Saturday, 27 January 2024

Red and Blue





Windom Earle :
When did you first see 
The Symbol in Owl Cave?

Major Briggs :
I'm not at liberty to 
divulge that information.

Windom Earle :
Oh-ho-ho. Cheater. Ha, ha.
What does the cave painting mean?

Major Briggs :
I'm not at liberty to 
divulge that information.

Windom Earle :
Damn, but I love The Military Mind.
What is the capital 
of North Carolina?

Major Briggs :
Raleigh.

Windom Earle :
Fat lot of good that will do me.
Major, I admire your fortitude.
Had I the time and patience,
we might continue this game indefinitely.
However, I have neither.

Catch.


Your Name, please?

Major Briggs :
Garland Briggs.

Windom Earle :
Garland, what do you 
Fear most in the world?

Major Briggs :
The possibility that 
Love is not enough.

Windom Earle :
Oh, Garland, please, I shall weep.
How much does your wife weigh?

Major Briggs :
One hundred and fifteen pounds.

Windom Earle :
Oh, good for her.
Now, when did you first see
the petroglyph in Owl Cave?

Major Briggs :
In... In Dreams.

Windom Earle :
What kind of dreams?

Major Briggs :
I was night fishing with Agent Cooper.
There was A Light, 
Guardian beyond it.
I was taken, but my mind...
Still I recognised the signs.

Windom Earle :
What do the signs mean?

Major Briggs :
There's A Time, if 
Jupiter and Saturn meet,
They will receive you.

Garland, Garland.
Garland, Garland, I was hoping
for a lengthy conversation.

Leo, put The Major to bed.
I'm afraid his mind 
has begun to wander.
There's a time, if 
Jupiter and Saturn meet.



His woman servant, Jones,
delivered this to me
shortly after he died.
Eckhardt's last bequest.

A clever jape, perhaps,
or something of value.

Try this.

No, you see, there's A Secret
to opening each of these boxes.

And this one is about to drive me mad.

Oh, Andrew,
Tell me something good.

Our foreign investors are chomping
at the bit from Paris to Beijing.

You're going to get your golf course.

Right next to
The Great Northern Hotel.

And Benjamin is doing everything
he can to stop us.

Well, it's too late. When The Project
was still in his possession,
Ben cleared every possible hurdle:
the zoning, the impact statements.

He was and is his own worst enemy.
As always. What are you doing?

Nothing, Catherine, I'm just
trying a few simple combinations.

Let me, let me.


No, Catherine.

Eckhardt's birthday.

My birthday.

The day the gift arrived.

- Ah! Ha, ha. Ah.
- Give it to me.

- Oh, what a bore.
- I opened it.

Oh.

Andrew...

Huh.

I'm not completely prepared for this.

Just think of it as a walking embrace, all right?
Two people stepping
as one would step.

- So far, so good.
- Now, just follow me.

- We'll follow each other.
- Mm-hm.

- Good.
- Mm-hm.

It's genetic memory.
Mom and Dad danced The Lindy.

You've got it.

Your body feels nice against mine.

I was just thinking the same thing.

Listen, if I'm being too forward...
I want more than your kisses.


For instance?

- I want...
- This thing on?

Welcome to this final night of festivities celebrating 
The Miss Twin Peaks...

As some of you...
Damnation, is this damn thing on?

What I mean is
I understand why you hesitate,
why you treat me with care.

The convent evokes the image
of helpless women, fearful of 
the thought of any emotion
other than those derived
from scripture and prayer.

But when you hold me,
when we kiss,
I feel safe and eager.

I'm not afraid of anything
that you make me feel or want.

Is this on? Huh? Is this on?

I'm beginning to tire
of his interruptions.

- Welcome to...
- I don't know. I think he's cute.

...this final night of festivities...
- You do?

The Queen :
I think that maybe 
I will enter after all.


Special Agent Dale Cooper :
The Miss Twin Peaks contest?

The Queen :
Why not?

"Hear the other side.
See the other side."

There's worse places to start
than Miss Twin Peaks.
It's like a fairy tale.

