violence against women; which, just for the record, sucks and is unecessary!  Also, and unrelated, NadineRead More

In “Part 11”, to the God of Death Miriam says NOT TODAY!  Meanwhile, Becky totally loses her shit and violently assaults an apartment door. As a parent, Daniel just can’t approve of how Shelley and Bobby deal with the situation.  Let’s not forget that, if it weren’t for Szymon’s fresh-baked cherry pie, our poor Dougie-CooperRead More

On this week’s episode we’re covering “Part 12”. Adam and Daniel join Tammy and, ugh, “Diane”, as the newest recruits into the Blue Rose task force! Rejoice! The downside is we have to listen to Gordon Cole tell boring stories to strange French women. Booooooo. Also, Sarah Palmer thinks turkey jerky is bullshit, and DanielRead More

What is this, kindergarten?! In “Part 13”, Daniel and Adam witness the might, the POWER, of a single punch from Mr. C. Dougie-Cooper uses his supreme interrogation skills (and love of pie) to convince Anthony to confess all of his misdeeds. We get more of Audrey’s pointless storyline, as if Daniel needed more reason toRead More

Hot damn! “Part 14” is coffee time, baby! Alzorn Rennerskön gives us all a Blue Rose history listen, and we get to learn about tulpas. Weeeeeeee no. It turns out Diane is related to Janie-E, which ends up being not important in the slightest. Oh, and Naido is nekkid in the woods because David LynchRead More

In “Part 15” we sadly say goodbye to the Log Lady. She served bravely in the war against the Black Lodge, and she will be missed. Elsewhere, Mr. C meets face-to-face… well, face-to-tea kettle, with PHILIP JEFFERIES, who, I guess lives in a giant tea kettle at the Dutchman’s Lodge? Who even knows with thisRead More

“Part 16” of Twin Peaks: The Return begins with the Death of Richard Horne, in which NO TEARS WERE SHED. That guy was the worst. Also: Chantal and Hutch are also dead now, and Adam and Daniel are a-okay with that. They also sucked. “Diane” is dead, too. Wow, this episode killed a lot ofRead More

This week Adam and Daniel discuss “Part 17” of Twin Peaks: The Return! According to Adam, it’s more or less the conclusion to the story, which is weird, because there’s one more episode in the series. HOW LYNCHIAN OF HIM! Anyway, Cooper has his showdown moment stolen by Cockney Glovehand, another false “Diane” is revealed,Read More

Well well well, with “Part 18” the series finally concludes! While Daniel maintains the ending is unsatisfying, Adam firmly believes Cooper did the job he set out to do. Also: The worst sex scene in television history, and some rednecks are assaulted. But it’s an alternate reality, maybe, so it doesn’t count? Maybe… Our mainRead More

And so it ends! In this, our final episode of The Black Lodge Complaint Department, hosts Daniel Williams and Adam Baugher reminisce about the past year of podcasting, the good and bad of Twin Peaks, and the, uh, “success” of BLCD. Sit back, relax, and join in as these two opposing forces take on (forRead More