Subject: Thoughts on the 5/123 finale
From: cate@m2.csc.ti.com (Darryl Cate)
Date: 1990-05-24, 07:38
Newsgroups: alt.tv.twin-peaks

If you haven't seen the 5/23 show then *Spoilers*



Well, I'm a little disappointed in last night's finale'.

For one thing, I *still* don't know who killed Laura, and
putting all the clues together doesn't help at all.  

- Ben likes his girls with their arms bent back
  (ref. Audrey, just about to give Dear Dad the
   surprise of his life)

- Leland is capable of murder, efficient murder at
  that.

- Leo is also capable of murder, but doesn't seem to
  have much reason to kill Laura, unless by accident.

- Where do those letters under the fingernails come in ?

- Which of the suspects would have kissed Laura after
  washing his/her hands ?  Leland seems the likeliest for
  this, but it doesn't explain the letters under the nails.

- Who disposed of the body ?  Why was it done so inefficiently ?
  I mean, found the next day.  We still haven't heard of
  Bernard's body being found.

On some other points, I liked the interaction between Catherine and Pete.
That played very real to me.

I *didn't* like the way S.A. Cooper bought into Bobby's framing of James.
I mean, it seems real suspicious to me, even without the extra information
that we have.  Maybe he was just using it to scare James into telling 
all he knows, but I didn't see that indicated.

Of course Cooper had on his flak jacket.  

I also was bothered by the chain on the heart.  Maybe Dr. J. changed the
leather for a chain, but I don't see a good reason why.

I do like the way that the characters have changed.  Catherine from scheming
bitch to somewhat pathetic victim; Nadine from crazy bitch to object of
sympathy;  Josie from innocent victim to scheming bitch.  

Oh well, I had hoped that someone would have figured it all out,
and posted something by now.

On, to one *long* summer.

Darryl

cate@csc.ti.com                          "What's up, Doc ?"