#Garland Briggs

[usercannibal]

TWIN PEAKS (1990–1991) 2.20 • "The Path to the Black Lodge"

[leonardcohenofficial]

nineteen eighty-four / twin peaks, "the path to the black lodge"

[ofleafstructure]

[where-your-eyes-dont-go]

One big complaint I have about Twin Peaks—one of Major Brigg's first major appearances is his given his usual meandering, genial spiels to Bobby, but ending it with him interrupting himself to slap a cigarette out of his son's face, almost trembling while he slowly tells him to respect decorum. And Bobby's mother just looking up at him, plastering on a smile, and talking about how they're there for him. Actively choosing not to acknowledge what the Major just did to his son.

But then none of Brigg's later appearances seem to remember that this is a guy who hits his kid. All his later meandering, genial spiels are just that, and he becomes one of the moral centers of the show. His later tearful conversation with Bobby at the Double R seems to have "they don't have a good relationship" in the background, but from that point forwards he's presented as a completely upstanding father who Bobby only has good things to say about. And you can do that, you can have a kid who eventually concludes that his dad was right to treat him a certain way, or lets himself forget how he was treated—but that's gotta be something the story actually deals with!

And its so weird to have Briggs be presented with such reverence for the rest of the show, when his initial appearance seems so much more in line with its themes. A small town that treasures its unassuming nature, that will ignore the violence that threatens that image, that will certainly pay no mind to the violence needed to enforce it. The major and his wife seem like their set up to mirror the Palmers, the father acting by turns genial and violent to his child, the mother pretending that things aren't as bad as they are. But then all that just gets....dropped.

[ladyfauxhawk]

Thinking of Garland Briggs and Twin Peaks today. We cannot undo evil that has been done. But we can live. We will live thru this. I live with the fear that love is not enough, but can also hold on to the hope that love is all we have.

I went to hang with friends tonight, even though I wasn't in the mood. Being with my little community was the right thing to do. We listened to records, ate leftover Halloween candy, passed around a massager, had beers, petted kittens, and talked to a 6 year old about Minecraft. We talked about our fears, but we made plans too. We chose each other instead of despair.

Love is a choice. Even if it won't be enough, it still helps.

[mvrvmvrvm]

“the possibility that love is not enough” has to be my favourite Twin Peaks quote.

it is my greatest fear too and i don’t know if it’s enough, but i’d hope it is. i just want to be loved but not to a fault. i need to protect myself and my peace… but i imagine i’d do what’s in my ability to support and care for my partner immensely and unconditionally.

[algernoninwonderland]

Fuck I forgot that Scully’s dad is also Major Garland Briggs

[w0nd3r1ngw4nd3r3r]

Major Garland Briggs

[nevertrulyset]

Garland Briggs was justified in his fear. Love is not enough.

[picosgemelos]

Major Garland Briggs 

[lucy-moderatz]

[boag]

Twin Peaks, s2e1 (1990, dir. David Lynch)

[ukatoyaki]

Continued from last post

[sonofcoulson]

Just posted the first chapter of my Silent Hill based on the first game in the series. It also contains ideas, places and characters from the Play Novel version and other games across the series.

It's all written, so I hope to post a chapter every day in this 25th anniversary year of the first game.

Story: Silent Hill

[agreeablecar]

“What do you fear most in the world?” “The possibility that love is not enough.”

[garlands-evergreen]