Subject: TP - Dec 1 episode
From: alternat@watserv1.waterloo.edu (Ann Hodgins)
Date: 1990-12-03, 09:34
Newsgroups: rec.arts.tv,alt.tv.twin-peaks

Where is BOB now?
 
Will he pick someone at random to possess? If so a new
character will be introduced sometime in the next few weeks,
probably not next week. I bet they cool the BOB plot for a while.
 
Will he pick a wicked person to possess, like Hank or Jean Reneault?
I don't think so.  I think Bob prefers to hide in people who
*appear* good.  
 
Will he pick an innocent child, as he picked Leland?
I dont think so, his appetite seems to be getting larger and out of
control. He could not wait to prepare a child to play the kinds of
games he likes now.
 
Will he pick an empty person, like Leo, and just walk in?  
Does he require nothing more than a vacancy?  I doubt it.
I think Bob requires some kind of collusion and rapport with his host.
Besides Leo is not necessarily vacant in the correct way.  Leo's mind is
damaged and his body broken but his spirit may still be present.
I can't imagine Leo's pugnacious soul welcoming Bob in.
 
Ronette is vulnerable but she seems very determined to fend Bob off.
The veterinarian, Bob Lydecker, is in a coma too, but MIKE is protecting him.
Nadine seems vulnerable but she is a very positive person, her energy
is all constructive and good, albeit misguided.
 
So who then?  Assuming it is someone we already know, I'll put my money 
on James Hurley.  
In the final scene we see a vehicular wreck and get the feeling of death
or near death. Something seems to be moving towards the light, perhaps
the soul of a dying person killed in the accident.
We know that James was on the road at that time, leaving town, upset,
and vulnerable as cyclists always are on the road with cars.
The owl seems to come out of the light (out of the spirit realm) towards
the dying spirit, intervening between that spirit and the light,
interfering somehow with the death process, perhaps preying on the other
spirit.
 
I wonder if the owls can sense the presence of vulnerable human spirits.
They certainly seem able to home in on each other, witness Mike
homing in on Bob.
Personally, I see parallels between James and Leland. I feel that they both
have character traits that make them good vehicles for Bob.
But I can't explain it in words or expect netters to buy it. I just
feel that James is a natural for Bob hosting. Time will tell, I guess.
 
ann hodgins