Subject: Re: Robertson/Leland connection
From: vehaag@crocus.uwaterloo.ca (Viktor Haag)
Date: 1990-12-04, 10:17
Newsgroups: alt.tv.twin-peaks

In article <3050@gmuvax2.gmu.edu> jhanks@gmuvax2.gmu.edu (John Hanks) writes:
> >
> >What about this for an idea.  BOB is from the lot next door as Leland
> >says, a house the Leland burned down 'playing with matches' as BOB
> >talks about.  Or even on purpose.  Say the young Leland, molested by
> >Robertson as some have said, finally had enough and purposly sets fire
> >to the house, using, say, oil as a starter on the
> >sleeping/uncouncious(sp) Robertson.  The emotional trama(sp) from this
> >could explain a lot in Leland's behavior and why BOB is in Leland.  This
> >might also explain the burning oil smell when BOB is around.
> >Of course, there are some holes (Mike and BOB working together), but
> >then every theory has some weaknesses.

But didn't MIKE say that he had encountered BOB around the time of the 
earlier out of state killing?  It is not too hard for me to believe that
the OAM met Leland/BOB galavanting around slashing up people, and that
MIKE's influence started BOB on his ritual killing bit.  Your idea about the
creation of BOB has a lot of merit however.

I think that it is important to remember that Lynch wants it ambiguous 
whether Leland is a desintigrating personality, or whether BOB is a malign
outside influence - with this in mind, it would seem sensible to suggest that
BOB cannot really exist outside of Leland, and that the scene at the end
of 12/1 may have been the 'spirit world' coming to claim BOB now that his
'host' has died.   Just a thought - it could be a completely different thing.

vik

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