It's Happening Again. This week's painting.

Posted by Poonce@reddit | collapse | View on Reddit | 75 comments

Hey friends, I've been showing Twin Peaks to my spouse for the first time, and it got me thinking. Shits got me more into the Woo wee woo these past few years and Twin Peaks fits right in with some mumbo jumbo I've been ingesting over the years. What got me to this painting is this Bob shit might have a lot in common with stuff we are finding out about our shared reality. Weird, wild stuff. Then I just thought it was a dope painting idea to have "Prez" fill in for this scene. Painted it up and I am proud of this one. The full executive control over law has this speed run to collapse and fascism really cooking. Something more is up maybe Trump is host to a Black Lodge looking dude named Bob. Who knows bro. We are here at the end of this cycle of the civilized world. I betcha there will be another hundreds or thousands of years from now. Everything is in cycles it seems and we are at the end and the beginning, or whatever. Keep your wits about you. "The owls are not what they seem". Love, Poonce.

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Main_Reason8053@reddit

Twin Peaks is peak collapse media, a stark portrait of society in decay

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Yelsiap@reddit

Legitimately have never seen twin peaks. The first season came out when I was very young, far too young to enjoyed by me, but I do remember it had a resurgence a few years ago. In your opinion, is it worth watching the original? Did it “age well”?

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PonderingPotato@reddit

Not OP - I'm biased because it's my favorite show, but it's definitely worth the watch. It's the grandfather of all prestige TV for a reason, and the 2017 revival season I'd go so far to say is the greatest season of television ever, somehow exceeding the original. The first two seasons show their age, sure, but not in a distracting way, more in the sense that they were a self aware response to the television of the time, using certain familiar tropes to lull audiences into the deeper plots. The painting will make sense after watching the show, it refers to a season 2 cliffhanger, but it's a heavy spoiler in context so I wouldn't pry if spoilers bother you.

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Metal-Lifer@reddit

i just finished watching the first two seasons for the first time and half way through fire walk with me its amazing! yes its from the 90's but i has a retro nostalgia that makes me feel good, cant wait to start the third season

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wooyouknowit@reddit

Not trying to be argumentative and believe me, I love the original two seasons of Twin Peaks, but I would argue The Twilight Zone is the grandfather of prestige TV. I would definitely recommend it if you haven't seen it. Some episodes are truly must-watch TV.

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Yelsiap@reddit

Excellent. Thank you for elaborating a bit more. I’ll stay away from this thread and likely any other replies; let’s find out where this ride takes me, sans spoilers.

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lost_horizons@reddit

Looks like I too am about to finally watch this classic show, always meant to.

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Yelsiap@reddit

I won’t spoil anything, I’ll just say I hope you enjoy more than I do. I’m about 6.5 episodes in, and so far still have no idea how the show is even tangentially related to collapse, other than motivations pointing towards greed. And honestly, I was expecting more of a mystery thriller/adult drama, and so far what’s been delivered is a high school level soap opera, with honestly, too many grown ass men that are horny for literal teenagers. But, sunken cost fallacy dictates I finish the series before I can accurately gauge my level of disdain for this show.

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lost_horizons@reddit

Just finished episode 5, and while I had no expectations of it having to do with collapse, you’re not really wrong. I admit I’m a bit more positive about the show but I’m in it more for the David Lynch spooky weirdness anyways. Which is definitely building.

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