The definitive water cooler drama, Twin Peaks ended its second season with arguably the most excruciating cliffhanger of all time: deviant businessman Ben Horne on the verge of death, his vixen daughter Audrey possibly blown to bits, and, most significantly, Special Agent Dale Cooper trapped in the ethereal Black Lodge, with evil spirit BOB fully in control of Coop's physical body.

But as a result of low ratings and waning interest from ABC, the series was canceled after its epic 30th episode, leaving a number of unresolved plotlines and frustrated fans. Fire Walk with Me, a follow-up film directed by co-creator David Lynch, arrived in 1992 — but with such massive expectations, the results were inevitably a letdown. By focusing on the physical and spiritual destruction of the Palmer family (particularly doomed prom queen Laura and her BOB-possessed father Leland), Lynch brushed aside basically everyone else in the Twin Peaks world. No gruff sarcasm from Sheriff Harry S. Truman, no bumbling romance between dimwitted deputy Andy and Lucy. And most disappointing of all? A frustrating lack of Cooper, our strange, coffee-loving protagonist.

More prequel than sequel, Fire Walk with Me fleshed out early details instead of offering closure — and its tone was markedly different from the show, with plenty of surrealistic horror but little of the subtle humor or sappy romance that defined the TV version's sprawl. But now, with tomorrow's release of the Blu-ray (and its Lynch-supervised feature "Missing Pieces"), that tonal shift is remedied dramatically. The set features 90 minutes of eclectic bonus footage that fill in plot gaps, give brief glimpses of neglected characters, and let us all breathe in one last scent of those magnificent Douglas firs.Here's what we discovered from an early look at the "Missing Pieces":

1

"Diane" exists, probably.

Diane, Cooper's (Kyle MacLachlan) unseen secretary, is a running joke throughout Twin Peaks, so it's only fitting that her true identity still remains a mystery. But one newly restored deleted scene at least gives us another reference to Coop's mysterious muse, as the obsessive special agent ponders what minor change she's made to his office. (Turns out she moved the clock "12 inches to the left.") "Diane, you haven't changed your hair, and I've seen that beautiful dress before," he tells her from the hallway of the Philly FBI headquarters, smiling that trademark goofy grin. "And I must say you look sensational today." He also gives us another round of his catchphrase, noting Diane's "damn great pot of coffee."

2

Dr. Jacoby's Laura obsession is even creepier than we thought.

In another brief, previously unseen vignette, Laura (Sheryl Lee) snorts some cocaine in bed and phones up her reliably creepy psychiatrist, Dr. Jacoby (Russ Tamblyn), who criticizes her for not calling him recently — and for not making him any more "tapes" (a reference to the cassettes Laura made for him in the show's first season). The dialogue isn't too revealing, but Lynch frames the scene with a magnetic intensity, drawing out the anguished disgust on Laura's face — and the desperate obsession on Jacoby's. "Send me a kiss," says the doc in his phone sign-off. It's a creepy curtain call from one of the franchise's most intriguing characters.

3

Ed and Norma's teenage love remains unbroken.

In what could be the sweetest scene in the entire Twin Peaks canon, fate-torn lovers Ed (Everett McGill) and Norma (Peggy Lipton) discuss their tragic romance, gazing into the dark woods as they recline in Ed's pick-up truck. The mop-haired everyman exhales into a portable breathalyzer test (which he fails miserably). Too drunk to drive, he leans in for a tender kiss, cruising the radio to find an appropriate soundtrack. "Do you think we're lucky — or just a terrible accident?" Norma asks, after tuning into Angelo Badalamenti's beautiful jazz. "Sweetheart," Ed responds, "I think we're so lucky."

4

The Meeting Room scene gets even more terrifying.

