Mulholland Drive: trippy
From Story Nerd by Melanie Hill, Valerie Francis
March 18, 2026 · 27 min · Season 17 · Episode 1706
About this episode
The episode explores the trippy nature of David Lynch's 'Mulholland Drive' and its complex narrative structure.
Valerie asked me, “How are you going to explain this?” Trippy. It’s David Lynch and it’s trippy. It’s also an antiplot story with characters who have two identities. Where is the speech in praise of the villain and what arc does the story and protagonist have? Well…it’s a mix of pessimistic, dreamy, constant, whoa, what is going on, and none. Pick and choose. Close your eyes and we’ll see you in the void. -M
People in this episode
Host: Valerie
Topics covered
- David Lynch
- Mulholland Drive
- antiplot
- identity
- dreamlike narrative
Keywords
- Mulholland Drive
- David Lynch
- trippy
- antiplot
- identity
- narrative structure
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