My Son Was Standing There

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  • Опубліковано 15 кві 2013
  • One of the best monologues in TV history. The Major recounts a dream he had about his son Bobby. Directed by David Lynch. RIP Don Davis. From Twin Peaks episode "May The Giant Be With You".
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  • @mmayer1558
    @mmayer1558 Рік тому +680

    Major Briggs is truly one of the most resonating characters. He initially seems to be your typical military type -- austere, no-nonsense, practical, unemotional, overbearing in fatherhood. But boy are those notions turned on their head and you get this beautiful man -- full of poetry, open to the mysterious, tender, just unexpectedly complex. A truly marvelous portrayal for a character who doesn't get a lot of screen time

    • @LordZontar
      @LordZontar 10 місяців тому +23

      Maj. Briggs is a deeply philosophical man.

    • @johntrains1317
      @johntrains1317 10 місяців тому +41

      Yes! He reminds me of a true stoic. Firm in his mission but not without tenderness and access to the common man. This is one of my favorite films in all cinema

    • @Skullkan6
      @Skullkan6 6 місяців тому +5

      Read The Secret History of Twin Peaks as it dives more into his life

    • @nikhilajith8880
      @nikhilajith8880 4 місяці тому +8

      The only person in the show who's been to the White Lodge.

    • @OB.x
      @OB.x 2 місяці тому +1

      god i know. i feel like something was cut from the show with his character.

  • @beagle626
    @beagle626 Рік тому +1258

    the great thing about twin peaks is you never know when you're gonna be walloped in the head by a randomly extremely emotional and earnest moment.

    • @jeffreyKoval
      @jeffreyKoval Рік тому +51

      And then immediately followed by WERE THE FBI! This. Is what. We DOOOO.

    • @bold810
      @bold810 Рік тому +12

      The last, closing scene of "Fire..Walk With Me" ... ... It wrecks me. This story is the great American tragedy.
      ... 😭😭😭
      😞😞😇

    • @TheObserver37
      @TheObserver37 Рік тому +4

      Maybe Not a vision but a sight of actual future events Bobby became the man his father always hoped for.

    • @DoctorDogma
      @DoctorDogma 11 місяців тому

      I agree my same reaction

    • @boglimindustrialcomplex
      @boglimindustrialcomplex 5 місяців тому

      But just be glad you are. Unless…

  • @gbonkers666
    @gbonkers666 Рік тому +347

    I like how Bobby goes to "great here we go" to tears......

    • @bensheppard1969
      @bensheppard1969 Рік тому +81

      I love that too. He goes from rolling his eyes over his dad going off again to having this transformative spiritual experience. The only reason this scene even works is because Major Briggs talks in such a strangely archaic way and only a man like this could possibly transmit such a profound and ineffable message when you least expect it

  • @WhatWouldNinjaDo1
    @WhatWouldNinjaDo1 2 роки тому +751

    Always felt this was one of Twin Peaks’ finest moments

    • @yt8co
      @yt8co Рік тому +27

      I think it's my favourite scene in the entire show. The problem with Cooper was that he never fully trusted his visions, he was so good at piecing events together that his ego was too big so he always had to try to figure things out himself. That's the point of Dougie Jones I think, it's Cooper essentially with his will removed so he has no choice but to go with the visions. Yet Major Briggs, despite his vision seeming so unlikely, simply decided to trust in it and believe in his son. It's a really well written speech too.

    • @johntrains1317
      @johntrains1317 5 місяців тому +2

      It's my top 10. Incredibly wholesome and beautiful

    • @marcuscato9083
      @marcuscato9083 3 місяці тому +4

      I'm sure an actor as experienced as Don Davis knew that he was looking at pure gold when he got the script for this episode. He really knocked it out of the park here. RIP Major Briggs.

    • @adorno_gang37
      @adorno_gang37 Місяць тому

      Damn fine moment

    • @leti9340
      @leti9340 12 днів тому

      @@yt8co Do you realize the intuition from Cooper IS our intuition as viewers of the show, and Major Briggs represents Mark Frost, right? So Cooper isn't always right because we don't know everything about Twin Peaks, and Briggs is right and knows about everything because he actually wrote the show himself.

  • @Fernoll
    @Fernoll Рік тому +268

    "...The mind revealing itself to itself."
    This man speaks in poetry.

    • @safespacebear
      @safespacebear 4 місяці тому +2

      Truly does

    • @cluck_cluck
      @cluck_cluck 2 місяці тому +2

      Poetry - and dreams - are the language of the soul.

    • @synthstatic9889
      @synthstatic9889 2 місяці тому +3

      "A reunion with the deepest wellsprings of my being"

    • @SavatageIsMyReligion
      @SavatageIsMyReligion 2 місяці тому

      That's as true as it can get.

