And also... i'm I the only one that really feels like Michael Cera is annoying as hell?
I agree, my first thought when the son smiled and gave Dale a thumbs up was that he was inhabited by the Giant.
...has anyone else noticed Jacques Renault as a barman at the Roadhouse at the end of episode 2?
Yes! And he was credited as a FOURTH Renault brother in the credits. Maybe we'll see more of him...
Also, personal theory: Dougie Jones' son is inhabited by the Giant. A) because he gives that same thumbs up as the old room service man in S2E1 and B) because he seems totally unfazed that his "dad" is acting abnormally.
Oooh that's a great theory.
Noticed a bunch of what seemed to me like movie/TV show homages:
Major Briggs' sideways floating head in space: suggested both 2001: a Space Odyssey and Eraserhead at the same time;
The "glacial" pace of most of the scenes also reminded me of 2001, not to mention The Shining;
Wally Brando, of course (The Wild One and a Godfather nod);
The doppleganger riding in his car with the highway all to himself right before "transitioning" (until, of course the "trick" was played) - reminded me of the beginning/ending/beginning of The Prisoner;
Cooper, after being hurtled out of the Black Lodge into "space," looking out over an endless oceanic landscape (Solaris - Andrei Tarkovsky);
The wall plug portal design/illustration reminded me, of all things, of the game Myst...
And also... i'm I the only one that really feels like Michael Cera is annoying as hell?
i have felt that way about him always, and I agree with you about the garmonbozia.
Did anyone else think that the scene where Cooper/Dougie sits down with the casino manager and they seemingly mirror each other's movements was reminiscent of the Cooper/Bob scene at the end of S2?
Does anyone else think the eyeless woman in the floating steel box in space was Josie?
Dougie was an overweight guy. When he goes to the waiting room (or is it the Black Lodge? I've never figured out where one ends and the other begins), his head turns into black smoke as a blob (the head of the arm's doppelganger?) vomits up a golden ball (and possibly garmonbozia?).
Is there a connection to the overweight headless body found in the woman's (I think her name was Fran Davenport) bed? Could that have been the real Dougie's body used to create the fake Cooper version?
Also, I remember rumours from ages ago that Judy (whom Philip Jeffries refused to talk about and was mentioned by a monkey behind a mask) was a twin sister to Josie Packard. Could the eyeless woman be Judy?
Does anyone else think the eyeless woman in the floating steel box in space was Josie?
Yes! That was my first thought too. Remember when Cooper encountered Laura and after a brief intimate exchange she violently vanishes? Didn't the scene with "Josie" ring similar bells? The way she was suddenly ejected got me thinking that he was dwelling on people from his time in TP and just as quickly banishing them from his memory while he traversed through his mind seeking consciousness. These people had hung around in his mind for 25 years and rather anchored him to the lodge. I believe he was driving out memories in this scene.
David doesn't create such simple ideas in his work. This is like some people suggesting "it's all a dream" or "Bob is just a creation in Laura's mind."
Does anyone else feel a bit uneasy about Margaret's reference to Hawk's "heritage"? Lucy's tone deafness worked to defuse tension a bit... but I had to wince. There's the same sort of play with Indian identity as there was in the original seasons—which was, tbh, pretty painful (I'm not gonna talk about Johnny)—but it's 26 years later! I worry that Hawk becomes a token "playing Indian" Indian, despite the fact that his character offers much more than that. It's all very reflexive... but I'm not sure that makes it ok. (This is literally my only criticism of the new episodes, btw.)
I noticed the same thing. [REMOVED REFERENCE TO PART 5]. It's stereotypical and redundant. Same jokes and comments 25 years later.
Why? Indigenous peoples live and exist even without the presence of white people there to affirm it. The character Hawk deserves better treatment. I'm afraid he will be relegated to the mystical characterizations of Indians on screen.
Just a tiny detail. In that scene where Sarah is watching the documentary - next to her ashtray stays some wooden box with "MOM" written on it.
another (not so) random observation
Part 1: NYC glass box: scene with Sam & Tracey
at about the time Sam says STOP, (35:05) you can catch a good glimpse of his watch, almost 10:30... and then, just before glass breaks, another view of watch (35:22) shows 10:20...
I don't believe this is a continuity error; Sam's watch seems too obvious during the whole scene. (I have good screenshots but for some reason can't add them now... prolly just my ineptitude) 🙁
A jump backwards of only 10 minutes. Arguably not important, but I 'wildly speculate' TIME is bent in the presence of this nightmarish creature. (dopplaura? sometimes arms bend backwards!?!?)
I think you're right and maybe attention was drawn to Sam's watch just to illustrate that matter.
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