gotta question about the one armed man in tp fwwm, after the killing of laura, ronette is left behind, badly beaten. just wondered why the one armed man did not go back to help her? just wondering. was he afraid to go back?

Good question.  My guess is that it's because Ronette's fate wasn't his to interfere with.  Maybe he knew she'd survive, or that he was afraid she knew too much.

Mike is the vehicle to give Laura the ring (which still confuses me) and Ronette just doesn't figure into the equation. 

Inhabiting spirits seem to be very specific in their actions.  If they commit good or evil deeds, it's usually focused on one person at a time.  That's just my take. 

What I want to know is why BOB/Leland took Ronnette to the traincar in the first place? 

Beware of BOB

When I call out no one can hear me,when I whisper he thinks the message is for him only..my little voice inside my throat,I always think there must be something that I've done or something I can do...But no one no one comes to help,he says,a little girl like you...

I always thought he took the girls to the train car because it was a very secluded abandoned place, so they wouldn't be bothered. How does Leland/BOB knew about the train car, I don't know. Perhaps he went to the woods to study a good place to kill her and found the train car.

As for Ronette, I always thought he took her with them because she saw him at the cabin, she would be a witness, so he had to kill her too.

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When Leland takes the girls to the traincar it is very dark.  We see a flashlight moving through the trees and then we see everyone's faces coming towards us.  Who is holding flashlight at this point? It is an eerie view for sure, and I don't want to assume it is a mistake. 

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An abandoned train car is a good place to be when you've got nowhere left to go...

Mike was most likely down-spirited and defeated when he realised BOB had done the deed, and killed Laura - hence, Mike failed in his aim to stop him. That's why he stumbles away in a daze from the scene, he's shocked and overwhelmed by what has taken place. (Ronette means nothing to him, the main thing was that he save Laura). I theorize that perhaps he was safe-guarding the Owl Ring so Laura would not get into the Black Lodge and appease the Black Lodge spirits, and hence, when he tried to pull Ronette out, the ring accidently came off his hand. Then, Laura instantly recognized it as the means to prevent BOB from possessing her and put it on. 

Factor this in later when we see Mike and the dwarf ("the arm"), sitting in the Red Room and demanding their share of the "pain and sorrow" from BOB. Again, Mike is trying to undermine BOB's power by using his authority over his familiar. (Note the look of loathing in BOB's face when he sees them, and the odd tension Lynch gives the scene).

I imagine that perhaps latter developments of the storyline would have expanded on the nature of the conflict and relationship between BOB and Mike.   

-- Gerry

the black dog runs at night

In the FWWM shooting script, Mike is laughing whilst the attack is going on. He shouts "That's his his own Daughter you're making him kill!" or something to that effect, then continues laughing.

Mike's intentions and standpoint have always been one of the more confusing aspects of Twin Peaks for me.

I read the script just after the film was released and was traumatised because I'd assumed Mike was trying to save Laura. My nerves were already frayed and it pushed me over the edge - haha! Al Strobel told Wrapped In Plastic Mike only wanted to stop Bob, not help Laura. Maybe that's why the dialogue about Leland killing his own daughter was left out - it pushes the character in the other direction. I think he's supposed to be pretty neutral. DL also filmed Mike putting out candles (in the train car?) and saying "Fire Walk With Me" in Lodge speak. Does anybody know anything else about that? I wish the scene in the train car had included the candles, the mound of soil, and the scrap of paper. It's one of the elements that made me fall in love with Twin Peaks. I also love the way the words Fire Walk With Me sound. Phonetically there's something very beautiful about it. According to the series the murder took over an hour. I know a longer death scene would have been too much in the context of the film but the ritual fascinates me and I want answers (read deleted scenes) damn it! Lol.

-- Gerry

the black dog runs at night

"Ive got good news....that gum you like is going to come back in style!"

"I'm a WHOLE DAMN TOWN!"

Beware of BOB

When I call out no one can hear me,when I whisper he thinks the message is for him only..my little voice inside my throat,I always think there must be something that I've done or something I can do...But no one no one comes to help,he says,a little girl like you...

it's really not that complicated. BOB and the LMFAP feed on fear, hence if you produce fear while in the BL u are vulnerable. deputy Hawk said so in one episode.. something like "If u meet your shadowself in the BL with imperfect courage it will utterly anihilate your soul.." It is the very nature of the BL.. fear is the key. It's really a brilliant concept.

P.S. garmonbozia is the substance, extracted from fear.

This isn't right... There's something wrong here...

Beware of BOB

When I call out no one can hear me,when I whisper he thinks the message is for him only..my little voice inside my throat,I always think there must be something that I've done or something I can do...But no one no one comes to help,he says,a little girl like you...

This isn't right... There's something wrong here...

Beware of BOB

When I call out no one can hear me,when I whisper he thinks the message is for him only..my little voice inside my throat,I always think there must be something that I've done or something I can do...But no one no one comes to help,he says,a little girl like you...

"Ive got good news....that gum you like is going to come back in style!"

"I'm a WHOLE DAMN TOWN!"

omg ti si ot BG, drasni 1 pm i se predstavi :) ot kyde si etc..

I suppose so, but some things can hardly be put under question, i really think this is one :) Guess we got a bit offtopic...

This isn't right... There's something wrong here...

Da,ot BG sym ;) nqma nishto chudno ! ima mnogo fenove na TP i ot Bulgaria,ako vlizash v bg foruma na filma,znachi me znaesh koq sym ;)

 Little Mike ...yeah everything is so damn weird...and that's why I love Lynch,his movies and ideas!Just great!

Beware of BOB

When I call out no one can hear me,when I whisper he thinks the message is for him only..my little voice inside my throat,I always think there must be something that I've done or something I can do...But no one no one comes to help,he says,a little girl like you...

That god damn trailer's more popular than Uncle's Day in a whorehouse!