Subject: I WAS RIGHT (was Re: The earliest impressions of 12/1, Diane.)
From: dan@gnu.ai.mit.edu (Parmenator-X)
Date: 1990-12-01, 21:46
Newsgroups: alt.tv.twin-peaks

In article <1990Dec1.232016.36350@eagle.wesleyan.edu> 
dkonerding@eagle.wesleyan.edu (GNUs not Usenet) writes:

> >been posting here recently.  The Leland Killed Laura folks were totally right,
> >although I cannot remember a post which combined "Robertson" and "children of
> >Bob"-- correct me if I am wrong.

Glad to.  I noticed that "Robertson" could be interpreted as "son of
Bob" way back when Leland first mentioned "Robertson".  I posted it
here.  Of course, I also thought that the dwarf was at One-Eyed Jacks,
so my track record is poor.  But this time, I was right on the money.


Things I didn't like about 12-1's episode:

For once, the show was starting to look like a mystery- everything
fit nicely, Catherine's role in proving Ben's innocence, Leland's
false information  about Maddy, it would have been nice to see some
actual police work instead of that nonsense with summoning the giant.
The mysticism of the scene didn't bug me so much as the
deus-ex-machina of it all.  Of course this way, Catherine's even
better off, since she can remain incognito, and not worry about
testifying.  Having her cake and eating it too.

Does anyone else feel like there's a lot of reverse engineering going
on hee?  That is to say, fitting the story around various Lynchian
indulgences.  I have a hard time believing that the goal of the
"dancing dwarf" was to point to Leland as a killer.  Also, the "golden
ring" bit seemed similarly contrived.  One gets the impression that
Lynch throws in various odd stuff, and the rest of the writers and
directors try to come up with reasonable explanations.  

My totally random guess for Bob's next host?  Audrey.  Fits in nicely
with that rumor we heard that she would soon meet a mysterious new
man.  Also seems "right" with regard to her rivalry with Laura for Ben
Horne's affections.  Leo would make an interesting choice too, since
he seems "empty", and it would fit in perfectly with Cooper's rock
throwing, which I believe, implicated Leo...

All in all, I was happy with the episode - a lot was cleared up, now a
new set of plots can begin in earnest with the starting off point of
Bob's new host.

- Dan Parmenter