And You're The Queen.

No.

Huh?

What a gyp.

Finally meet the man of my dreams,
next thing I know,
he's on a plane to Brazil.

He'll be back one day.

- He promised.
- Yeah.

Well, he also promised
to take me fishing, and we never did.

Love stinks.

- Fishing?
- Yeah.

Pearl Lake or something.

I have some tackle in the truck.

You do?

Audrey, there are many cures
for a broken heart, but nothing quite like
a trout's leap in the moonlight.

May I?

You may.


Windom Earle :
Jupiter and Saturn meet —
Oh, what a crop of mummy wheat

The planets our babbling Major
spoke of are more than distant orbs.
They are, in fact, A Clock.

A Clock that tells The Time.
And The Time... Time draws nearer
with each ticking tock.

Dale wasn't far wrong. 
The Cave painting is an invitation of sorts,
telling us when the revels begin.

But what Dale doesn't know
is where to find it.

For, you see, the cave painting
is not only an invitation,
it is also a map.

A map to The Black Lodge!

There's something wrong.

This isn't right.
There's something wrong here.





Special Agent Dale Cooper :
By Heavens. Andy, take a look at this.
What you mistook for The Four-H Club,
the four and the H, are actually 
astrological symbols.

Andy :
You mean, like planets?

Special Agent Dale Cooper :
Why, yes, Andy.
They stand for Jupiter and Saturn.
Some of the others represent planets as well,
but this particular part of the puzzle
pertains to a precise planetary position.
Jupiter and Saturn in conjunction.


Sheriff Harry S. Truman :
What's that supposed to mean?

Special Agent Dale Cooper :
Well, historically, Harry, when 
Jupiter and Saturn are conjunct,
there are enormous shifts
in power and fortune.

Jupiter being expansive
in its influence,
Saturn, contractive.
Conjunction suggests a state
of intensification, concentration.

What this indicates to me is the potential 
for explosive change,
Good and Bad.

Sheriff Harry S. Truman :
So when's the next conjunction?

Well, now, let's see.
According to the ephemeris...
the next conjunction is due 
January to June.

My God, Harry.
The Door to The Lodge.

That's when it's open.
That's what the puzzle is telling us.
It's telling us when it's gonna be open.

Protect The Queen.
If it's telling us when,
then it must also tell us where.
Fear and love open the doors.

Windom Earle :
What's he saying?

He said,
"Fear and love open the doors."

Two doors, two lodges.
Fear opens one, the black.
Love, the other.

Sheriff Harry S. Truman :
What's that mean?

Special Agent Dale Cooper :
I don't know exactly.
It just came to me.

How does the queen...

- Of course, the queen.


Of Romania?

Special Agent Dale Cooper :
No. The chess game's final piece.
Harry, follow my logic.
If Windom Earle takes the queen...

Sheriff Harry S. Truman :
Game's not over till he takes The King.

Special Agent Dale Cooper :
That depends. Maybe he takes her
to the doorway when it opens.

Sheriff Harry S. Truman :
Which Queen?

Andy :
Agent Cooper.

Special Agent Dale Cooper :
Just a minute, Andy.
The Queen. The Queen.
The Crown. The Queen.

- Harry, the queen.

Andy :
Agent Cooper?

Andy, please.

Special Agent Dale Cooper :
Harry, Miss Twin Peaks.
Holy smokes, that's it.
- Yeah. Yeah.

Agent Cooper, please.

Andy.

Coop, The Plant's been bugged.

Special Agent Dale Cooper :
This bonsai isn't from Josie, Harry.
This bonsai's from Windom Earle.
He's way ahead of us, and we've been 
working for him from the beginning.

What time does that contest start?


Any minute.

Special Agent Dale Cooper :
Let's go.

Andy :
Agent Cooper. 
Agent Cooper!

The Mayor :
Welcome, ladies and gentlemen.
I hope you've had a good weekend.

And welcome to the Miss Twin Peaks Pageant,
in which one of these lovely
and talented young citizens
will soon be crowned
Miss Twin Peaks.

