Subject: Thoughts (and Spoilers)
From: sjohnson@texas.vlsi.sgi.com (Scott Johnson)
Date: 1991-06-11, 16:36
Newsgroups: alt.tv.twin-peaks

Well, I'm glad that not everyone is disappointed in the ending.  I'm not
quite sure how I feel yet, although I doubt any of you care anyway.

A couple of things were well thought out.  Of course, the key to the
last twenty minutes were given about ten episodes ago by Hawk:

To get to the White Lodge, you must pass through the Black Lodge
where you will meet your shadow self.  Only through perfect courage
(i.e. no fear) will you conquer the shadow self.  (obviously not an
exact quote).

What does this mean?  Apparently the Major has enough courage to make
it to the White Lodge, but Cooper does not.  Was love not enough for
him?  When Cooper's shadow self caught him, it evidently meant the
end for his soul.  But what about in 25 years?

A couple of other thoughts.  What were Pete and Audrey just doing?  Fishing
at Pearl Lakes.  What are they both doing now?  (Fishing at Pearl Lakes?)

I guess Ben really is dead?  I wasn't sure to assume that while watching.
I guess I just didn't want him to die.

Happily ever after category:  Shelly and Bobby, Andy and Lucy.
Not so happily ever after:    Norma and Ed, Mike and Nadine, Leo.

Some grumblings:  Ray Wise is a much better "host" than Kyle, IMHO.
How did both Windom and Andy figure out that the ring of trees was
THE place (King Arthur???)  I was almost afraid that we had wiBOBll
hayBOBward there for a minute.  Quite out of character.

Questions:  Was that the BlackLodge version of Julee Cruise, or what?
I was hoping she'd be back.  He just didn't cut it.

Finally:  YES!  No James!

sj