No, the head turned into a weird form and then exploded before dropping as a small marble.

I'm sorry, but I just don't see it that way. I think Mulholland Drive is one of the most triumphant films ever made and I found Diane's arc to be beautiful, tragic, and real. I don't think there has been a better film performance than Naomi Watts'. To wave the film away as being something a straight director shouldn't…

One can generalize almost any character into a stereotype. I can't fathom watching Mulholland Drive and coming away with the idea that Diane is a one-dimensional character.

Yeah, this was one of my concerns with the reading of DoppelCoop having raped her.

I'm willing to give Lynch the benefit of the doubt here. He wrote and directed Mulholland Drive, which, for my money, contains the best performance of any actress in a film and the deepest woman in any film. Plus, Watt's character in this at first seemed like she would be a stereotype, but that ended up being reversed…

I've been curious about the logistics of that. When the one armed man and the tree started chanting "Bob Bob Bob" it seemed to be in reference to DoppelCoop and we also saw Bob in DoppelCoop in the jail cell mirror. Yet, as you point out, DoppelCoop is also an invention and not someone who would need to be possessed…

I think there's a chance that Bob raped Audrey, but I don't think he raped Diane, although I've seen others read it that way. I hope he doesn't because it seems like a needlessly cruel event to throw in. I'm not crazy about the story bringing up the idea of Audrey being raped, but it does follow thematically with…

So much greatness in this episode (probably my favorite since the premiere), but I gotta call special attention to how awesome Naomi Watts is in this. At first she seemed like she might just be a "nagging wife" figure, albeit one whose nagging is quite justified, but no, she's kickass. She was right in on fighting Ike…

Very true, yeah. I just meant in terms of his own films. As a producer he is a fair target.

I was broadening it to include all forms of creativity and not just movies, but I realize I sorta went back and forth in my reply on that so I see the confusion. In the case of actors, yes, that adds another level, certainly monetarily.

One of the problems with diversity discussion in film (or TV or books) is that it tends to focus on the creators and not the production companies. Artists, like Spielberg, write/direct what hits them in the moment. If it tends to be about men then it tends to be about that. I think, for most creative people, it's hard…

Yeah, I think she's pretty nice to him, all things considered. It seems like she suspected he was cheating on her, too, judging by her reaction to the picture was felt more like her suspicions were confirmed than it came out of nowhere.

I really love the Dougie Jones scenes. I want him to wake up ASAP, but I also love the sad, mournful quality in between the laughs, so I will miss him when(if!) he goes.

What I find interesting is that Lynch's films are very interested in picking apart America, but do not become particularly political.

Lynch is not right wing. He supported Sanders recently and wrote an endorsement for Obama back in 2012. He had a positive comment about Reagan in the 80s, and he recently complained that it was taken out of context to begin with.

I don't really think anyone should take that website seriously lol

I kept wondering who would play Bob, and I never considered they'd just have MacLachlan do it, but holy shit is it working out.

That's why I said it could be bullshit.

Agreed on both counts. I do love the clip of Cooper giving the kiss off as he walks out of a room, but that's more of the fan in me than the storyteller.

There's a cut scene from Fire Walk With Me with Sheryl Lee looking up at a fan and hearing Bob's voice that also makes great use of a smile.