And now, commencing our 
talent section of the show,
Lucy Moran.

Come on.

Small town, man.

So, what, did you bring your whole family?

We're pulling in deputies from all over
to surround the place.
They should be here any time.

Special Agent Dale Cooper :
Harry, it is essential whoever wins
this contest receive 24-hour guard,
house security, I want the works.
As soon as she's announced.

Our next entry
is Lana Budding-Milford,
who will perform a dance of, uh...
...contortionistic jazz exotica.

Lana?

Andy :
Agent Coop...

Special Agent Dale Cooper :
There, my friend, is a real artist.

Audrey Horne :
There is only one way to save a forest,
an idea, or anything of value.

And that is by refusing to stand by
and watch it die.

There is a law of nature,
which is more fundamental to life
than the laws of man.

And when something you care about
is in danger, you must fight to save it
or lose it forever. Thank you.

Thank you, Audrey Horne.

Ben Horne :
Now a brief musical interlude.

Thanks, Daddy.

Ben Horne :
I'm gonna go out there.

I wanna know what's going on
with you and my mother.

Ben Horne :
Donna. Uh...
I, uh, think the wisest course
would be, first of all, just 
to get together and 
talk about this.

I don't think so.

Ben Horne :
Donna, I really don't think
this is the time or the place.

Old pictures, Horne bearer bonds in the attic,
love letters to my mom.

Ben Horne :
I want to tell the truth.
I want to do the right thing.

A birth certificate
with no father's name on it.

What the hell's going on here, Mr. Horne?
Why won't anyone tell me the truth?

Ben Horne :
Donna. Your mother and I...


You're My Father?

Ben Horne :
Donna.

The Queen :
And to illustrate my point,
I'd like to quote these words
from Chief Seattle,
Leader of the Suquamish tribe:

"Your Dead are soon forgotten
and never return.

Our dead never forget the beautiful
world that gave them being.

They still love its verdant valleys,
its murmuring rivers,
its majestic mountains.

When the last red man has vanished
from this earth,
these forests and shores
will still hold their spirits."

For the Indians love the earth
as a newborn loves
its mother's heartbeat.

Why have we all lost touch
with this beauty?

Maybe saving a forest starts with 
preserving some of the feelings
that die inside us every day.

Those parts of ourselves
that we deny.

For if we cannot respect
that interior landthen 
neither can we respect
the land we walk.

So let us, in walking gently upon the earth,
leave behind a simple legacy.
That we're new warriors, mystic warriors 
who love the earth and tried to save it.

Thank you very much.

Thanks to all our contestants.

Balloting will now commence, and 
we will then announce our winner.

Have you both forgotten
what day this is?

Miss Twin Peaks Day?

Today is the day my unborn 
child receives a dad.

It was right on the tip of my tongue.

I have decided that regardless of which individual
is biologically responsible, that 
I want Andy to be the father
of my child.

Andy :
Really?

I'm sorry, Dick, but I just have to do
what's best for little what's-his-name.

Oh, no, not at all. 
A sound choice.

Heartiest congratulations,
dearest Andrew.

Now, if you'll both excuse me,
I do have a vote to cast myself.

Here's to the children. Ha, ha.

Don't sound so disappointed.

Andy :
My God, Lucy.
I'm so honored you made this decision.
And I promise I'll be a great father.
But right now I've got 
to find Agent Cooper.

Men.

It is time to make the announcement.

The Winner of The Contest
and our new Miss Twin Peaks is...
...Annie Blackburn.

Ladies and gentlemen,
Your new Miss Twin Peaks!

This is an outrage.
She's been living in this town
about 15 minutes.

And what the hell got into you?

She gave a beautiful speech.
Inherent in her message were words
even the most craven of us
can ill afford to ignore.


All The Lights go out --
Windom Earle infiltrates The Hall,
disguised as The Log Lady --

What's happening?

Everybody, please,
please, stay calm.

Good Lord.

This way.

Settle down. Everybody settle down. 
Don't panic! This way.

I will help you.

Aah!

Annie?

Annie?

