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Thanks. For some reason I thought she was conservative.

Well I guess I got another Lynch fakeout, as none of the Dougie stuff was in this one, other than setup (the warden is dead now - only two people left). I think that this episode had a lot of good-to-great scenes - I don't think there was one bad scene in the whole episode, not even the rambling bit players at the end as that obviously did serve a purpose about how dark things are getting - but it didn't feel very cohesive. I almost would have preferred seeing it broken up into clips and put onto Youtube. Things obviously did happen (Audrey returned, we learned the coordinates are in Twin Peaks [unless Albert and Gordon set Diane up to try to get the bad Cooper back there], and we got a whole lot more of Sarah, who is clearly key to setting up the evil being unleashed in town), but I have to admit I'm not really sure why this episode was hyped as being a big one. Quite a bit of it was expository dialogue, possibly the most expository dialogue I've ever seen in one TV episode since the Carolyn Crawford murder storyline on As the World Turns. There was also some stalling and time-filling that was next level trolling, from the French lady (who seemed to be there to taunt those who would be upset about the sweeping scene...) to Audrey even saying outright, after all the angst over when she'd be back, "I'm tired of waiting." Of course most of this wasn't trolling, it was just part of the setting up of atmosphere and character beats, but a few times I did wonder, especially when we got pretty much the same Jacoby and Nadine scene we had a few weeks back. * A lot of this episode seemed to be about making people wait - in and out of the narrative. * (not getting political, but I think Jacoby's rant was more on the nose for this week than Lynch likely ever had any idea of being possible) There were some other random moments that sort of felt like addressing criticisms, although I doubt that was the intent. The last scene - I could imagine someone saying to themselves, "See? Not everyone in Twin Peaks is white." Or Audrey's husband being a little person but not being stereotyped as weird or strange, as some accuse Lynch of doing. Anyway, as a whole it's not one that completely worked for me, but part of that is down to comparing it to last week and where things seem to be going. I'd still put it above episode 6 and 10 in my episode rankings that no one but me cares about. I did love Miguel Ferrer's deadpan in that long scene. I just love watching him work. I never want it to end. And there were some other wonderful scenes too, small character moments to remind us more of the goodness alongside the increasing darkness in town, like Carl telling that guy to stop selling blood and giving him money to get by. And Grace Zabriskie was just incredible, as she always is - so much so that I take it for granted. She is just an absolute master at always having a perfectly pitched performance, at never seeming to be acting, or to be hamming up - she makes you feel like you are watching a real woman struggle and break. It's simply superb, superb work. Ben making everything about himself, as he always does. Very good performance from Richard Beymer though. I kept wondering if he was going to have Miriam killed or if we were going to get a Jacques Renualt murder recreation when we saw her. I've seen some spec that Audrey is really still in a coma or that this is another reality's version of Audrey, which is why we didn't hear her mention anything of Richard. I don't know. It was nice to see her again. It was an adjustment to hear her cursing a blue streak, but then if the original show had had cursing she would have never stopped (Albert and later Donna and Bobby would have as well...), so it wasn't as much of an adjustment as if Lucy started turning into Sam Kinison. It's a bit sad to think she's been in an unhappy, arranged marriage, but the whole thing is too vague to know how to react to at this point. Sherilyn and the guy who played Audrey's husband powered through all that stuff even though it had more names than you could find in the phone book. I still keep thinking that angelic Tammy and suspicious Diane is still too good to be true - Tammy's reaction to being in the Blue Rose team was just a little too...much for me, but maybe I'm reading too much into it. The fathers and sons theme was also very heavy tonight, so I wonder where that may be going. If nothing else it added extra power to what could have been a throwaway scene with the warden's murder. And I keep saying this every week now but they must be coming to Vegas soon, up to no good.

A fan-made short film shown at the festival. I think the title tells you all you need to know.

Mine too. (and he looked gorgeous there) How did that story end?

@I Am A Swede someone is putting up a few 1988 and 1990 episodes that I hadn't seen on Youtube before. I'd enjoy or save them while I can as I doubt they will be up long.

Oh right. That's the one I keep forgetting. Geez they had a lot of Alices in that period. Did any of them between Harney and Courtney have much to do with Sally?

Is she the one you liked least or was that Linda Borgeson? Other than the bit with kissing Mitch, which was alright, she doesn't seem like Alice at all. Alice could be gossipy and fun at times from the little I've seen of Courtney, but in the first clip she's mostly overly unprofessional (with a woman she barely knows) and a bit desperate, then veers into huge bitch territory. She does the same in the second clip. I wonder if some of Rauch's dislike for Courtney stayed in the writing for the character (I don't know much of what she was like with Susan Harney in the role). And she's so basic too. I don't get what Rachel meant when she said Alice had caused Jamie problems. I cringed when Alice said she was at "the Matthews house." Bizarre dialogue.

