It's Not About the Bunny: A Twin Peaks Podcast

We're back - we did promise! Our discussion of Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me continues, and as we move past the FBI centered prologue it's nothing but Laura Laura Laura. Listen for a discussion on the major themes of the film, and the question of why this story was ultimately a necessary one - though maybe "necessary" is the wrong word to use. This is one of the rawest and most honest depictions of suffering in cinema history; you'll never get us to regret it was made. But why did Lynch feel he had to make it? Spoilers for the entire run of Twin Peaks, on the small and big screen. You can find us at twitter.com/notaboutbunny. If you like what you're hearing, please leave us a nice rating or review wherever you're listening.

We're back to continue our discussion of Fire Walk With Me, and this film has so much depth and complexity to it that we still have a lot to say just on the first half hour! Spoilers for the entire run of Twin Peaks, on the small and big screen. You can find us at twitter.com/notaboutbunny. If you like what you're hearing, please leave us a nice rating or review wherever you're listening.

The gang is back with a discussion of Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me - the often maligned film that is only recently being acknowledged as the true masterpiece it is. There's so much to say about this film that we recorded a session just on the first 30 minutes: the FBI section. And there was so much to say there that we split the discussion into two episodes! We start here with a conversation about what the mission statement of this film is, what it tells us about the story we know so far, and what the deal is with Lil, among other things. Spoilers for the entire run of Twin Peaks, on the big and small screen. You can find us at twitter.com/notaboutbunny, and if you like the show please subscribe and leave us a rating or review.

We're back! We promised we would be. In the latest of our Twin Peaks character studies, we take a look at Ben Horne, and try to answer the most pressing questions: who does Ben Horne love? Who does Ben Horne vote for? And how does the remaking of Ben Horne reflect the unmaking of Twin Peaks itself? Spoilers for the entire run of Twin Peaks. We're at twitter.com/notaboutbunny. If you like what you're hearing, please leave a rating on Apple Podcasts, as it helps others find us.

We're back, with another character episode! In this one, we talk about Twin Peaks' greatest waitress, Shelly Johnson. Did Shelly have a happy childhood? Does Shelly really love Bobby or just what he represents to her? Will Shelly ever achieve class consciousness? Find out here. Spoilers for all three seasons of the show, and the movie. We're at twitter.com/notaboutbunny. If you like what you're hearing, please leave a rating on Apple Podcasts, as it helps others find us.

We're back, and this episode we're here to talk about perhaps the most Twin Peaks of Twin Peaks characters: Margaret Lanterman, aka The Log Lady. Who is she? What does she love? What does she want? How does she pay her bills? All of that and more in this discussion. Spoilers for seasons one through three, along with the film. And spoilers for the Georgia Coffee commercials. Find us at twitter.com/notaboutbunny, and if you like the show please leave a review on Apple Podcasts, as it helps others find us.

We're back! And for the next stretch of episodes, we'll be doing dives into our favorite Twin Peaks characters, beginning with that true prince among men Major Garland Briggs. Listen for a discussion of the Major and what he believes, what he loves, and what makes him do what he does. As far as we can tell. Spoilers for seasons 1-3, along with the film. And the trading cards. You can find us at twitter.com/notaboutbunny, and if you like what you're hearing please leave a rating on Apple Podcasts, as it helps others find us.

Caroline and Bryan say goodbye for a bit with a discussion on the back half of season two - what we loved and what we hated. Spoiler warning for all three seasons of the show, along with the film. We'll be back in four weeks to talk about Fire Walk With Me, so stick around! You can find us at twitter.com/notaboutbunny, and if you like what you've heard please leave a review on Apple Podcasts, as it helps others find us.

Welcome back for part two of our discussion of the Twin Peaks season two finale. Our discussion on our favorite characters, the nature of the red room, and just what happened to Cooper in there continues. Spoilers for seasons one through three, along with the film. We're at twitter.com/notaboutbunny, and if you like what you're hearing leave us a review on Apple Podcasts.

We finally made it to the season two finale - and once again there's so much to talk about, we had to make this one a two-parter. In part one of our discussion we try to figure out what the Log Lady is trying to tell us, how we feel about where these characters and storylines are left, and just what is going on in the Red Room. Or the Black Lodge. Wherever it is. All that plus the welcome return of David Lynch to the director's chair. Spoilers for seasons one through three, along with the movie. Follow us at twitter.com/notaboutbunny, and if you like what you've heard please leave a rating and review, as it helps others find us.

We're back for the second half of our discussion of episodes twenty and twenty-one of season two. We're almost at the finish line, folks! Hear more of our conversation about the ways gender, power, economics, and environmentalism all intersect in Twin Peaks. Pageants remain a really strange phenomenon to us. Spoilers for seasons one, two and three, along with the film. And for Tarkovsky's Stalker. You can follow us at twitter.com/notaboutbunny, and if you like the podcast please leave a review on Apple Podcasts, as it helps others find us.

