You should stop here unless you want to read "Twin Peaks," "Dexter" and "Mad Men" spoilers. Later, her husband Leland (the transcendent Ray Wise) snapped out of his own despair and went manic (while his hair turned white overnight). She was subject to nightmare visions - including the first glimpse of the figure later to be known as "Killer Bob," crouching in the corner. Most devastated of all, perhaps, was Laura's mother Sarah (the incomparable Grace Zabriskie), whose agony manifested itself as abject hysteria. If you recall the unforgettable pilot of "Twin Peaks," you will no doubt remember the symphony of grief that seemed to engulf the whole town upon the discovery of Laura Palmer's body. To him, hers is often the only opinion that matters. One of the joys of "Mad Men" (one of Roger Sterling's redeeming attributes) is his affection for Joan, and his well-earned respect and admiration for her judgement. It's another moment of grace (like the glances exchanged through the glass doors by Peggy and Pete in "The Rejected") in which Joan stands on equal footing with Roger, calms him, reassures him, scolds him, and puts him in his place. This is one of the great shots of Joan ( Christina Hendricks) - and not just because they don't make voluptuous female bodies like that anymore. And it wouldn't be "Twin Peaks" without the obligatory tight-sweatered visual pun on the title. Peggy, with her proper posture and cute little skirt, riding a red Honda around and around on an empty white soundstage. the Honda executives receiving guest gifts from Sterling Cooper Draper Price, and the senior exec exchanging his cantaloupe for a bottle of Johnny Walker (the whole culture-gap business thing reminded me very much of Ben Horne and the visiting Norwegians at the Great Northern). Sally Draper discovering strange and wonderful feelings while watching Illya Kuryakin ( David McCallum, of course) on "The Man From U.N.C.L.E." (this could be a reworking of the scene with Jeffrey's mom and aunt hypnotized by the gun on TV at the beginning of " Blue Velvet"). the bizarre magnifying apparatus Miss Blankenship (Randee Heller) attaches to her glasses while doing crossword puzzles (Miss Blankenship herself is straight outta "Twin Peaks," probably related to Gordon Cole, whose speaking voice was similarly soothing). (Although, come to think of it, she also directed the episode with the riding lawnmower accident, which could be seen as a Lynchian in-joke about " The Straight Story".)Ī few images, and then a few thoughts about other possible "Twin Peaks" connections:
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