"Is that what I think it is?

"I don't know, Mister. How do I know what you think?"

-- Moe Boca and Darlene,

Hotel Room:

"Tricks"

It is happening again...My co-host with the most Xan Sprouse and I are back with a new episode of Ghostwood: The Twin Peaks Podcast! In this episode, we discuss "Tricks", the first episode of the HBO drama anthology series Hotel Room from 1993, directed by David Lynch and featuring Harry Dean Stanton as Moe Boca, Freddie Jones as Lou Holchak, and Glenne Headly as Darlene!

LET'S ROCK!

In this episode, Xan and I discuss things like Xan having a rough day, Hotel Room being savaged by the critics, Hotel Room reminding us of the short-lived TV series Nightmare Cafe, comparisons to The Twilight Zone and Fantasy Island, David Lynch's Rod Serling-esque opening narration, Mo not knowing Darlene's name, the White Knight paying tribute to the Fair Maiden, Lou having sex with Darlene while Moe sits meekly on the next bed, Tyler Durden and Fight Club, Darlene doing her cheer from high school, Moe having Dissociative Identity Disorder, Darlene stabbing her boyfriend four times with a kitchen knife, Moe targeting Darlene because she knew his son, wondering if Sean the Bellboy and The Maid are spirits, Xan finally getting to see Tom Mison's penis in HBO's Watchmen series, Lauren Bacall and Tallulah Bankhead, Moe's anecdote about delivering Chinese food as a kid, the detectives finding Lou's wallet in Moe's coat pocket, network executives considering Twin Peaks to be a passing fad, the CBS All Access Twilight Zone not connecting with viewers, Laura Palmer's corpse being a fantastic hook to draw people into Twin Peaks, why HBO decided to air all three episodes of Hotel Room together as a feature-length pilot, HBO wanting something like Tales from the Crypt but with sexier and more comedic pieces, Less Than Zero, the first two episodes of Twin Peaks: The Return, laser rot, Ghostwood Mail from TJ, Xan and I talking Raiders of the Lost Ark on Drunk Cinema, asking everyone to keep Jesse Jackson in their thoughts, Griffin Dunne in Johnny Dangerously, and more!