Subject: 1/19/91 spoiler
From: johnc@ms.uky.edu (John Coppinger)
Date: 1991-01-21, 21:24
Newsgroups: alt.tv.twin-peaks

I don't think anyone has made any mention of what I thought was the most
interesting scene of the episode -- the second scene where Major Briggs
appears from the flames sitting on a gray-white throne in the middle
of a wood or jungle.  There are what appear to be growling sounds 
from nearby.  Here is my theory surrounding this:

   Major Briggs, Bob, Laura and Wyndham Earle are all related.  _The_
classic confrontation is good vs. evil.  I think we will see the
representatives of good and evil, Cooper and Earle respectively, 
clash as Earle predicted in his tape.  Earle confessed that he would
sacrifice his queen.  This was Laura.  The sacrifice is what set up
the confrontation and confounded Cooper, leaving him open to attack
by the dwarf and Renault (evil pawns).  The key piece in the game
for Cooper, the man who has the information that can win it for
Cooper, is Major Briggs from the stone throne in the woods.  He
is Cooper's king.  If he dies, as Earle insisted in the tape that
he must, then Cooper will lose.  If, however, he can tell Cooper
what he knows but cannot remember because of the owl, then Earle
will be open to a loss.  Time for Cooper to castle.  He has to
find out what the owls really are.  Perhaps the Log Lady can help
him with this.  It's Cooper's move.
-- John Coppinger "You'll find that your left cuff link University of Kentucky will be communicating with your right johnc@s.ms.uky.edu cuff link via satellite" JOHNC@UKMA.BITNET -- Nicholas Negroponte