Another where the full episode is around (this is July 24) @vetsoapfan is it me or is this Alice trying to do a Jacquie Courtney impression and not really succeeding? Another example of the talent of Laura Malone. It's a shame they replaced Jerry but I guess Kevin Conroy didn't hurt for work after... I don't know who their wardrobe person was at this time but the dresses on Blaine and Alice are just awful.

They're never going to stop until they get what they want. They never do.

So it looks like Trump will sign the sanctions bill. http://www.politico.com/story/2017/07/28/trump-signs-russia-sanctions-bill-into-law-241110 I bet that's really going to sting him, as it would have gone through whether he vetoed it or not. Now he has to pretend he was all for it rather than be completely humiliated.

I think that's not a bad idea, although I think videos may embed automatically. I'm not sure.

Someone has said that was a problem for them. I think it's easy to forget because there's often little discussion. Generally if it's something like multiple parts of a video I just post the first part, but in future I'll do the same with promos and other things as well.

The funny thing is Fran Drescher broke up with the guy who wants to run against Elizabeth Warren (I think his line is "it takes an Indian to beat an Indian) after seeming very happy with him until a few years ago, when he likely became a Trump leg-humper. For all the talk of how political differences aren't worth losing relationships, that just isn't true in many cases, and Trump has made that very clear in a way even W didn't. In another example of the Beltway's navel-gazing, Politico decided to take time for a lengthy article reminding us that McConnell is extremely intelligent and super smart and don't you forget it. It ends up reading more like PR than much else. http://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2017/07/28/mcconnells-strange-achievement-215436?lo=ap_c1

The reason for that is the media sees this voter as the "real" voter (as Palin used to say, in another form, when she wasn't trapped on her Facebook page). They have for decades, with all the cute nicknames they could come up with ("soccer moms" "NASCAR dads" "Walmart moms"). If we're still around in 2020 we'll hear another nickname for them and a reminder that they rule and we are meaningless.

When I hear Congress yet again talk about sanctions or essentially just go tsk-tsk I get even more frightened that we clearly have no plans about North Korea. Not even a missile defense system that can stop it or not a very reliable one from some articles. I don't even know what can be done. I don't feel like anyone has a proper response, but at least if Hillary were POTUS there would be people working on something. Instead all we hear about is this endless Game of Thrones meets Glengarry Glen Ross bullshit. Maybe the military is coming up with something independent of him. Who knows. I hope so.

Between the Joint Chiefs saying they aren't going to change anything about their policies regarding transgender soldiers and all this mess with Lisa Murkowski and also the Senate working to shore up Mueller and Sessions regardless of what Trump wants, I wonder if this is the week where they finally start making him more and more impotent in terms of powers. If it is, then I have a feeling it's going to start something which isn't going to be stopped even after he leaves office. If so I guess those who feel the POTUS has too much power can be pleased.

I know what you mean. I still think they should have tried to bring Matt back a few times (for Dolly's exit, or Joe or Jack passying away) but maybe the actor wouldn't have been interested anyway. I never even knew Matt had scenes with any Tate. A passing of the torch, I suppose. Sad when he said the Sugdens wouldn't even miss him. His goodbye with Annie broke my heart a bit.

The full episode of this is already around, but someone posted a clip of the original broadcast, if you want to see any ads of that era. I know this was still the strike but my goodness what a slog this must have been to watch, aside from the usual classy performances (and getting to ogle Richard Bekins in bondage). I had to laugh at Mac introducing himself as "Mac Cory" on Sandy's answering machine.

For me it's not the stories themselves, but the aftermaths. Delia finally moving on to a new man who wasn't part of her old toxic patterns, a man who is charming and loves her on some level, but is also a user and very weak. She gave her heart to him, and along with her having the Crystal Palace, it was the best chance to develop her away from the same old stories about clinging to the Ryans. Jill finally being forced to face up to her fear of commitment and of just how limited her life with Frank was also had some dramatic value for me, and some lovely work from NAA, who was always better as a flawed figure. Add in Kimbo and it was a recipe for a 1981 I couldn't take,

Some of the Farm-era episodes I wanted to put on Youtube or got requests for were blocked so I have to put them on Dailymotion. Matt Skilbeck exit: Kim debut:

Thanks for finding that. That whole story and his role felt so threadbare I'm not surprised he didn't know much about it. Mark Frost confirms that Carl Rodd was an original Bookhouse Boy. Some photos taken on set in the trailer park/Grand Theft Auto scenes with Madchen and Amanda Seyfried.