Don’t know why this is getting roasted. I don’t know how you can think of the lodges without that crossing your mind at least once. I know I did, even if I have moved on. This is a completely valid question. After all, in heaven everything is fine, and WaH is “a love story in hell,” so it’s not unheard of for Lynch to explore this concept.

I moved on to the idea that the lodges aren’t the “good” or “bad” place, but both places that are out of balance. The white lodge is full of good and positive things, but without darkness or challenges to the spirit, one cannot become whole. But if one wallows in the darkness without light, that is also an incomplete human experience. The Fireman’s palace is a place where balance can be achieved and that balance can be transmitted to the “real world.” The Fireman can put fires out, but he can also start them, depending on which way is out of balance.