Subject: Beautiful Nightmare & Anamolies
From: anton@paros.tss.COM (Jeff Anton)
Date: 1991-09-22, 18:32
Newsgroups: alt.tv.twin-peaks
Reply-to: anton@tss.COM

Three times over the course of the TP series some character
mentions something which, I feel, defines the whole series'
tone.  The first reference is by Donna in the second or
third episode talking to her mother the morning after
James is first taken to jail.  Donna tells her mother
something like: It's like I'm living the most beautiful dream
and the most terrible nightmare.  I've forgotten the second
reference.  The third is by Joan Reneux (I think that is not
the correct spelling.)  He is answering Cooper's question 'Is
my death so important to you?'  Here is the answer to the best
of my memory:

My two brothers died.  I hold you responsible.
Twin Peeks used to be a happy place.  My brothers and I deal
dope to the high schoolers and the truck drivers.  One Eyed
Jack's serves the tourist and the buisnessmen.  But then
a pretty girl dies, and suddenly the quiet people, they are
quiet no more.  Suddenly the simple dream, becomes the
nightmare.  Maybe you brought the nightmare with you?  And,
if you die, the nightmare may die with you?

Although not a vocal reference, the Cooper's dream in the
first season is a beautiful nightmare.

The 'Beautiful Nightmare' concept seems to shape
much of Lynch's work.

Anamolies:
Here are some anomolies I've seen in the series.

The Pawn at the gazibo needs about six people to
move it.  I dought that Leo and Windham could have got it
there.  But maybe they stole a forklift or something.

The Civil War band is assembled in a room with Ben
and Co.  Then Jerry and Audrey go to another room and discuss
Ben's will and the band marches through the hall.  But then
the band is back in the original room immediately.

Peoples' blood types change.

The tatto that Maj. Briggs got when he disappearred
was three triangles and later Cooper is using three diamonds
in his drawings and in the cave.

The waiting room statues are different between the
two seasons.  (Check the arms - I think first season they
are missing, and in the final show they are present at least
for the statue in the waiting room(s) while the one in the
hall is missing the arms.)
((Not counting the recollection of the dream by Cooper as
assisted by the Giant.))

What happened to Donna's sisters in the final episodes?
Shouldn't Donna wonder about them and not just herself.
(Birth certificate should have mother >maiden< name)
also Earlier discussion of repeated Pea passing.