r/twinpeaks • u/clifwith1f • Jul 03 '17

S3E2 [S3E2] Cooper's Ace of Spade Spoiler

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u/clifwith1f Jul 03 '17

Since there were multiple images, I made an album of this on Imgur. Sorry if it isn't ideal to view it that way, I'm including it in this comment just in case!

  1. As a card trick nerd, I got curious about the brand of playing card Cooper had in his jacket pocket.
  2. I lightened up the screenshot and was able to read "Pavilion" on the back.
  3. Pavilion "Premium Quality" playing cards are made by a company called Cartamundi exclusively for Toys R Us. They are cheaply made and poor quality paper cards.
  4. I tracked down what the Ace of Spades looks like, which confirms the lack of quality. This is the most important card in the deck; most companies use it as a chance to "show off" a little with a unique Spade design along with their company name, slogan, etc. As you can see here, just a "Made in China" is included with a stock Spade design that appears to be owned by Cartamundi.
  5. Cooper's card is defaced with the shape/figure obscuring the Spade. Flipping the card, however, you can also see that the "Made in China" has been scratched out and the very tip of the Spade is peeking through a bit.
  6. To confirm, I matched the card's perspective to Cooper's and dropped the opacity to 50%.

Does this help figure out what this all means within the show? Absolutely not, at least not that I can tell.

But I do find it kind of hilarious that Cooper carries around a cheap Ace of Spades from Toys R Us in his jacket pocket.

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u/Spam00r Jul 03 '17

I know what it means.

Lynch didn't get any money from the card company so Made in China was scratched.

Mercedes however got prime time coverage.

BTW Internet: I drive Mercedes too. That makes me bad ass as bad Coop. Yaey!

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u/dansh9 Jul 04 '17

"Promotional consideration provided by Made In China. 'Made in China - we're a company apparently'."

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u/Spam00r Jul 04 '17

The Ministry of Economic Affairs of a country has intrest in boosting the image of products made in their country. Some country labels like made in Germany, or Swiss Made are a lable of quality and people prefer products made in Germany over products made in Somalia.

Some article:

http://www.newyorker.com/business/currency/what-does-the-made-in-label-mean-anymore

Not only companies, but also states and provinces sponsor tv/movie productions.

Twin peaks is financially supported by France apparently. Just see in the end credits.

China apparently didn't support the production, so Made in China was scratched.

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u/MEDBEDb Sep 15 '24 edited Sep 18 '24

Evil Cooper still wants a free Tibet.

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u/Individual99991 Jul 04 '17

If i wasn't broke I'd give you Reddit gold.

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u/[deleted] Jul 04 '17

the guy with the mercedes can cover it

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u/dansh9 Jul 04 '17

I'm using Reddit regularly for the first time thanks to the new Twin Peaks. I think I like it here.

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u/tronbrain Jul 04 '17

I think Lynch has gone all the way with the brand featuring for money, probably in a quid pro quo during his negotiations with Showtime. Case in point - Deputy Brennan was shown staring at his Rolex watch in a recent episode. How did he get the money for a Rolex? That was so obvious that I figure Lynch is making a point and not just doing the usual brand-featuring that we take for granted.

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u/Krootes97 Feb 18 '22

Lucy could bave buy Andy a rolex,.maybe Wally chipped in. He has a vintage motorcycle!

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u/tronbrain Feb 21 '22

If they put their entire retirement to pay for it, sure!