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202: Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me

June 16th, 2025

This week on TSLP, we’re discussing an incredibly divisive film from a director we haven’t dared to discuss until now. David Lynch was a mythical force amongst cinephiles and filmmakers alike, and while his work was often times impenetrable, Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me left some fans and newcomers seething. Without context, could one even thread a cohesive narrative together from this film? Listen to our episode as three separate viewpoints (a Twin Peaks veteran, a newcomer that binged it all in a month, and a clueless viewer who only watched this movie and nothing else related to the series) try to piece it altogether with a little extra help from The Missing Pieces and The Return. We’ll discuss it all from David Bowie’s southern fried accent to (possibly) explaining what that whole Formica table thing is all about - and everything in between.

If you haven’t watched any of Twin Peaks before but still want to enjoy parts of this episode, you can safely listen to the first 30 minutes virtually spoiler-free.

Warning: this episode covers the topics of sexual assault and other acts of domestic abuse. If you or someone you know has been a victim of sexual assault or abuse, the National Sexual Assault Hotline is 1-800-656-HOPE (4673).

Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me stars Sheryl Lee, Moira Kelly, David Bowie, Chris Isaak, Harry Dean Stanton, Ray Wise, and Kyle MacLachlan. Directed by David Lynch.

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