  • @betterdad
    @betterdad Рік тому +425

    This scene is just an absolute masterpiece. Each time I watch it, Bobby's "Really" is what breaks me. Bobby's shock that he's worthy of both forgiveness and a chance to redeem himself gets me every time. There's also something beautiful about the Major shaking Bobby's hand after. A subtle way of saying that while Bobby isn't the son from his vision yet, he knows Bobby will be. They aren't ready to embrace and become one, but they finally have a connection. Excellent work from Davis and Ashbrook both.

    • @SpecialOrder935
      @SpecialOrder935 8 місяців тому +18

      When I first saw this scene all those years ago I thought Bobby was goi g to laugh and walk away like he had done previous times when talking with the major

    • @JiggyMcCue
      @JiggyMcCue 3 місяці тому +2

      "Worthy of forgiveness" absolutely fantastic.

    • @JadeDawson-so5go
      @JadeDawson-so5go 2 місяці тому

      @@SpecialOrder935 Yea, at first I though it was sarcastic. So glad I was proven wrong though.

    • @CommieApe
      @CommieApe 2 місяці тому +1

      it hards harder knowing he murdered someone for Laura's too lol

    • @frensunited3748
      @frensunited3748 Місяць тому

      "Jesus Christ"

  • @ProblemsHypest
    @ProblemsHypest Рік тому +133

    I love how the first episode of the show makes it seem like Major Briggs is your stereotypical hardass military father... and it turns out he's one of the most pivotal characters to the plot on top of also being one of the most complex and nuanced.

    • @nikhilajith8880
      @nikhilajith8880 4 місяці тому +8

      The only person in the show who's been to the White Lodge.

    • @JadeDawson-so5go
      @JadeDawson-so5go 2 місяці тому

      Season 2 really did great things for his character. IIRC, there wasn't all that much to him in s1.

  • @brianlee6709
    @brianlee6709 Рік тому +700

    The deep satisfaction in experiencing acceptance from one’s own father, a feeling many of us, myself included, surely will never know, is I think one of the reasons we all are so profoundly moved by this scene. To have a father that would so clearly and deliberately offer his love to his child as depicted so beautifully in this scene is likely a dream to many of us. I strive to be that kind of father to my kids.

    • @Plasmafox
      @Plasmafox Рік тому +13

      There's so many degrees of separation between my life, and any experience that could relate to this moment. No father, no acceptance, no love, no life, feelings silenced and dulled by depression and trauma. And yet, Dana Ashbrook's powerful, nearly silent acting is able to convey just a fraction of that emotion, even to me. He damn well better have gotten an award for that role.

    • @ibs_haver
      @ibs_haver Рік тому +33

      Yup, couldn't agree more. This is exactly what every son wants to hear his father say. Notice how things like strength, career, or even romance come up in Major Brigg's dialogue. He isn't saying "you will be a great man," he's saying "you will be a happy and content man." Garland's vision doesn't put any expectations on Bobby, it just tells him his life will be fulfilling and happy, which is something so many fathers neglect to assure their sons about.
      I am lucky to have a supportive father, but so many of his supportive talks have placed expectations on me, assuring me that I will be successful in life. Sometimes I just want him to say that I will find a life worth living.

    • @thedrewdog
      @thedrewdog Рік тому +9

      I know exactly how you feel. Every year my father takes me out to eat for my birthday, he tells me that I only have a few years left before it's "too late" to make something of myself.
      He says I have until I'm 40, and then it's over. I can't imagine ANY FATHER saying that to his son, so it doesn't only hurt, it confuses me. They tell you they love you, but you don't feel it.
      Now he's trying to reach out to me, begged me to come see him on Christmas...but I'm always afraid of how he'll make me feel so I just didn't go. And I STILL feel guilt over it.

    • @TheHifiEnvelope
      @TheHifiEnvelope Рік тому +5

      @@thedrewdog I know it probably wouldn’t make a difference, but maybe tell him why you avoid him. Maybe it would change his behavior. I’m sure you’re probably doing just fine, and even if you’re not, your worth isn’t what you do or how productive you are. Your worth is simply a result of that you exist.

    • @stemson6883
      @stemson6883 Рік тому +4

      thank you Brian.

  • @foxhoundslug
    @foxhoundslug Рік тому +176

    "This was my first *return*, a reunion with the deepest wellspring of my being."
    chills.

    • @Cherokeechuck9
      @Cherokeechuck9 3 місяці тому +1

      I snapped my head up when i heard that lol

  • @Garbageman28
    @Garbageman28 Рік тому +147

    Don Davis fucking killed this. God-tier writing delivered fucking perfectly. It almost feels like all pretence of it being a show is dropping away and this is a letter a father wrote to his son.

    • @facundoozinocaligaris7098
      @facundoozinocaligaris7098 2 місяці тому +3

      There's something about Don Davis that just feels special. Same as General Hammond in SG-1. Such a great character and he played it so so so well. RIP.

