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WARNING:  this article contains spoilers for both the Sherlock Holmes canon and the Twin Peaks series.  DO NOT READ THIS if you're not caught up with Twin Peaks or haven't read Arthur Conan Doyle's "A Scandal in Bohemia". "...she is always the  woman. I have seldom heard him mention her under any other name." --Dr. Watson, A Scandal in Bohemia "I carry a log -- yes.  Is it funny to you?  It is not to me." -- Margaret Lanterman, aka The Log Lady,   Twin Peaks season 1 DERRICK:   The Woman!  To Sherlock Holmes, Irene Adler will always be  the woman.  To Twin Peaks fans, Margaret Lanterman, the Log Lady, will always be the woman.  She was the heart and soul of the series.  Both characters were a step above the men around them.  They knew much more than they were given credit for; even the detectives were always a few clues behind them. Sadly, now both characters have passed away.  Irene Adler died...

Episodes 12 & 13:    The Distinction Is Clear WARNING:  Do not read this article if you haven't been watching up through episode 13 of Twin Peaks: The Return.  We don't want to spoil your fun! “You see, but you do not observe.   The distinction is clear.”             --- A Scandal In Bohemia Brian: Things are speeding up as we enter the final third of Twin Peaks: The Return.   While some earlier episodes… have… seemed… mmm… padded (and that’s putting it kindly)… the last few episodes have roared to life, tantalizing us as plot threads intertwine and hint at possible resolutions.    Of all the recent surprises, none have been more welcome for me than the return of fan-favorite character Audrey Horne.   Her scene is split between the last two episodes, and reveals such a wealth of information that it demands special attention. First, to see; then to ...

Episode 10:   “Hey, Grandma” WARNING:   this post has a LOT of spoilers for both Twin Peaks and Doyle’s Sherlock Holmes canon.   If you haven’t read the original stories – what are you waiting for?   They’re wonderful!   Grab a copy and dive right in!!! This week’s episode of Twin Peaks confirmed that Richard Horne is in fact the grandson of Benjamin and Sylvia Horne.   Their evil, twisted, depraved monster of a grandson.   This opens up all kinds of questions --- is Audrey his mother, or is Johnny his father?   If it IS Audrey, is Evil Coop the father?   Is Audrey still alive?   Did Richard kill his mother?   Did Evil Coop kill Audrey, and/or rape her while comatose after the explosion at the end of season 2?   What’s up with all the red shoes popping up lately?    It also gave us a disturbing scene of family brutality that I found shocking --- and that’s saying something for a series as cr...

DERRICK:  Okay, in our last article I had said that this entry in our Sherlock Holmes/ Twin Peaks blog series would compare the errors of Twin Peaks to Doyle's errors in the original Sherlock Holmes canon. However, after Twin Peaks episode 8 that entry will have to wait. There's just too much to discuss in episode 8 to let this one go by without a blog response. Be forewarned that, as always, there are spoilers ahead. Whether anything we write could spoil episode 8 is its own topic for debate. Depending on who you ask, episode 8 was either a clear explanation to much of the mystery of Twin Peaks (perhaps too much of an explanation), pure unadulterated madness upon the screen, or some degree in the middle.  What is our opinion of the episode? We used the Sherlockian approach to observe, analyze and deduce. Observe This was easy enough to do as the episode was one of the most captivating hours in the history of television. We saw: *Doppelganger Cooper gets shot...

"Anybody here watching the new Twin Peaks?" --- Dave Vanian of The Damned Paradise Rock Club Boston MA May 24 2017 Apparently, A LOT of people are watching Twin Peaks: The Return!  Our blog series of the Twin Peaks/ Sherlock Holmes connections has been highly successful, and we already have a steady stream of readers for a blog that is not even a month old.. We had been responding to every one or two episodes of the new Twin Peaks with insights on Sherlockian connections; however, we are now far enough along to make broader statements about the show and the Sherlock Holmes canon. The blog series will continue in a slightly different format. We won't comment on every episode, but we will have an entry when we feel we have a Holmesian correlation which cannot be ignored. For today's entry, Brian comments on the Professor Moriarty of Twin Peaks: The Return.  WOW BOB WOW As far as I can tell, Professor James Moriarty is the first example i...