An absolutely incredible scene. Major Briggs is one of the greatest characters ever. I still think of this scene years later... the way he differentiates between a dream and a vision. The sight of the veranda. The tremendous feeling of optimism and confidence in Bobby's future. What an amazing man.
I didn't grow up with a father as kid. I barely know my dad to this day. I'm 54 now, but wish I had the chance to get to know my father and felt his appreciation of me being his son; proud of me. I never had that opportunity, and it effects me to this day. I don't hate my father, because I don't know him enough to hate him, even though he never tried to be a part of my life. This scene resonates with me, because I picture myself as the son finally hearing his father share an intimate moment with his son and an optimism that only s father could instill. Brings me to tears just watching this scene over and over again..
I absolutely love well written and acted characters. To the point that events, timeline and overall story become irrelevant to me. Twin peaks is definitely a timeless masterpiece of character writing.
This scene always makes me cry like a fucking baby. One of the most moving moments in any piece of recorded media ever. Beautifully written and performed.
Few days ago I interpretated and uploaded this masterpiece by our alas dead (on Dec. 11, 2022 as surely you know much better than me) master Angelo Badalamenti for the 16th anniversary of the great and legendary Don Sinclair Davis's death (June 29th, 2008) so as great and legendary was his character. I think one of my favorites and dearest in all Twin Peaks. However in the case the video or intepretations, divided in Two Suites, are the last uploaded here on this my main keyboard channel or on the second / sepcifc only lynchian one. But I also played it for the anniversary of three years ago, even if in that case the key was wrong because for that occasion I just slowed my Audrey's Prayer normal or original (Audrey's Prayer normal was part of a keyboar tribute I paid to Sherylin Fenn for her birthday, February 1st, of three years ago within Audrey's Dance and Sneaky Audrey).
“We were, in this moment, one” Whoa……🥲 The most powerful line in this scene, the show and maybe the most powerful line ever delivered on network television David Lynch is absolutely brilliant and in a league all his own for inserting Transcendental Meditation into the show
Watch this scene, but this time pay close attention to the people in the background whenever the Major is talking. No one is eating. No one is talking. Barely anyone is even moving. As if they're frozen in time. Only one guy moves a bit every once in a while. It's eerie
Audio from this scene was used in Terrence Malick's film Knight Of Cups, game recognizes game. For me this scene is one of the best in the entire series.
This poetic speech, made more powerful by Lynch's placement of it in the seemingly practical and avuncular Major Briggs, became the vocal basis of "Hyperborea," an unsettling track off of the Norwegian ambient electronic musician Biosphere's 1997 album, Substrata.
Major briggs might be my favorite tv character in any show ever. The absolutely absurd way he talks, his profound but indescribable knowledge, the acting, all of it.
The way they set up Hank as someone you really dislike immediately after (at the end of this clip) is pretty masterful too. Briggs has the most heartfelt, wise, profound conversation with his son that you could imagine - then Hank patronizingly salutes him, before sneering at him after he turns his back to leave.
Although the music starts at 0:39, the way the orchestra crescendo slowly comes in louder when he says, "a reunion with the deepest wellspring of my being," really drives home the emotion of this scene 🥲
The story isn't linear, the point isn't hugging Bobby lol. Major Briggs knows and has seen so many things he can't describe, he probably reveals the most about the true plot of this show aside from actual lodge entities.
When watching this, I’m reminded of a line from my favorite movie, the 1984 film Amadeus. When Salieri recalls experiencing Mozarts music for the first time, he states that the music was “filled with such longing, such unfulfillable longing.” That specific line has been driven deep into my brain, because I relate. I lost my father at nine years old to a brain aneurysm. My last words to him were something along the lines of “please don’t go. I don’t want you to die” He and my mother were leaving for an anniversary vacation to Cancun and I was so scared of them leaving. They’d never been away from my brother and I longer than a day. And my worst fears were realized after I heard what had happened from my mother. A scene like this will forever resonate with me. It’s extremely powerful, and just like Mozarts music, I too am filled with such longing. Just to hear my father speak my name one last time. To hear him utter even a single syllable, would give me the greatest comfort and peace I’ve ever known. What a beautiful scene between father and son.
The break in the Major’s voice when he says his son’s name speaks volumes. The Major Brigg’s isn’t an emotionless man. He’s incredibly strong having first hand experience with the horrors of reality, while maintaining his ethics and decency. He’s not breaking down to his son or looking for sympathy, nor is he lecturing Bobby. He’s sharing with him a powerful dream of hope and love that couldn’t have possibly been easy for him to share without shedding tears. He hopes that one day Bobby can surpass him in his strength and maturity and grow into his full potential. Bobby is a good kid, he just needed to hear it at the right time.