    • @FreakinRican6969
      @FreakinRican6969 Місяць тому

      “The pretense of it being a show dropping away”
      I got that feeling from watching this as well

  • @stevebob240
    @stevebob240 Рік тому +145

    Interesting how the people in the background are holding completely still, it adds to the surreal nature of Twin Peaks, the best TV show of all time.

    • @thorstene.626
      @thorstene.626 Рік тому +19

      This! I saw this szene here many times. Very impressive. But the people in the background.... scary....

    • @hal7741
      @hal7741 5 місяців тому +6

      Wow I didn’t notice that that’s so creepy

    • @jerodast
      @jerodast 5 місяців тому +2

      Ooooh cool.
      There's a scene in _TNG_ where Picard flashes back to (actually, relives) a time when he is stabbed in a bar fight as a young man, which the episode ("Tapestry") had established turned out to be pivotal to how he lived his life from then on. I eventually noticed that in that moment, camera following him as he sinks to the floor, all the other characters in the bar are now still, even the other combatants, just watching, not stunned or horrified, just watching, as the music swells. It's magical.

    • @FreakinRican6969
      @FreakinRican6969 Місяць тому

      Actually, they are moving a little bit. If you watch very closely

  • @kay_ann
    @kay_ann Рік тому +128

    "we embraced a warm and loving embrace- nothing withheld" breaks me EVERYTIME

  • @lifeinjersey9846
    @lifeinjersey9846 Рік тому +53

    I think what gets me is the handshake. Major Briggs knows Bobby is distanced from him and ignores him a lot and can't stand his talks so he shakes his hand to show him affection that he does care and has faith in him. You can see Bobby holding his dads hand tightly, not wanting to let go. Their relationship isn't in the best spot, but Bobby does love his dad and you can see it in the handshake. Not wanting to let go

  • @atmnghoul
    @atmnghoul Рік тому +57

    I think this was the turning point in Bobbys life

  • @punkindhouse08
    @punkindhouse08 Рік тому +38

    Imagine being told something as important as this

  • @vanhopecomedy
    @vanhopecomedy 2 роки тому +277

    Cant keep a dry eye through this scene. One of the best ever written and acted on television.

    • @kdiamond
      @kdiamond  2 роки тому +33

      I agree! One of my favorite Lynch-directed episodes. I heard a Q&A with Dana where he said David told him something very special that made him tear up that got him ready to act in this scene.

    • @vanhopecomedy
      @vanhopecomedy 2 роки тому +32

      @@kdiamond when I first saw this scene I expected Bob to yell at his dad as he had been known to do on the show. But to see Bobby tear up (absolutely terrific acting from Dana), told me that up until that point I had understood nothing of Bobby's character. And I love this scene for that.

    • @hunterhemingway3477
      @hunterhemingway3477 2 роки тому +12

      @@vanhopecomedy The Father/Son relationship runs deep.

    • @mnfreeman
      @mnfreeman Рік тому +7

      same here, with the music it is just so beautiful

  • @niKKolas12
    @niKKolas12 Рік тому +34

    To me, this is the most beautiful moment in television. Ever.

  • @dannyjeffers
    @dannyjeffers Рік тому +38

    This is simply an otherworldly moment in American media

    • @FreakinRican6969
      @FreakinRican6969 4 місяці тому +1

      Understatement of the century. Arguably the best scene in television history.
      19.1 million people watched this episode. That's quite a large audience who tuned in, and heard this amazing speech

    • @omegamanGXE
      @omegamanGXE 2 місяці тому

      This entire show was miraculous

  • @cameronrichter3449
    @cameronrichter3449 2 роки тому +404

    I don't know if Lynch did this intentionally but I love how season 3 ties in with this scene. Major Briggs almost has a moment of foresight as to how Bobby's future is going to turn out (his dream arguably containing imagery from the White Lodge) - sure, Bobby has "issues" in season 3, but he works a good job and seems to be relatively happy, not unlike the dream the major had. Either way I'm glad they gave Bobby a relatively happy ending; he got to escape the whole situation involving Laura with his sanity intact and, most importantly, his life.

    • @foolchild0
      @foolchild0 Рік тому +24

      The music is also either the same or very close to the scene where they visit Bobby’s mother in season 3.

    • @johncitizen9540
      @johncitizen9540 Рік тому +24

      Interesting. Major Briggs is so clever and his knowledge and workings are classified. He deals with other worldly intelligence. As a matter of military intelligence and defence he has to calculate and anticipate how non humans think. The dream may have been real. I want it to be real. But Major Briggs could have calculated precisely what type of speech might inspire and motivate his son as an eminent and detached psychologist might. A moody teenager is apt to reject anything from a parent when the teenager is hostile and emotional and suspected of major criminality-- especially when the parent personifies the authority of the state. The writing enables Major Briggs to get the son's interest before it becomes clear it is a story about them. Major Briggs never mentions anything negative about his son or that an improvement is needed. Instead, he plants a seed about his son's already successful future life which implies the son had dealt with those issues Major Briggs didn't have to mention. Like Dr Jacoby, Major Briggs can reach Bobby quickly if the right words are employed strategically. It's a real stand out scene in a series which genuinely is full of great insightful writing upon revisiting 30 years later by someone the same age as Bobby.

