C.L. McCartney
@chrismccartney.bsky.social
(he/him) Writes things and edits things. Mostly SFF, mostly queer. Managing Director and Co-Founder of @BonaBooks.bsky.social
Queer, nerd, lefty. Views my own.
Queer, nerd, lefty. Views my own.
The moment has arrived.
But it has been prepared for.
But it has been prepared for.
November 1, 2025 at 7:20 PM
The moment has arrived.
But it has been prepared for.
But it has been prepared for.
Some buildings put a lot of effort into dressing up for Halloween.
To others it comes naturally.
To others it comes naturally.
October 29, 2025 at 11:17 PM
Some buildings put a lot of effort into dressing up for Halloween.
To others it comes naturally.
To others it comes naturally.
There's some fantastic sound design in this ep. Mike sits in the hotel lobby amid a sound almost like fireworks, which is in fact dozens of feet and guests bouncing balls.
Then later with Sarah, the record turntable spinning and spinning at the end of the track.
Then later with Sarah, the record turntable spinning and spinning at the end of the track.
September 23, 2025 at 3:31 PM
There's some fantastic sound design in this ep. Mike sits in the hotel lobby amid a sound almost like fireworks, which is in fact dozens of feet and guests bouncing balls.
Then later with Sarah, the record turntable spinning and spinning at the end of the track.
Then later with Sarah, the record turntable spinning and spinning at the end of the track.
I keep forgetting the 18yo/super-powered Nadine plotline and then being confused/creeped out all over again.
September 23, 2025 at 3:31 PM
I keep forgetting the 18yo/super-powered Nadine plotline and then being confused/creeped out all over again.
Also, it feels like there's an increasingly apparent Stephen King/The Shining influence on proceedings. Complete with remote hotel.
September 23, 2025 at 3:31 PM
Also, it feels like there's an increasingly apparent Stephen King/The Shining influence on proceedings. Complete with remote hotel.
But yeah, this all feels like the slow blossoming of this show into full on supernatural horror.
Horror that bursts out of the soap opera pastiche like, well.
Horror that bursts out of the soap opera pastiche like, well.
September 23, 2025 at 3:31 PM
But yeah, this all feels like the slow blossoming of this show into full on supernatural horror.
Horror that bursts out of the soap opera pastiche like, well.
Horror that bursts out of the soap opera pastiche like, well.
Well this was really one of my favourite bits of the show so far. MIKE is creepy as fuck.
And the idea of BOB as a personality or an aspect of the killer that only "the sensitive" can see is (assuming its true) a clever solution to what's going on.
And the idea of BOB as a personality or an aspect of the killer that only "the sensitive" can see is (assuming its true) a clever solution to what's going on.
September 23, 2025 at 3:31 PM
Well this was really one of my favourite bits of the show so far. MIKE is creepy as fuck.
And the idea of BOB as a personality or an aspect of the killer that only "the sensitive" can see is (assuming its true) a clever solution to what's going on.
And the idea of BOB as a personality or an aspect of the killer that only "the sensitive" can see is (assuming its true) a clever solution to what's going on.
This is possibly my favourite director cameo ever.
September 23, 2025 at 3:31 PM
This is possibly my favourite director cameo ever.
You write a pilot before you cast, but the longer a show runs, the more you write towards an individual actor's strengths, ya know?
September 18, 2025 at 11:12 AM
You write a pilot before you cast, but the longer a show runs, the more you write towards an individual actor's strengths, ya know?
Given the actor's aforementioned "block of uncarved wood" qualities, I can't help but agree with the creative decision to put him in a catatonic state.
The actor really captures that absence of charisma or personality. 😶
The actor really captures that absence of charisma or personality. 😶
September 18, 2025 at 11:12 AM
Given the actor's aforementioned "block of uncarved wood" qualities, I can't help but agree with the creative decision to put him in a catatonic state.
The actor really captures that absence of charisma or personality. 😶
The actor really captures that absence of charisma or personality. 😶
Hoo, boy. Harold is a lot isn't he?
Strong "YOU WERE THE CHOSEN ONE" energy coming off this betrayal.
Strong "YOU WERE THE CHOSEN ONE" energy coming off this betrayal.
September 18, 2025 at 11:12 AM
Hoo, boy. Harold is a lot isn't he?
Strong "YOU WERE THE CHOSEN ONE" energy coming off this betrayal.
Strong "YOU WERE THE CHOSEN ONE" energy coming off this betrayal.
Did Nadine just rip off the fridge door? Is she a superhero now?
September 18, 2025 at 11:12 AM
Did Nadine just rip off the fridge door? Is she a superhero now?
Cooper stating that he's been in Twin Peaks for 12 days really does distort your sense of time.
September 18, 2025 at 11:12 AM
Cooper stating that he's been in Twin Peaks for 12 days really does distort your sense of time.
