Subject: Re: TWIN PEAKS Second Season Premiere
From: boyajian@ruby.dec.com (Cisco's Buddy)
Date: 1990-10-02, 04:28
Newsgroups: alt.tv.twin-peaks,rec.arts.tv

In article <951@sppy00.UUCP>, www@sppy00.UUCP (Victor Shakapopolis) writes...

} I found the Giant rather interesting. I loved it when he re-appeared
} and mentioned that he forgot to tell Cooper something.  These
} supernatural-beings-from-another-realm are only human right? :-)

Yes, I thought it was a nice touch that in the midst of all of this mystic
mumbo jumbo, the Giant had a few down-to-Earth touches. Not only forgetting
to tell Cooper something, but apologizing to Cooper for waking him up, and
observing that Cooper "*will* require medical attention".

} Well I kind of like this [supernatural] angle. There is something *very*
} wrong with Twin Peaks. Cooper is weird enough to deal with it, what about
} Albert?

Probably not most people. Hawk might be able to deal with it, as he seems
keep an open mind about the preternatural, it being part and parcel of his
ancestral beliefs. It'd be nice if they played Hawk up some. I really like
the character, and feel he's got too short a shrift.

And, of course, there's the Log Lady.

} Another poster mentioned Donna's hair growth, I wonder if this is
} intentional (opposed to the idea that the actress just wanted to grow
} it out), along with the cigarettes [...]

As I understand it, Boyle smokes like a chimney, and apparently would
go bananas during shoots when she wasn't able to have a drag while doing
a scene. Perhaps Donna's cigarette smoking was done to accomodate her,
on top of showing something weird happening with Donna.

}} I *think* we can ignore Major Briggs' vision.

} Maybe this was to illustrate that not *all* of the visions in Twin Peaks
} are horrible or sad.  (Giant - or whatever he represents - influence?).

Could be. I think that Briggs' vision is significant in establishing some
change in the relationship between him and Bobby. When I said that we can
ignore it, I meant in terms of the overall scheme of things. We have no
indication that it's on the same level as the visions/dreams of the other
characters. For one, we are only told about it by the Major, we don't
actually see it for ourselves, as we have with the others.

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