    • @JManthegamerdude
      @JManthegamerdude Рік тому +1

      David lynch works in mysterious ways

    • @Brooklyn_Ann
      @Brooklyn_Ann Рік тому +40

      Confession: I was on the edge of tears when Bobby first appeared on the screen in Season 3 because you could immediately tell that he'd grown into a man that the Major would be proud of.

    • @isaiahromero9861
      @isaiahromero9861 9 місяців тому +5

      This is one of the few episodes Lynch directed in the original series, so probably. S1E1 ,S1E3, S2E1, S2E14, and the season 2 finale are all jam packed with ideas Lynch would further expand upon in the return. I wish he couldve had more control over the original series tbh

  • @sean..L
    @sean..L Рік тому +62

    Every emotion in this seen is startlingly real.

    • @bryymiller2475
      @bryymiller2475 Рік тому +21

      How Bobby begins the scene with indignation and angst, but is completely disarmed by the end.

  • @TIEpilot918
    @TIEpilot918 Рік тому +51

    The contrast between the character you think Major Briggs would be when he was introduced with the character he turned out to be is one of the most characteristically amazing aspects of this show.

  • @robbiepeterh
    @robbiepeterh 9 місяців тому +35

    The extras in the background are eerily and unusually still and silent. Makes it feel like we’re in a timeless, elevated place - a place of insight which the Major glimpsed in his dream…

  • @bobturnley2787
    @bobturnley2787 Рік тому +29

    Don Davis was so good in this role.

  • @joshuatrujillo1410
    @joshuatrujillo1410 Рік тому +113

    Every young man harbors doubts and insecurities about their self-worth. Bobby especially after all the horrific things he had gone through with Laura Palmer.
    That's why it's so critical for any young man to have a father that loves and encourages them. This is the moment where you can tell Bobby gets set on the right path.

  • @Gusbenz
    @Gusbenz Рік тому +44

    I've quoted this speech in my wedding vows and have used the "I wish you nothing but the very best in all things" at another wedding

    • @kgpspyguy
      @kgpspyguy 10 місяців тому +2

      You Hack.😂 You better have given David Lynch credit.

    • @Gusbenz
      @Gusbenz 10 місяців тому

      Mark Frost wrote this one, I think. @@kgpspyguy and no I didn't give credit 😭

    • @omegamanGXE
      @omegamanGXE 2 місяці тому

      @@kgpspyguyhe gave Marshawn Lynch credit instead 😢 source: I was at the wedding

  • @RoboJules
    @RoboJules Рік тому +139

    Bobby eventually became an outstanding police officer and one of the most beloved members of his local community. He would have made his father proud.

    • @theepicduck6922
      @theepicduck6922 11 місяців тому +9

      Yep, just wish Briggs was able to see it.

    • @MonsoonMoonrock
      @MonsoonMoonrock 9 місяців тому +43

      @@theepicduck6922 I think that the symbolism of the vision is that he doesn't need to have lived to see it, he feels a certainty (sealed with a handshake) that it WILL happen, and it does. Perhaps the dream is a metaphor for the afterlife, finally embracing his son when Bobby himself passes someday.

    • @FieryRedmond
      @FieryRedmond 5 місяців тому +1

      @@MonsoonMoonrockI just watched this episode today and I had that same thought

    • @thewelshbeersnob2783
      @thewelshbeersnob2783 4 місяці тому +1

      @@theepicduck6922oh he saw it. He’s seen it all. Hence this speech, and the items left for Bobby in season 3. If the major is out there outside of time with Philip Jefferies, the Fireman etc, then he’s seen it all.
      I’ve wondered, taking the context of FWWM and The Return into account, if the Major’s speech to Bobby in this scene is a vision of a time that will one day come when he and Bobby are reunited once more, perhaps in some sort of afterlife, or even the White Lodge. It’s an unformed thought in my head, like a lot of my ideas about what Twin Peaks means.

  • @GretaZ-dd3lu
    @GretaZ-dd3lu Рік тому +89

    He totally stuck his son with the bill 😆 and Bobby was too blown away by the story to notice.
    Well played, Major.

    • @emondadon
      @emondadon 7 місяців тому +1

      lmaooooo

    • @Nickelodeon81
      @Nickelodeon81 3 місяці тому

      LMAO 😂

    • @JadeDawson-so5go
      @JadeDawson-so5go 2 місяці тому

      Damn, this makes me want to memorize the monologue and pull this on a friend.