Really hoping that a Black Yukon Sucker Punch is real.
Also confident that if it wasn't, it now is. Given Twin Peaks fans.
Also confident that if it wasn't, it now is. Given Twin Peaks fans.
September 18, 2025 at 11:12 AM
Really hoping that a Black Yukon Sucker Punch is real.
Also confident that if it wasn't, it now is. Given Twin Peaks fans.
Also confident that if it wasn't, it now is. Given Twin Peaks fans.
"The diary cannot leave this room"
"A bargain has been struck"
Is Harold a fairy? This whole scene has strangely magic bargain vibes.
"A bargain has been struck"
Is Harold a fairy? This whole scene has strangely magic bargain vibes.
September 18, 2025 at 11:12 AM
"The diary cannot leave this room"
"A bargain has been struck"
Is Harold a fairy? This whole scene has strangely magic bargain vibes.
"A bargain has been struck"
Is Harold a fairy? This whole scene has strangely magic bargain vibes.
Even the courts in Twin Peaks have red curtains!
September 18, 2025 at 11:12 AM
Even the courts in Twin Peaks have red curtains!
Post a movie you like with a terrible rotten tomatoes score.
The costumes! The stacked cast! The melodrama! The sword fights! Teen Chris didn't stand a chance...
The costumes! The stacked cast! The melodrama! The sword fights! Teen Chris didn't stand a chance...
September 17, 2025 at 8:08 AM
Post a movie you like with a terrible rotten tomatoes score.
The costumes! The stacked cast! The melodrama! The sword fights! Teen Chris didn't stand a chance...
The costumes! The stacked cast! The melodrama! The sword fights! Teen Chris didn't stand a chance...
"Diane, I am now upside down."
September 10, 2025 at 12:10 PM
"Diane, I am now upside down."
I haven't mentioned the wonderful horror vibes running through this episode. Constant thunder and rain. Jump scares illuminated by lightning.
September 10, 2025 at 12:10 PM
I haven't mentioned the wonderful horror vibes running through this episode. Constant thunder and rain. Jump scares illuminated by lightning.
Lucy should totally have taken the money.
But I love that she's now barricaded in the bathroom screaming "Dick! Dick!"
But I love that she's now barricaded in the bathroom screaming "Dick! Dick!"
September 10, 2025 at 12:10 PM
Lucy should totally have taken the money.
But I love that she's now barricaded in the bathroom screaming "Dick! Dick!"
But I love that she's now barricaded in the bathroom screaming "Dick! Dick!"
Also, Donna, pro-tip:
STOP GETTING INTO GUYS WHO CLEARLY WANTED TO BANG LAURA.
STOP GETTING INTO GUYS WHO CLEARLY WANTED TO BANG LAURA.
September 10, 2025 at 12:10 PM
Also, Donna, pro-tip:
STOP GETTING INTO GUYS WHO CLEARLY WANTED TO BANG LAURA.
STOP GETTING INTO GUYS WHO CLEARLY WANTED TO BANG LAURA.
I love that they're reading Laura's diary like it's a religious text.
Or like Twin Peaks fans obsessively reading tie in books.
Or like Twin Peaks fans obsessively reading tie in books.
September 10, 2025 at 12:10 PM
I love that they're reading Laura's diary like it's a religious text.
Or like Twin Peaks fans obsessively reading tie in books.
Or like Twin Peaks fans obsessively reading tie in books.
Like, I can't find a decent screen cap, but his EYES in this fucking scene. They're shining with tears but they're also like voids.
Brilliant move by director Todd Holland to open the scene with a slow camera pull out of (what appears to be) a deep pit.
Brilliant move by director Todd Holland to open the scene with a slow camera pull out of (what appears to be) a deep pit.
September 8, 2025 at 6:22 PM
Like, I can't find a decent screen cap, but his EYES in this fucking scene. They're shining with tears but they're also like voids.
Brilliant move by director Todd Holland to open the scene with a slow camera pull out of (what appears to be) a deep pit.
Brilliant move by director Todd Holland to open the scene with a slow camera pull out of (what appears to be) a deep pit.
Ray Wise really is the MVP here. His performance adds so much weight and emotional gravitas to... everything.
He's the central point of Twin Peaks' weird tonal Venn diagram, where everything overlaps. Comedy, tragedy, melodrama, madness.
He's the central point of Twin Peaks' weird tonal Venn diagram, where everything overlaps. Comedy, tragedy, melodrama, madness.
September 8, 2025 at 6:22 PM
Ray Wise really is the MVP here. His performance adds so much weight and emotional gravitas to... everything.
He's the central point of Twin Peaks' weird tonal Venn diagram, where everything overlaps. Comedy, tragedy, melodrama, madness.
He's the central point of Twin Peaks' weird tonal Venn diagram, where everything overlaps. Comedy, tragedy, melodrama, madness.