This scene perfectly encapsulates everything Twin Peaks is in its essence: weird, goofy, heartfelt, and pushing an ultimately humanist message underneath the layers of darkness and cynicism.
I felt every single word. Just after that scene alone, he instantly became one of my favourite characters. Such a shame to lose such a fantastic talent..
lol coop just rolls with everything tho. hell everyone does. someone does something weird and people just kinda go "welp.😐" it's endearing actually. cooper will say some insane shit about psychic visions and giants and dwarfs and truman will just look at him and go "huh. y'don't say." and go along with it
yes and thats why the white lodge is forever about 5 steps behind, and the nightmare existence we inhabit continues unrestrained. sad, many such cases.
"Albert Rosenfield:Now you listen to me. While I will admit to a certain cynicism, the fact is that I am a naysayer and hatchetman in the fight against violence. I pride myself in taking a punch and I'll gladly take another because I choose to live my life in the company of Gandhi and King. My concerns are global. I reject absolutely revenge, aggression, and retaliation. The foundation of such a method... is love. I love you Sheriff Truman." Epic speech! The Αrt of unpredictable Αction!
I love that this scene makes you think you know all there is to know about Albert and that he's finally gonna get the good smack he deserves for being such a dick all the time, and then it makes you stop and listen and process the fact that there's a complex human being beneath that gruff exterior, and your opinion of Albert changes almost instantly.
I could watch this over and over, something about this seemingly repulsive and dismissive character having a manifesto about love and absolute rejection of violence just resonates with me. Maybe my favourite scene of the whole first two seasons.
I think he's the best character ever. He made me laugh so hard with some of his lines (and it's very difficult to get a laugh out of me lately... probably because I've become so cynical and miserable).... Some of the funniest lines I've ever heard in my life, the way they just come out of nowhere and are so searing.. "Look it's trying to think"
I actually teared up a bit when I first saw this scene. I think by this point I have been mentally conditioned to get weepy whenever "Falling" reaches my ears.
Nowadays especially, ppl forget that love and diplomacy and the benefit of the doubt can solve any conflict, as opposed to violence dumb shouting matches and demonization.
@@marsneedstowels No. That's a ridiculous fallacy and you should abandon it now. Love and diplomacy and the benefit of the doubt are in perfect standing as they always have been and always will be, despite fewer people being dedicated to them at present. There is no "prevalence of gaslighting", that term is bullshit invented by pseudoscientist psychologists, and then bastardized by immoral bullshitters as a tool to excuse their immoral behavior being called out. Basically, if you believe everyone calling you a crazy fucking asshole is "gaslighting" and "cut all those toxic people out of your life", you're left with nobody but other immoral crazy assholes to validate you by calling your immoral behavior moral; e.g. tendencies towards violence, dumb shouting matches, and demonization.
I actually consider this scene a turning point in my life. Its like it really happened to me because i hated this character, and he spoke the truth about himself so confidently. It made me think about how i should approach ppl in my life.
Simon Bollen Yeah it's not funny but being inches from your coworkers face will probably make you laugh i mean i can't keep a straight face if i look at my friends face for a long time
There is something transcendentally 21st century about a man who will give his option, without filter, but with honesty, directness and impartiality. Albert called out deficiencies and laziness when and as he saw it but remained invested in the betterment of humanity as a whole.
Was always a fan of Miguel Ferrer. This was one of my all time favorite moments on Twin Peaks. The next time Harry and Albert met after this, was another memorable moment of new found friendship.
@@ComicAcolyte this line "i have a way with " has been with me for like 7 years and never seen anybody using it anywhere other than me very very rarely. I love that line and been with me since I saw it on an english fiction back in school days which goes -" i have a way with horse " . A boy took a horse out for a spin from someplace unknowingly and his friend was astonished by his skill with it. Or was that something else other than horse.
I've been watching Twin Peaks for the first time with a group of friends, and when this scene happened we all got up and gave Albert a standing ovation
I'm watching Twin Peaks for the first time, and we got to this episode last night. As soon as Albert's speech ended, I paused it and said, "What the hell did I just watch?" Gotta admit, I pretty much hated Albert up to this point. But this scene made him way more interesting!
Did you ever finish Twin Peaks? If so, what did you think of it all from Season 1 to Season 2 to Fire Walk With Me to The Missing Pieces to Season 3? Was it good, get any weirder, still intriguing? (Without spoilers for those who haven't finished... such as I, who only just finished the Season 2 finale.)
I remember reading about how Morton from Robocop was originally supposed to be a villain, closer to Jones, but when they found out Miguel Ferrer was cast they were like, "Fuck, the audience is gonna fall in love with this asshole, better tone down the evil."
It was after watching this scene for the first time, at the age of 18, that I realised I was probably watching the best television series I would ever see
This was such a brilliantly unusual scene, expertly acted by Miguel Ferrer. Thanks very much for posting it. And R.I.P. Mr Ferrer, you were one of the greats...
First time I saw this it hit me just as hard as the "Vision of light" speech. Just tears in your eyes, bewildered, feeling like you just got emotionally mugged because 90 seconds ago you were in a completely different mood.
Miguel Ferrer was awesome. Albert was one of my favorite characters in all three seasons, was so happy to see his character having a much bigger role in season three.
“Yeah. You might practice walking without dragging your knuckles on the floor” 😂 Laughed out loud when I first watched this. Then was bowled over by his “I love you sheriff Truman.” A truly one of a kind show
As much as I love Albert and adore this speech, his claim of rejecting aggression is kind of undercut by his constantly being verbally abusive and condescending to everyone around him.
I think by this scene i can figure out albert's childhood, he was bullied as a kid and hence he is so bitter and annoying and unfriendly, but inside he really wants to fight back against those childhood scars and do something good for this world
what a great scene. i like harry a lot but he got absolutely scolded here. at this point in the series most people probably thought of albert as an asshole but this revealed so much of a hidden depth to him in such a short amount of time. and i couldn't agree more with what he actually says here
oh yes. the genius that is david lynch. he is a proponent of mindfulness and transcendental meditation. i like to think of cooper as a sort of autobiographical character. and lynch's wisdom comes out in many of the other characters as well.
@M B Indeed. I hope many of them can at least think the romantic love. But an understanding of love which expends itself far over the boundaries of romantic love or between family members is rare these days.