  • @bold810
    @bold810 Рік тому +42

    I remember this, saw it the night it aired on ABC. the instant I played this clip, today, tonight I was right back there.. I wished then that my father had the courage to speak to me, to speak to me like this.. I wish he knew, how much I wanted to here heartfelt honestly like this. The actor playing the son, Bobby.. you can see in his eyes what these words words say to any man that has been a son.
    Thank you if you reead this. I'm 55 and I still miss my Dad.

    • @Griff00
      @Griff00 3 місяці тому +2

      God bless you.

  • @el_mal_de_ojo
    @el_mal_de_ojo 2 роки тому +194

    Not just one of the finest moments in Twin Peaks, this is one of the greatest scenes I've ever seen. I routinely come back to this, and it has taken such a stronger resonance after the passing of my mom last year, who was my sole parent as I never knew my father. Her last words to me were "don't be afraid to live your life".

    • @Dzanarika1
      @Dzanarika1 Рік тому +7

      Great words!

    • @charlwants2
      @charlwants2 Рік тому +1

      Its beautiful isn't it

    • @jaZZfanaticable
      @jaZZfanaticable 10 місяців тому +1

      Im sorry to heard that friend, wish you the best and happy life

  • @alexbutlerful
    @alexbutlerful Рік тому +26

    I love the duality of formality and sincerity. David Lynch truly understands and can convey duality so well

  • @antarcticaresearchprogram8349
    @antarcticaresearchprogram8349 Рік тому +22

    This is one of the most powerful scenes in the show for me, in television really.
    I kept expecting it to be undercut by some dumb joke or for Bobby to interrupt, but for it to actually play out 100% seriously, in a beautifully constructed speech, oh man I love show.

    • @omegamanGXE
      @omegamanGXE 2 місяці тому +1

      A wonderful curve ball!

  • @nataliealtemose9191
    @nataliealtemose9191 Рік тому +53

    hank being a horse's ass really sobers you up quick after garland's speech.

    • @FreakinRican6969
      @FreakinRican6969 4 місяці тому +4

      Yuppppp. I would have loved to have seen the Log Lady tell Hank just that. For example:
      Log Lady: "Hank?"
      Hank: "Yes, Margaret?"
      Log Lady: "Could ya shut up? You sound like a horse's ass"
      Hank: *rolls his eyes and walks away deflated* 😂

    • @nataliealtemose9191
      @nataliealtemose9191 3 місяці тому +1

      @@FreakinRican6969 Davey missed an opportunity there - I'm always going to envision that as the ending from here on! :D

    • @FreakinRican6969
      @FreakinRican6969 3 місяці тому

      @@nataliealtemose9191hahaha right? Log Lady was a legend
      RIP Catherine Coulson

  • @cgianima
    @cgianima Рік тому +19

    This scene made me cry so hard. In particular, I think it's because my father left when I was 5 so I never got to hear this speech from him.

  • @ryanmuir7389
    @ryanmuir7389 3 години тому

    I love how he holds the monotone voice, yet somehow conveys profound emotion. Everything about this scene is perfect.

  • @chriseben430
    @chriseben430 10 місяців тому +26

    Absolutely gorgeously immaculate writing; it is also awesome that Bobby's usually frustrated character had the maturity to sincerely listen to & appreciate his father's story.

  • @fev1027
    @fev1027 Рік тому +71

    I like to think this was the moment that set Bobby down the path that leads him to where he is in S3: from the bad boy to a good man trying to do the right thing.

    • @emirlsanchos6302
      @emirlsanchos6302 20 днів тому

      It was a wonderful, and natural, character evolution: To go from a directionless delinquent to a self-assured member of the Twin Peaks police force.

  • @Evan-rf6yf
    @Evan-rf6yf 6 місяців тому +7

    "Became a knock at the door"...*greatest pause in the history of acting*... "My son was standing there"

  • @themrroxox6021
    @themrroxox6021 Рік тому +30

    Knowing what Bobby has had to do, especially considering FWWM, he needed this so badly.

  • @StolenEyesX
    @StolenEyesX 9 місяців тому +8

    This, for me, is the finest scene in the whole of Twin Peaks. A Father tells his Son that he is a good person, in spite of his prior actions and Bobby’s evident torment - even though of course we didn’t fully know the reasons behind it at that point. Just magnificent.

  • @fraybentos9854
    @fraybentos9854 Рік тому +8

    The moment hits you like a thunderbolt.

  • @E-1K
    @E-1K Рік тому +32

    Unbelievable. Such a kindness. And the son very much needed to hear this from his father, as he was tremendously lost with no knowledge of what it even feels like to have a direction. And, he grew up to be a wonderful man.
    Always feels so good to go back and watch this.

