Subject: Coop as Christ and Laura's Angel (was more on Gormonbozia)
From: rhaller@oregon.uoregon.edu (Rich Haller)
Date: 1992-09-03, 12:27
Newsgroups: alt.tv.twin-peaks

In article <KWH.92Sep1121515@GLOBE.EDRC.CMU.EDU>, kwh@CS.CMU.EDU (Kevin
Hartmann) wrote:
>> > >   like the giant did. Also, the dwarf wears a red suit-- am I reaching,
>> > >
>> > >   or what?
> > 
> > I choose 'what'.   I believe the "Waiting Room" is purgatory.  In purgatory
> > God is absent but angels need not be.  We of course see at least one angel 
> > (Laura's guardian angel) there.  Lucifer (the fallen angel) would be another.  
> > One more would be Cooper's guardian angel (the giant).  

Interesting idea. The waiting room is purgatory in the RC mythos. I think
you've got something there. More below.
 
> > Laura's guardian angel is a quite classical one.  She puts up with quite 
> > a lot before she gives up trying to help Laura.  Yet when Laura has gone 
> > through enough pain and suffering in purgatory, she returns.
> > 
> > The abandonment of Laura's angel is symbolized when the angel fades in the 
> > picture.  This happens due to Laura's choosing.  It's when she decide's to
> > let Bob enter her.

I think you're wrong about this.  Laura never decided to let BOB enter her.
In fact, in the shooting script she specifically asks Leland to kill her so
it won't happen. Also, in his deathbed speech, Leland claims L was too
strong for them.
I think the disappearance of the angel is a symbol of her dispair and maybe
a warning to repent and ask for help before it is too late, but not that
the angel has actually abandoned her.  Note however, that Ronette's angel
only appears when she repents and starts praying.  You have to ask for
help. Laura didn't, probably because she was so far gone, it never occured
to her.

Now, why does the angel appear in the waiting room?  I think it is because
of Coop.  Coop is the Christ figure that decends into the underworld in
order that others might be saved.  I believe this is actually part of one
of the creeds 'who decended into hell' etc. In going after Annie he is more
like Orpheus, but he is also Christ like.
 
> > I remember an angel helping someone in FWWM also.  But I can't remember the
> > situation.  Does anyone else?

Catherine after returning from her disappearance after the fire.
 
-Rich Haller

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