Annie?
Harry.


What?

Special Agent Dale Cooper :
He took Annie.


What?

Special Agent Dale Cooper :
He got Annie.

Bastard. He won't get half a mile
from here. We'll get him.

Andy :
Agent Cooper,
I've been looking all over for you.

Special Agent Dale Cooper :
Andy, they're gonna need you
outside.

Andy :
This is important.
That cave painting in the office,
I finally figured it out.

What?

Andy :
I knew I'd seen it someplace before.
I know where it's telling us to go.
It's not a puzzle at all.
It's a map.





Thursday, 25 January 2024

OUT



The Company :
I'd just like to go back to this point about 
the override destruct order. 
Is it in the file?

Ripley, The Witch :
I don't understand this. 
We have been here for 
three and a half hours. 

Now, how many different ways do you 
want me to tell the same story? 

The Company :
Look at it from our perspective, please. Please? 

Now, you freely admit to detonating the engines of,
and thereby destroying, an M-class starfreighter,
a rather expensive piece of hardware. 

$42 million in adjusted dollars. 
That's minus payload, of course. 

The lifeboat's flight recorder corroborates some elements of your account in that, for reasons unknown, the Nostromo set down on LV-426 an unsurveyed planet at that time, that it resumed its course and was subsequently set for self-destruct by you for reasons unknown. 

Ripley, The Witch :
Not for reasons unknown. 
I told you. 
We set down there on Company orders to get this thing, 
which destroyed my crew and your expensive ship. 

The Company :
The analysis team, which went over the lifeboat 
centimetre by centimetre found no physical evidence 
of the creature you describe. 

Ripley, The Witch :
Good. That's because I blew it out of 
the goddamn air lock. Like I said


Are there any species like this 
hostile organism on LV-426? 

The Company :
(Blows smoke) No. It's a rock. 
No indigenous life. 

Ripley, The Witch :
Did IQ's just drop sharply while I was away? 
Ma'am, I already said it was not indigenous. 
It was a derelict spacecraft. It was an alien ship. 
It was not from there. Do you get it? 
We homed in on its beacon. 


And found something never recorded once in over 300 surveyed worlds. "A creature that gestates inside a living human host." Yes. These are your words. "And has concentrated acid for blood." That's right. Look. I can see where this is going but I'm telling you that those things exist

Thank you, Officer Ripley. That will be all. Please. You're not listening to me. Kane, the crew member... Kane, who went into that ship, said he saw thousands of eggs there. 
Thousands.

Thank you. That will be all. Goddamn it, that's not all. Because if one of those things gets down here, then that will be all. Then all of this... this bullshit that you think is so important... You can just kiss all of that goodbye. It is the finding of this court of inquiry that warrant officer E. Ripley, NOC14472 has acted with questionable judgement and is unfit to hold an I.C.C. licence as a commercial flight officer. Said licence is hereby suspended indefinitely. Now, no criminal charges will be filed against you at this time and you are released on your own recognisance for a six-month period of psychometric probation to include monthly review by an I.C.C. psychiatric technician. These proceedings are closed. That could have been better. - Look, I think the... Ripley? - Van Leuwen... Why don't you just check out IV-426? Because I don't have to. There have been people there for over 20 years and they never complained about any hostile organism. What do you mean? What people? Terraformers. Planet engineers. They go in, set up these big atmosphere processors to make the air breathable. Takes decades. It's what we call a "Shake 'N Bake" colony. How many are there? How many colonists? I don't know... 60, maybe 70 families. Do you mind? Families. Jesus




Sunday, 21 January 2024

That Strange Realm ‘twixt Sleep and Wake

 



Willy Wonka :
Wait till you see how much chocolate I made last night.
We sell this, and we’re gonna be…
Oh, no.

Noodle :
What’s going on, Willy?

Willy Wonka :
Not again.

Noodle :
Where are the chocolates?

Willy Wonka :
I don’t know how to tell you this, 
Noodle, but… they’ve been stolen.

Noodle :
Stolen?

Willy Wonka :
Mmhmm.

