About twenty minutes ago I stepped onto 32nd St. between Madison and 5th Ave. for all 15 seconds, in which time I caught sight of an MTA bus bearing something I once never thought I’d see: an advertisement for new episodes of Twin Peaks. (It was this poster in a scaled-down form.) Then I return indoors and, voila, the latest teaser. As if I weren’t already excited enough, the universe is now sending a signal of some kind.
You’re only getting exterior shots herein, though fans will no doubt dig through them for clues. Why is the Palmer home being photographed so ominously? (Answers other than “this is a David Lynch production” need only apply.) Why do we return to Fire Walk with Me‘s Fat Trout Trailer Park? Who might be playing inside the roadhouse? And that’s about it, save for some notice that the cars are distinctly modern in a way Twin Peaks never quite strived for in its original run — but I’m not saying this means anything. Even though I might be wrong.
More substantial is a new video essay by the great Adrian Martin and Cristina Álvarez López exploring the many facets of Laura Palmer’s Rorschach-test personality, using the more Laura-centric first season and a glimpse from the essential Missing Pieces collection that supplements Fire Walk with Me. [Sight & Sound]
Watch them below:
Twin Peaks returns on May 21 and, per Deadline, will end on September 3rd with a two-part finale.