  • @stemson6883
    @stemson6883 Рік тому +13

    This is by far the scene that impacted me the most from this glorious show. Even influencing my personality and way of thinking.

    • @kdiamond
      @kdiamond  Рік тому +8

      I continue to be amazed and so pleased that this scene, that has so resonated with me, has clearly resonated with many many others. I didn't realize when I uploaded this ten years ago (!) how many people had a similar connection.

  • @jasonfullwood815
    @jasonfullwood815 Рік тому +13

    Turning point for Bobby 100%

  • @johntrains1317
    @johntrains1317 Рік тому +31

    In my opinion, this is one of the top 10 scenes of the whole series. Still makes me cry to this day. It's so wholesome and beautiful. I've never had a son, and I never really got a chance to know my father, but I loved him and wish we could've had a moment like this. I had the privilege to raise one of my nieces. And I am proud I have something like this with her

  • @loganstorey7257
    @loganstorey7257 4 місяці тому +4

    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.

  • @SebaMoralesss
    @SebaMoralesss 3 місяці тому +3

    I always come back to this

  • @GuyDude-hk8uy
    @GuyDude-hk8uy 3 місяці тому +3

    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.

  • @clintonswaim
    @clintonswaim 6 місяців тому +6

    If my dad were still here, I can only hope that he would think this of me.

  • @metellobonanno6274
    @metellobonanno6274 6 місяців тому +4

    This scene brings tears to my eyes. Every. Damn. Time.

  • @TestUser-cf4wj
    @TestUser-cf4wj 5 місяців тому +4

    Briggs is talking about the White Lodge. He was "born and raised there" but hadn't been there in a long time, meaning he had done the things the world asked of him, like soldiering in war. When the events surrounding Laura's murder behan to unfold, he was called back to the White Lodge, to use his abilities in the service of keeping the world safe from the Black Lodge. And his son was there. He saw that Bobby had a role to play in that mission as well. 20 years later, we see Bobby as a Sheriff's Deputy, knowing what lurked in the Black Lodge and ready to confront it.
    Brilliant foreshadowing.

    • @sleuthentertainment5872
      @sleuthentertainment5872 5 місяців тому

      Good point 👍🏻👍🏻
      But in that moment no one could think nothing about lodges😅😅😅😅😅

    • @peppermillers8361
      @peppermillers8361 5 місяців тому +1

      I don’t think it’s foreshadowing, but it's brilliant how well it intertwines with everything later.

  • @sebasitn
    @sebasitn Рік тому +81

    I remember watching this scene when I first saw Twin Peaks on Netflix, I think I was 16. Being so young, I found this scene really particular but I couldn't really put my finger on why I felt that was the case. It stuck with me. I think the idea of the Major having a "vision" and communicating it with such candor to his son, who listens intently for the whole scene, and then the scene just ending, struck me as exceptional, given the exposure I'd had up until that point with popular media like other tv shows and movies. It was surprising and particular. It also felt almost cheesy to me, but also mysterious, such a strange mix of emotions.
    Now, I am still kind of young and not much older, but my sense of what life may entail has certainly deepened. I feel such a great sentiment of love coming from this scene. It really is beautiful. David Lynch says Eraserhead is his most spiritual film but I find this scene so spiritual and ironically, kind of an affirmation of fatherhood and the relationships we may have with other people, how integral that is in the realization of some sort of paradise or return to some higher state. Like a piece of music feels such a relief from coming to the tonal center. I am getting kind of schmaltzy but I still find this scene exceptional because it appeals to some universal subconscious place that is hopeful and joyous.

    • @kdiamond
      @kdiamond  Рік тому +19

      Well said. This scene has always stuck out to me for the same reasons. It doesn't feel like anything else on TV or even in the series itself. The way the Major, who has the roughest of exteriors, has no problem being so vulnerable as to communicate maybe the most personal thing we have - a dream - and share that meaning with his son, who is always on guard, and having those walls shatter, is just so heavy. I think we all wish we could have that kind of relationship with our parents or loved ones. Total acceptance and love and honesty. Those are real tears in Dana's eyes, which makes it even more special.

  • @Kris-wp3fm
    @Kris-wp3fm 11 місяців тому +12

    What makes Hank the scariest human character in all Twin Peaks to me is that with everything he gets up to in this moment he genuinely seems to care what Major Briggs thinks of the pie. I don't know if I find it more disturbing for this murderer to be that effortless at portraying cheerful humanity or if it'd be worse if he really means it.

    • @nickysimi9866
      @nickysimi9866 9 місяців тому +2

      I haven't seen the show, but most people aren't 100% evil or malicious, we all have good and bad aspects of ourselves right?

