Behind the line
What it means
Our interpretation.
Cooper's whole outlook sits in this little burst of delight: a straight-laced federal agent who treats a diner coffee, a slice of cherry pie or a morning in a logging town as small wonders worth stopping for. Twin Peaks was the series that made cafe coffee and pie into pop-culture comfort food, and the line is still the quickest way to praise a cup, or to nod at the show.
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In context
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In "Traces to Nowhere", the first episode after the pilot of Twin Peaks (ABC, 12 April 1990), FBI Special Agent Dale Cooper is staying at the Great Northern Hotel and sits down to breakfast on his first morning in town. The coffee arrives and, after a sip, he stops mid-order to praise it, with a polite "excuse me" slipped into the middle of the compliment. He then orders eggs and bacon with exacting instructions, before the arrival of Audrey Horne interrupts his sentence.
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- Wikiquote: Twin Peaks (Episode 1 / Traces to Nowhere)Season 1, Episode 1 / Traces to Nowhere [1.02]Reference checked
- Wikipedia: Twin Peaks (season 1)Episode list, "Traces to Nowhere"Reference checked
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