David Lynch has redefined the term "nightmarish" throughout his career, from the sight of Nic Cage pummeling a man's face to a bloody pulp in Wild at Heart to the slow-burning "man behind the dumpster" reveal in Mulholland Drive. But in terms of pure, shot-for-shot terror, nothing beats the hallucinatory Meeting Room scene in Fire Walk with Me, in which various spirits (BOB, The Man from Another Place, the elderly Mrs. Tremond) gather to communicate through bizarre gestures and compelling gibberish ("Electricity." "This is a formica table. Green is its color."). This beefed-up version of that scene packs in additional creepy visuals, like lingering shots of random lumberjacks. "The chrome reflects our image," says a pair of hovering, painted lips. What that means is anyone's guess, but it sure doesn't seem like a good thing.

5

The Palmer family practicing Norwegian is both endearing and disturbing.

From randomly crooning the 1943 novelty tune "Mairzy Doats" to sobbing softly on a dance floor, Leland Palmer (Ray Wise) often balanced horror and hilarity in the same scene. But one of his finest bursts of insanity was left on the cutting room floor: In this Missing Piece, the world's weirdest father comes downstairs for dinner in character as a Norwegian lumberjack. "Where's my axe?" he asks wife Sarah (Grace Zabriskie) and Laura. "I'm HUNGRYYYY!" He then tells his family about the upcoming meeting with the Norwegians organized by Benjamin Horne (a prominent storyline in the first season), which leads him to introduce himself in that country's tongue. Eventually, all three start speaking the language in a hand-holding circle, earning a victorious "That's my girls!" from Leland. It's the creepiest thing to happen around a Lynch dinner table since the bleeding chickens in Eraserhead.

6

There's more to the David Bowie scene, and it involves crapping.

The most confounding scene in Fire Walk with Me involves "the long lost" Phillip Jeffries — David Bowie, decked out in a tropical shirt and white suit — storming into the office of nearly-deaf FBI chief Gordon Cole (Lynch) and ranting with a bizarre accent about a woman named Judy. It made virtually zero sense in 1992, and while it makes little more sense 22 years later, we at least have some additional context to flesh out Jeffries's bizarre antics. Here, the character checks into a high-class Argentine hotel and asks the front desk about said Judy before vanishing and reappearing at Cole's. His nonsensical conversation with Cole is padded out a bit, including an exchange about the mystical green ring worn by Teresa Banks. "February 1989," Jeffries says, before going back to the hotel and leaving a black stain against the wall. "Where did you go?" asks a startled bellhop, who also notes that he's shit his pants.

7

Chris Isaak can really throw a punch.

The funniest Missing Piece is a lengthy, painfully awkward fight scene between Special Agent Chester Desmond (singer Chris Isaak) and local douchebag Sheriff Cable (Gary Bullock), after the latter refuses to hand over the body of Teresa Banks. Though the two exchanged angry barbs in Fire Walk with Me, their bout of fisticuffs was cut — most likely because it adds absolutely nothing to the final product. Nonetheless, its surreal silliness offers some levity to the surrounding darkness, with Isaak patiently punching the dude's lights out, delivering slow, pointed daggers to the face. "This one's comin' from J. Edgar," he says, before the final knockout punch. "That was very proficient, Agent Desmond," adds partner Sam Stanley (a nerdy Kiefer Sutherland).

8

BOB's already claimed another victim.

One of the final Missing Pieces takes place "some months" after Laura's body is found, wrapped in plastic. Cooper's bloodied girlfriend Annie is wheeled into the hospital. "My name is Annie," she says. "I've been with Laura and Dale. The good Dale is in the Lodge, and he can't leave. Write it in your diary." A puzzled nurse slips the mystical ring off her finger, puts it on, and stares at it in the mirror. BOB's reign of terror doesn't appear to be softening.

9

Cooper never finished brushing his damn teeth.

The series's spine-tingling final scene found the evil Cooper banging his head against his hotel bathroom mirror and asking, "How's Annie?" in a demonic voice. While this Missing Piece doesn't exactly add any resolution, it extends and enriches the weirdness. Detailed spoilers are the enemy here, but let's just say Truman pops up, and Cooper has some parting words that are as eerily iconic as his "Annie" line.

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