There she is: Miss Twin Peaks. In part one of this two part episode we discuss episodes twenty and twenty-one: the long awaited Miss Twin Peaks pageant, how the pageant reveals the roles and characters of the women of Twin Peaks, and how even regular real world pageants are just really weird. Spoilers for seasons one, two and three, along with the film. As always you can follow us at twitter.com/notaboutbunny, and if you like the podcast please leave a review on Apple Podcasts, as it helps others find us.

We cover episodes 18 and 19 of season two - we're almost at the finish line, folks! We talk about what's working, the scene we were wishing for and finally got, why it was too little too late, what's not working, and which characters we think got into grunge. Spoilers for seasons one through three, along with the film. Find us online at twitter.com/notaboutbunny, and if you like us please leave a review on Apple podcasts.

We're back to discuss episodes sixteen and seventeen of season two, both of which constitute a welcome return to form for the show. We talk about Josie: who she is, what she means, and just what's up with that drawer pull. Spoilers for seasons one through three, along with the film. We're at twitter.com/notaboutbunny, and if you like the podcast please leave us a review on Apple Podcasts, as it helps others find us.

We're back to talk about episodes 14 and 15 of season two, and boy was there a lot we didn't like. We slow down a bit to talk about what elements are missing in this part of the show's run, but there's still time to mention things we thought actually worked. There really are a few things! Spoilers for seasons 1-3, and for the film. You can find us at twitter.com/notaboutbunny, and if you like what you're hearing, please leave us a review on Apple Podcasts.

This week we talk about episodes twelve and thirteen of season two: in which many characters scheme, every character is horny, and Denise is the MVP. Spoilers for seasons one through three. You can find us at twitter.com/notaboutbunny, and if you like the show please leave a review on Apple podcasts, as it helps others find us.

We're back for the back half of Twin Peaks season two, starting with episodes ten and eleven. We talk about what we thought wasn't quite right (a bunch of things) and what we actually liked (quite a few things). Stay tuned for discussions of Sarah's culpability, Audrey and Cooper's sadly squandered chemistry, the introduction of the white and black lodges, and Denise. We like Denise! Spoilers for seasons 1-3, and for Fire Walk With Me. Content warning for two cis people talking about portrayals of gender identity. Note: we had some technical difficulties with some new recording equipment, so Bryan will sound a little quiet during a large portion of the episode. Our apologies; expect this to be fixed next time. You can find us at twitter.com/notaboutbunny, and if you like the show, please leave us a review on Apple Podcasts, as it helps others find us.

In which we talked about season 2A as a whole: what worked, what didn't, and what this story is ultimately about. All that and more, plus a personal announcement from your hosts. Spoilers for seasons 1-3, along with Fire Walk With Me. You can find us at twitter.com/notaboutbunny, and if you like the show please leave us a review on Apple podcasts, as it helps others find us.

We conclude our discussion of season two, episode nine, and try our best to answer: was it Bob, or was it Leland? And just as importantly, is Dick Tremayne a lodge entity? Spoilers for all three seasons, and for the film. Find us at twitter.com/notaboutbunny, and if you like the show please leave a review on Apple podcasts, as it helps others find us.

We prepare to say goodbye (for now) to the great Ray Wise, as all is finally revealed to our heroes and the Palmer family's dark truth finally comes to light. All this and more in part one of our discussion of episode nine of season two. Spoilers for the first three seasons and for Fire Walk With Me within. Find us at twitter.com/notaboutbunny, and if you like the show, please leave a review on Apple podcasts: it helps others find us.

We're back for a discussion of season 2, episode 8! This week, Leland continues to behave extremely normally, we get a glimpse of Ben and Jerry's childlike innocence that has long since curdled, Cooper is getting closer and closer to getting it, and Lucy's sister Gwen is mildly racist to Hawk. Spoilers for seasons 1-3, and for the film. And for the musical Oklahoma. Find us at twitter.com/notaboutbunny, and if you like what you're hearing, please leave us a review on Apple podcasts - it helps others find us.

We're back, for part two of our discussion of season two, episode seven. We continue to consider whether Twin Peaks is horror, what that ultimately means, which characters are responsible for which evil, and what the final scene tells us about grief and community. All that and more! Spoilers for seasons 1, 2 and 3, along with the film. You can find us at twitter.com/notaboutbunny, and if you like what you're hearing please leave us a review on Apple podcasts, as it helps others find us.

We return for a discussion season two, episode seven: of one of the greatest episodes of the series. The events here feel both shocking and tragically inevitable, and that leads us to the question: is Twin Peaks horror? We try to answer that here. There was so much to talk about that we ended up splitting this episode in two. This is the first half; the second half will be released in two weeks. Spoilers for seasons 1, 2 and 3, along with the film. You can find the Lovecraft essay Caroline quoted here: https://www.hplovecraft.com/writings/texts/essays/shil.aspx You can find the Freud essay Bryan quoted here: https://web.mit.edu/allanmc/www/freud1.pdf Find us at twitter.com/notaboutbunny, and if you like what you're hearing please leave us a review on Apple podcasts, it helps others find us.

