Subject: What are Dopplegangers? (Re: Catherine placing the bomb) From: giovin@umvlsi.ecs.umass.edu (Rocky J Giovinazzo) Date: 1991-06-16, 21:52 Newsgroups: alt.tv.twin-peaks In article machala@hcmv2.ti.com (Chuck Machala ) writes: >>> >>> (Rocky J Giovinazzo) writes: >>> >>> ---------------------------- >>> >>>Although my dictionary doesn't have define doppleganger, my understanding of >>> >>>the definition of a doppleganger was a creature/being that could change its >>> >>>shape. For example, it could make itself have the face and body of any other >>> >>>creature. >> >> rjohnson@vela.acs.oakland.edu (R o d Johnson) writes: >> >> ----------------------------------------------------- >> >>No, a doppel-ganger is simply a double (a double-goer, literally). >> >>Your doppelganger is a creature/person who looks exactly like you. [part 1] > >I dusted of my AD&D Monster Manual last night to see if dopplegangers > >were part of the ethereal or material plane. A doppleganger, according > >to AD&D is simply a creature that can change shape into any humanoid >from 4` to 8' tall (interesting there is a midget and a giant!). They > >take the form of a human and then try to do away with him to replace > >him. There is only a 10% chance of others discovering that it is not the > >real person. There is no connection of dopplegangers with the ethereal > >or astral planes, they are simply creatures; [part 2] > >hence, I theorize that > >these are aliens, the black lodge is their spaceship (don't forget > >Briggs and the connection with project bluebook). These guys are similar > >to "Predators". Of course, I'm probably wrong. I can't explain why there > >is a white and black lodge. Flame away. I have to admit that, after thinking about it, this AD&D definition is where I first learned of dopplegangers 11 years ago and is probably why I thought of them as shape-changers. However, I disagree with the 2nd part-- the aliens thing is too discontinuous. Anyway, my original thoughts about the dopplegangers being shape changers was that each of the glazed-eyed guys we see are not all individual entities but rather some have "shape-changed" from creatures we saw earlier. Specifically, the first screaming Laura flashes to a WE face. Later, we find Annie switching to Caroline and then to WE (again). All of the glazed-eyed people could have been just one doppleganger. (After all, the glazed-eyed LMFAP said, "Doppleganger," not "Dopplegangers." :-) ) Rocky Giovinazzo