Subject: Killer BOB
From: phz@cadence.com (Pete Zakel)
Date: 1990-10-02, 18:47
Newsgroups: alt.tv.twin-peaks

In article <1990Oct1.202547.1848@athena.mit.edu> jerhy@athena.mit.edu (Jeremy A Hylton) writes:
> >   Bob, who is Laura, killed Ronette and Laura.  Bob is an alternate
> >sort of personality developed to deal with the psychological trauma of
> >being molested by her father, Leland.  To prevent his discovery,
> >Leland wraps his daughter in plastic and tosses her in the river.

Sigh.....

What all you people are forgetting is that there is PHYSICAL evidence of
BOB's presence independent of Laura.  The Giant specifies that at least one
person (obviously Ronette) has seen his body.  Albert and Cooper both cite
evidence that there was a third man at Jacques' cabin the night of Laura's
death.  The Log Lady (or the Log) heard a third man.

BOB is R-E-A-L, not a figment of Laura's imagination or a second personality.
There is another world accessable through the locale of Twin Peaks (hence
the significance of the name, and the twin theme that runs throughout the
program).  The Dwarf and the Giant and Killer Bob all come from this other
world.  BOB (or Killer Bob) usually manifests by taking over the psyche of
humans who are sensitive to him, but he also has the ability to appear
physically when appropriate.  BOB is also responsible for the killing of
Theresa Banks.  It is possible that BOB is the manifestation of the evil
in the woods or, more likely, he is one of many possible manifestations.

The owls are not what they seem.

Of course, this is all my theory, but it fits EVERYTHING given to us so
far.  The theories that BOB is Laura completely ignore clues that are
plainly put in front of our faces.

Twin Peaks isn't just some bit of TV fluff where various clues can just
be thrown away or ignored at the whim of the writers.  Twin Peaks is a
major work that strives for a wholeness and continuity that is rarely seen
on TV or film today.  Twin Peaks does not exist in this world, but it is
every bit as real as this one.  The characters are real, and have as many
dimensions and facets and any real human you may meet.

Yes, there are occasional continuity glitches, like the chain on the half-
heart in Jacoby's coconut, or the change in Laura's tape -- but these are
minor, like the occasional typos that occur in even the best of novels.
Twin Peaks is a masterwork.  You can't just skip over chapters like some
dime romance novel.  It must be viewed as a whole.

Beware of BOB.

-Pete Zakel
 (phz@cadence.com or ..!{hpda,versatc,apollo,ucbcad,uunet}!cadence!phz)

"Where does he keep his water dish?"