    • @lpcsm1973
      @lpcsm1973 5 місяців тому

      You need to see the show man, trust me.@@nickysimi9866

  • @bboppppppppppppp
    @bboppppppppppppp 4 місяці тому +2

    each time i watch this, i start to cry

  • @thomasvleminckx
    @thomasvleminckx 3 місяці тому +6

    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

    • @QWEStudios
      @QWEStudios 2 місяці тому +2

      As if the world has gone away and it’s just the two of them sharing this sweet, powerful moment. As eerie as it is, I kinda dig it.

    • @andrewrabon
      @andrewrabon 2 місяці тому

      It's dream logic and it's beautiful.

  • @copaceticetal
    @copaceticetal 8 місяців тому +5

    I remember 6 year old me watching my mother reacting to this scene. She cried, but looked almost mad about it afterwards. "That scene was good. But it's like...it's what you'd WANT to hear from your parents. It's like, wish fulfilment."

    • @thedrewdog
      @thedrewdog 8 місяців тому +1

      Sadly....I know her anger. I wish I'd heard that from my Dad, in any form. It's all I ever wanted. But I turned out to be the complete opposite of him, and I think it hurt him. I didn't mean to, I was just a kid.

  • @leonconnelly5303
    @leonconnelly5303 9 місяців тому +2

    My favourite monologue in any work of fiction just so magical

  • @D4veJap4n
    @D4veJap4n 8 місяців тому +7

    I hope no one minds me saying this but I wish men could talk this way to eachother in actual real life.
    I wish my dad had spoken to me about his deepest hopes and dreams, his thoughts.
    He tried in his own way but it wasn’t a flow of emotional words like this from the Major. It was always cryptic kind of.
    It’s been that way with every man I’ve spoken to in my life. Even I have this same mannerism. I keep my emotions and my thoughts to myself.
    I try to show gratitude, pride, love and faith to my friends, family and colleagues but it’s always in a measured, tactical way.
    Sometimes I wish I could see my dad again and just let the words come out like a waterfall.
    I’ve a reputation of being a bit effeminate due to how I talk, write or interact with others. I can see it too. There’s a strange feeling inside like a raw instinct, to keep it locked down. Don’t be a drag on people. Don’t be over emotional. Don’t embarrass yourself or anyone else. Be quiet.
    Maybe one day men will learn to be more openly affectionate to eachother or even just honest about how they feel inside.
    I know a lot of us feel lonely, solitary and a bit down about it especially around people. It would help so much to be able to talk.
    I keep meaning to try and be the one to change and hopefully inspire it in others but you know how it goes. You just keep it inside and be just ‘nice’.
    Sorry for rambling. Hah

  • @jefesilvia8326
    @jefesilvia8326 5 місяців тому +1

    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.

  • @DanKoerner
    @DanKoerner 10 місяців тому +4

    "It was my return..." THE RETURN

  • @jmelkis
    @jmelkis Рік тому +15

    Probably one of the most understated yet poignant scenes in all of Twin Peaks…

  • @Nicolas.Vincent
    @Nicolas.Vincent Рік тому +17

    That's a Dad.

  • @TheMach1nist
    @TheMach1nist 9 місяців тому +1

    I'm sure Bobby will never forget this as long as he lives.

  • @FreakinRican6969
    @FreakinRican6969 4 місяці тому +3

    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 🥲

  • @berdyderg900
    @berdyderg900 3 місяці тому +1

    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.

  • @BlackBoxProd96
    @BlackBoxProd96 Рік тому +7

    I legit teared up when I first saw this scene 😢 so happy for Bobby’s character in the return

  • @ThumpingThromnambular
    @ThumpingThromnambular Рік тому +6

    "exceptional as always"
    That's an interesting line.

  • @bryanbeach2572
    @bryanbeach2572 Рік тому +5

    This scene hits differently now that I'm older and have a son of my own. Plus, Major Briggs looked a lot like my late grandfather.

  • @MGCMG980
    @MGCMG980 Рік тому +11

    This is so well played, it can not be repeated! I watched this scene 1000 times i cried every time.

  • @sleuthentertainment5872
    @sleuthentertainment5872 5 місяців тому +2

    Deep down the darkness, horror and violence that surrounds Twin Peaks there's a warm heart, and it shows itself in the most difficult moments. Finally Bobby and his father can be in peace with each other.
    The passion, warmth and tenderness atmosphere this scene was made with by Lynch is something fascinating. One of the best moments of the show and just superb performances of Dana Ashbrook and Don Davis (this was his personal favorite).

  • @Astronautcheng
    @Astronautcheng 5 місяців тому +2

    As son of a military officer, it makes me wanna cry every time

  • @triathlon5110
    @triathlon5110 2 роки тому +22

    One of my favourite scenes. Thank you for posting this.

  • @williamevans1708
    @williamevans1708 22 дні тому

    Lynch’s sincerity is his best quality

  • @cloakster
    @cloakster 5 місяців тому +2

    I feel sorry for anyone who can’t appreciate this scene, or any like it.