Noodle :
Who by?

Willy Wonka :
The Little Orange Man.

Noodle :
What?

Willy Wonka :
The Little Orange Man. 
I didn’t tell you about him?

Noodle :
No, ya didn’t.

Willy Wonka :
He’s my nemesis. About yea high.
Comes in the dead of the night, 
and he steals all my chocolate.
Been happening every few weeks 
for the past three, four years now.

Noodle :
Really?

Willy Wonka :
Sometimes I spy him in that strange realm 
‘twixt sleep and wake, green hair 
glinting in the moonlight.

Noodle :
Green hair?

Willy Wonka :
One day I shall catch him, Noodle.

Noodle :
Willy.

Willy Wonka :
When I do…

Noodle :
Willy!

Willy Wonka :
Hmm?

Noodle :
You don’t seriously expect 
me to believe this, do you?

Willy Wonka :
Of course, I do. What other explanation is there?


Noodle :
I don’t know, that you go to sleep…

Willy Wonka :
Mmhmm.

Noodle :
…dream ’bout Little Green Man…

Willy Wonka :
Orange man, green hair. Yeah.


Noodle :
…and while you’re dreaming, 
stuff your face with chocolate!

Willy Wonka :
Stuff my…That makes 
a lot more sense.

Noodle :
Why’d I ever think this would work?

Willy Wonka :
I’ve been eating all my own chocolate?

Noodle :
Stupid Silver Linings.

Willy Wonka :
I don’t think I have been. Hey!
There’s nothing stupid about my chocolate.

Noodle :
[sighs] If Mrs. Scrubitt had spotted us, 
I’d be in the coop right now.

Willy Wonka :
Look, I’m sorry, okay?
But we can make more chocolate.
Only problem is I’m all out of milk.


Noodle :
Well, that’s not a problem.
[sighs] Milk.


A, That is STEALING...!
And, C -- Willy Wonka does not 
use any old cow’s milk.
For this particular creation, 
I require the milk of a giraffe.

Noodle :
Okay… fine. As a matter of fact, 
there’s one at the zoo.


Bingala!

Noodle :
But A, the zoo is not that way.
Great.
And B, they’re not gonna let you 
just walk in there and milk it.

Noodle :
Mm. That, my dear Noodle, 
is why we’re very lucky the 
Little Orange Man didn’t find this.


What is it?

Noodle :
[Noodle] From Zoo Management.
In recognition of your years of service.


But I’ve only been here a year.


Which is why there’s 
only one chocolate.

Huh. Well, thank you very much.

Noodle :
You’re welcome. Good night!


[whispers] Hey, well done, Noodle.

Noodle :
So, what is it really?


It’s called A Big Night Out.
A single chocolate that perfectly 
mimics a night on the town.




[guard] 
Mmm.
The outer layer, a 
champagne truffle.

[guard] 
That’s lovely.

[Willy] 
The next is white wine.
[guard] Mmm. [grunts]

[Willy] Followed by red.
[guard] Now we are talking!
[Willy] 
That’s when the singing 
and dancing starts.

[guard singing] 
♪ We’re gonna Have 
a party tonight! ♪
It’s when he hits the layer o’ whiskey fudge he’ll get emotional.

[guard sobbing] She was the only woman I ever loved!
He might do something reckless.


[guard] 
I’ll give her A Call — What harm 
could it do? [clears throat]
Hello, Gwennie? It’s Basil.
I just wanted to say, 
I’ve always loved you.
I love you so much. 

What? It’s Basil Bond.
We sat together in 
chemistry at school.
No, no, don’t hang up!

Finally, some old port from 
the back of the cupboard, and…
[guard groans, snores]

[Willy] 
Hmm. [smacks lips] Let’s go.
Noodle, let’s go.

[flamingo honks]

Noodle :
Why don’t they fly away?
[Willy] I don’t know. Perhaps they haven’t thought of it.

Noodle :
You’re kidding?

Wonka
No, I’m serious.
That’s The Thing 
about flamingos.
They need someone to 
show ’em The Way.

Noodle :
Huh.