It was so foreboding that I wondered if the diner was about to explode.

I think part of the blame should go to the script. In his earlier scenes, he wasn't given very good dialogue.

Why on Earth are you still watching? Don't answer, I don't care.

And yet, not nearly as entertaining.

The misspelling that I keep seeing is "Wyndham" Earle. I mean, how can you get it this wrong?

I'm not sure we'll get quite that much closure on various plots.

He gave an underrated performance in the original series; he always felt like a real person. And I loved some of the everyday dialogue they gave him, like “These grapes are right on the edge.” and “Remind me to stop at the hardware store to get those sixty-watt bulbs.”

Regarding your impatience regarding what's going on with Diane. Slowly doling out information has been the modus operandi of this show from the start; don't expect it to change. It's David Lynch; he's all about mystery, not so much resolution.

The hum was pure Twin Peaks eerieness.

For me the weird thing in that movie has always been - how does a rat control a human by pulling his hair?

It was as disturbing as you describe it, but I don't think there needs to be a "reason" why it happened. Lynch treated the moment with the mournful respect it required; I'm not asking anything more from him.

MacLachlan was the only cast member who got to see the whole script.

I think her performance on the show (including the original episodes) is underrated.

I'm glad to hear from someone else who approaches the show the way I do, Emily. Like you, I have an appreciation for those who look for clues and connections, but it's easy to miss something when you're doing that. I felt the same about people who took theorizing too far with Lost.

Someone doesn't know how to use "respectively".

Um, thanks for the Leftovers spoiler alert, Adams.

I thought he cried because the kid looked sad.

The way I see it, Lynch is honouring Davis, Bowie, and Silva by having their characters play a prominent role instead of shunting them aside like most people would have done.

Can't be said enough: watch Mulholland Drive asap.

He is also, for some reason, being played by a different, much smaller actor.