Scales fall from many eyes, but not all: Audrey sees the real Ben, Ben sees the real Josie, James finally sees the real Maddy, but nobody sees the real Leland. Meanwhile, Shelly and Bobby have some fun with Leo and we meet loud-talker Gordon Cole. Spoilers for seasons two and three, along with Fire Walk With Me. Find us at twitter.com/notaboutbunny, and if you're inclined leave a review on Apple podcasts; it helps other listeners find us.

Twin Peaks sees a pair of criminal hearings, and together they tell us a lot about what the town actually values. Elsewhere, Donna reveals herself to Harold, the gang finally rescues Audrey, and Deputy Andy is a whole damn town. Spoilers for seasons two and three, and for Fire Walk With Me. Get in touch at twitter.com/notaboutbunny, and leave a rating or review on Apple podcasts; it helps others find us.

In which Andy and Lucy drama continues, Donna & James & Maddy & Harold drama continues, Audrey continues to be in distress, a food critic comes to town, and we, for a moment, get to see the world the way Leland does. Spoilers for seasons one and two, along with Fire Walk With Me. Find us at twitter.com/notaboutbunny, and leave a review on Apple podcast if you like the show.

We discuss episode three of Twin Peaks season two, an episode that had a lot of things we loved - and a few things we hated. Listen for a conversation about Bob, Leland, Bob and Leland, just what the point of Dick Tremayne is, just what the point of Harold Smith is, and Albert's strange and difficult path. Spoilers for seasons 2 and 3, along with Fire Walk With Me. Catch us on twitter at twitter.com/notaboutbunny, and if you're so inclined, leave us a review on Apple podcasts - it helps others find us!

This episode has it all: intuitive Cooper, genial weirdo Major Briggs, badass-yet-vulnerable Audrey, Donna Hayward Girl Detective, sexy idiots Shelley and Bobby, and the Log Lady. Spoilers for seasons 1, 2 and 3, along with the movie. Contact us at twitter.com/notaboutbunny, and be sure to leave us a nice review on Apple podcasts - it helps more people find us!

We're back, and talking about episode one of season two! Get ready for discussions on the nature of good and evil, what's at stake in the giant's warnings, and the greatest scene in Twin Peaks history. Spoilers for seasons one, two, and three, along with the film.

We talk about season 1 as a whole--what we liked, what we didn't like, what worked, and what didn't. Plus, we try to answer the question: what is this show about, anyway? Spoilers for seasons one, two and three. Find us on twitter.com/notaboutbunny, or email us at istwinpeaksaboutthebunny@gmail.com.

We finally arrive at the season one finale, and it's nothing but plot plot plot. Spoilers for seasons 1, 2 and 3. Find us on twitter at twitter.com/notaboutbunny, and email us at istwinpeaksaboutthebunny@gmail.com

Caroline and Bryan have a rambling discussion on: Twin Peaks episode 7, work, sex work, and the 70s horror classic Black Christmas. It all makes sense in context! Spoiler alerts for Seasons 1, 2 and 3. And for Black Christmas. We are now on Twitter! Find us at twitter.com/notaboutbunny, or send us an email at istwinpeaksaboutthebunny@gmail.com.

In episode 6 of Twin Peaks Ben and Catherine continue to scheme, Leland continues to lose his mind, and we learn more about Laura, Bobby, Audrey, and the frightening world they lived in. Spoilers for seasons 1-2.

In this episode: the dudes of the Twin Peaks sheriff's station continue to rock, but is that always a good thing? Maddie meets James and sparks fly, but would she be better off back in Missoula? Audrey's on the case, but is a teenager with no life experience actually qualified to solve a murder mystery? And just what is going on at the mill? All that and more as we discuss episode five. Spoilers for seasons 1, 2 and 3.

We discuss the fourth episode of Twin Peaks, and try to resolve some pressing questions like: is Twin Peaks a good place with good people? And is Twin Peaks, the show, camp? As always, be ready for spoilers!

This is a longer episode of the podcast because this episode of Twin Peaks was full of great stuff. We cover: Cooper being a hell of guy, the introduction of Albert, Leland losing what's left of his mind, how different houses are unsafe, that dream, and much more. Many spoilers for future events, so consider yourself warned for that and for discussions of abuse and the depiction of disability.

Episode two, which is technically episode one! Cooper meets Audrey! We all meet Bob! Major Briggs is much meaner than he will be later! And poor Pete has some trouble with his coffee. Spoilers for seasons 1 and 2. 

We cover the Pilot Episode of Twin Peaks! Spoilers for seasons 1 and 2.