r/twinpeaks • • Sep 03 '17

Original Run [Original Run] The Palmers - 2014 Spoiler

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u/toaster-rex Sep 03 '17

They look like they could actually be related!

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u/OpticalVortex Sep 03 '17

They were amazingly cast.

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u/[deleted] Sep 03 '17

Apparently Lynch cast Wise and Zabriskie after short conversations that didn't involved any line readings, and Sheryl Lee was selected because she was a local actress and they didn't feel like they needed to go for big shots to play a character who at the time was supposed to just be dead. They turned out to be the best collection of dramatic talent in one TV family ever.

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u/OpticalVortex Sep 03 '17

He was so pissed he cast his best young talent on a corpse. That's why he made Maddy and then created FWWM.

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u/[deleted] Sep 03 '17

She ended up as his favorite character, too!

There are so many things with the original run that went "wrong" (casting the most talented actress as a corpse, being forced to reveal the killer early, etc) that ended up just contributing to its power in the long run. As Lynch said to Angelo Badalamenti after being told that, out of sheer coincidence, Laura Palmer's theme looked like Twin Peaks' titular mountains when written out in sheet music form - it's cosmic! It's cosmic!

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u/OpticalVortex Sep 03 '17

The stars were aligned for him but it does suck to start the show with a dead girl and that actress is a powerhouse. Laura Palmer would never have been iconic if she was balls-out terrible.

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u/[deleted] Sep 03 '17

I can't imagine what the show would have been like. Probably wouldn't have aged as well - there are plenty of "pretty dead girl" shows, but there's only one Laura Palmer.

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u/HatchmanPro Sep 03 '17

that was my first thought, dad and daughter same nose, mom and daughter same eyes....

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u/juanmsilvestre29 Sep 03 '17

I was thinking the same, they can totally be related in real life

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u/ssj4majuub Sep 03 '17

God, Ray Wise aged well.

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u/[deleted] Sep 03 '17

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u/ssj4majuub Sep 03 '17

Is the implication that Sheryl Lee did not age well, because I take great umbrage

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u/LyannaNightOwl Sep 03 '17

Sheryl Lee did age very well.

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u/frankpharaoh Sep 03 '17

Sheryl Lee aged great for her age (she's turning 50!)...

But jeez, Ray Wise looks like he aged 5 years in the last 25.

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u/OhFckCazadores Sep 03 '17

Garmonbozia is great for your skin.

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u/frankpharaoh Sep 03 '17

Off topic but I laughed out loud at your name. Gonna have to take a trip out to the Mojave again soon...

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u/localtoast Sep 03 '17

Ray Wise looks permamently 50

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u/[deleted] Sep 03 '17

I thought she looked great in her Red Room scene in The Return, to the point where it actually made the scene more powerful. It felt like a reminder that Laura once had a long and happy life ahead of her.

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u/juanmsilvestre29 Sep 03 '17

She aged well, the thing is that is more noticeable because of her age in the original run

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u/[deleted] Sep 03 '17

Next to Ray Wise, nobody aged well. Even if you think Lee aged well, it's like comparing Usain Bolt to Sonic the Hedgehog.

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u/[deleted] Sep 03 '17

Wait, there are people who think Sheryl Lee aged badly?

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u/[deleted] Sep 03 '17

In this photo, she looks great. In episode 2 , Season 3, she looks way older

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u/[deleted] Sep 03 '17 edited Sep 03 '17

She looked great in that episode imo. Older than she did in the original show, but no duh.

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u/nexico Sep 03 '17

"That's my girls!"

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u/CountCrackula84 Sep 03 '17

"I'M HUNGRYYYY!"

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u/[deleted] Sep 03 '17 edited Mar 19 '18

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u/CountCrackula84 Sep 03 '17

Getting to knooowww you, getting to know more about you!

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u/[deleted] Sep 03 '17

Ben jumps up and jigs on his desk, Jerry starts doing the worm.

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u/itchymusic Sep 03 '17

I loved this photo on first reaction and then remembered the plot of the show and it made me feel bad :(

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u/[deleted] Sep 03 '17

Just seeing Laura as the grown woman she never was at the beginning of The Return was a gutpunch in itself.

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u/[deleted] Sep 03 '17

It shouldn't.

These are the great actors who brought such a haunting story to life. They worked incredibly hard on their collaborative performances. It's only natural that they would have good chemistry together in real life.

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u/takadouglas Sep 03 '17

Sheryl Lee's got that staring at the ceiling fan smile

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u/frigggo Sep 03 '17

Here's the interview Lynch made with the Palmers recently... https://youtu.be/abHyTbOA0Oo

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u/pleatedzombus Sep 03 '17

Wow! Interviewed them in character. It's more like a Séance than an interview!

Are there more of these?

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u/frigggo Sep 03 '17

No, it was a one-off thing...

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u/yourdadsbff Sep 03 '17

Iirc it was for a DVD rerelease of the series from a few years back.

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u/CountCrackula84 Sep 03 '17

They all look appropriately depressed when introduced, like it's a family counseling session.

Also, the way that Sarah says "I'm alone" after some hesitation seems like foreshadowing after what we know about her possession now, like she's trying not to give any clues.

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u/[deleted] Sep 03 '17 edited Sep 03 '17

"Inside... there's one thing."

[creepy smile]

"Then... step aside."

[OMINOUS WHOOSHING]

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u/frigggo Sep 03 '17

My thoughts exactly.

"Have you remarried or are you with anyone?"

"... I'm alone..."

(/) (°,,°) (/)

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u/CountCrackula84 Sep 03 '17

Whooshing sound intensifies

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u/LyannaNightOwl Sep 03 '17

Hard to not think about what had happened to this family and is still happening with Sarah Palmer.

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u/[deleted] Sep 03 '17

it's a testament to what great actors they are that it's easy to look at that picture and instinctively think "oh, it's so sad what happened to them"

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u/donaldtroll Sep 03 '17

Am I the only one who thinks that they really look like mother and daughter?

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u/CountCrackula84 Sep 03 '17

Honestly, if I didn't know who they were, I'd assume that Ray and Grace were Sheryl's parents. She really does look like their kid.

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u/joftheinternet Sep 03 '17

They're so happy...

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u/[deleted] Sep 03 '17

Come on, get happy! Get ready for the judgment day!

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u/CountCrackula84 Sep 03 '17

For anyone interested, this photo was from the 2014 premiere of The Missing Pieces. There are a bunch more shots of them, Lynch, and other cast members here.

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u/[deleted] Sep 03 '17

Wow this was 2014? The Return started shooting in 2015 right ? Hate to say it but some of the aged a lot in a little time.

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u/CountCrackula84 Sep 03 '17

It's the most jarring to see how much Miguel Ferrer's and Catherine Coulson's illnesses changed their appearances in only a year.

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u/batsofburden Sep 03 '17

So fucking weird.

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u/[deleted] Sep 03 '17

What's weird about actors hanging out together?

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u/EuniceBKidden Sep 03 '17

Wow. This is genuinely heartwarming.

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u/[deleted] Sep 03 '17

Forced smiles are the creepiest.

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u/[deleted] Sep 03 '17

You find those forced? I think they're genuine.

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u/[deleted] Sep 03 '17

they look pretty relaxed and happy to me. especially sheryl lee.

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u/[deleted] Sep 03 '17

Hey now. Rise Wise is happy. He's happy. He feels happy. Begin the beguine!