  • @KATinBLACK
    @KATinBLACK Рік тому +3

    At that moment I really felt for Bobby. When he said, “thank you Dad”, I was gonna say the same. That was something that I think we’d all like to hear at least once in our lives from a parent

  • @TadRapidly
    @TadRapidly 10 місяців тому +3

    what a fantastic scene and a fantastic actor.

  • @samsquanch1996
    @samsquanch1996 Рік тому +7

    I love the Colonel's stereotypical military voice, lol.

  • @mrcheesemunch
    @mrcheesemunch 5 місяців тому +1

    I know he was just acting but I like to think given how often he played characters like this that Don Davis really was just like this as a person. This scene was incredible and I'm so glad The Return showed us how this simple little chat changed Bobby's life forever.

  • @awake1251
    @awake1251 3 місяці тому +1

    As an emotionally mature person, this scene shreds me to pieces. Oh to have this moment from a parent.

  • @edwardmckenzie6988
    @edwardmckenzie6988 3 місяці тому +1

    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.

  • @OzmaOfOzz
    @OzmaOfOzz 4 місяці тому +1

    I love him so much ❤❤❤ such a great character!!

  • @PaulAdler11
    @PaulAdler11 Рік тому +3

    This makes me cry nearly every time I watch it

  • @RizkiAnjani
    @RizkiAnjani 6 місяців тому +1

    One of my favorite scenes of all time!

  • @tonypap1
    @tonypap1 3 місяці тому +1

    A masterpiece and a lesson on how a parent who has a difficult relationship with their child can relate and connect with them ❤️

  • @jamesharris5707
    @jamesharris5707 7 днів тому

    This scene is full of such deep love

  • @paulgallen4561
    @paulgallen4561 2 місяці тому +1

    Exceptional

  • @GrantTarredus
    @GrantTarredus Рік тому +2

    Brilliantly written and played.

  • @milkmanswife93696
    @milkmanswife93696 Рік тому +11

    I saw this scene today for the first time, after hearing it many times as a sample without context in Biosphere's song, Hyperborea. when I recognized the major's voice just as he was about to tell his vision, I was completely taken aback. I had liked him as a character from the very first scene in which he appeared, his highly articulate way of speaking. in the arms of my boyfriend, I started crying. as a young parent with a bad relationship to my own parents, this scene was one of the most touching things I have ever witnessed. I'm glad my boyfriend suggested for us to watch this series together.

    • @benjamingilbert4042
      @benjamingilbert4042 Рік тому +1

      I had listened to that song dozens of times before watching this scene. When he began talking it evoked a unique feeling in me. having heard it so many times before.

  • @gideon3992
    @gideon3992 2 місяці тому +1

    Garland Briggs... man I need to re watch season 1 and 2.

  • @Rickyivesofficial
    @Rickyivesofficial Рік тому +3

    Such great acting! Love this my fave twin peaks scene

  • @gbonkers666
    @gbonkers666 Рік тому +3

    Great scene....the major always loved his son....

  • @maack633
    @maack633 Рік тому +2

    all the scenes with bobby and the major make me cry

  • @RexusGames
    @RexusGames Рік тому +1

    That was heartwarming from Major! 😃

  • @aquelesousa
    @aquelesousa Рік тому +1

    My favorite scene from the entire show with my favorite character of the show - Bobby. I love SO MUCH what this character represents and the development surrounding him (when it was being taken care by Lynch).

  • @rajanalexander4949
    @rajanalexander4949 9 місяців тому +5

    Biosphere -- The Silent Orchestra

  • @Ardepark
    @Ardepark 2 місяці тому +2

    Make a grown man cry

  • @shilliojr
    @shilliojr 3 місяці тому

    Amazing scene. The fact that Bobby really did turn his life around (at least morally) makes it even more touching!

  • @dars5229
    @dars5229 10 місяців тому

    Not just having your father's love which is implicit since birth, but having his respect as a man.

  • @kmudaliar2
    @kmudaliar2 Рік тому

    I think about this scene all the time, so perfect

  • @user-bu1li3kw1k
    @user-bu1li3kw1k Рік тому

    Twin peaks.Super! 👍👍👍👍👍

  • @plasmaarmelund
    @plasmaarmelund 10 місяців тому +4

    As a father to a son who was alienated from me and is now estranged from me, this hits me at a deep level. I wish I could reconnect with him, but he's been brainwashed and manipulated to hate me. He's struggled with low self-esteem, drug abuse, and a string of bad choices. I hope he finds the strength to come back to the light and that he will reconnect with me some day.

    • @thedrewdog
      @thedrewdog 8 місяців тому +2

      I really wish my Dad would say that to me. I recently cut him loose, but only because he was a Military Man who would always insult me or emotionally abuse me without realizing it, and it hurt me.
      I wish you the best in reconnecting with your son. I don't even think my Dad was hurt when I "let him have it".