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Hello all Have just got back into the amazing world of Twin Peaks thanks to getting the UK Gold Boxset this Christmas (best present I have had for a while!) Been lurking on these boards for the past few days - amazing to see such intelligent debate still going strong 20 years later. Anyway finished watching Ep.29 last night, and was moved to register and post, as I can't believe it affected me just as much today, as it did when I was 16 (viewing for the first time). Just so, so gutted at Cooper's fate - Even though I obviously knew what was coming this time, I still found myself hoping he'd get out some way - He seems to have a decent head start on the doppleganger Dale and I was willing him to somehow win that race this time (Yes, I do realise it probably was a race he could never win in the first place!) Which brings me to my key question to you folks - It's pretty obvious that the whole Black Lodge experience is a test that Coop fails - And badly too. As a 16 year old I could not accept this fact - Dale Cooper to me was the coolest man I'd ever seen on T.V. There is just no way I (naively) thought that he could lose to Bob etc.
On repeat viewings, I now realise maybe he wasn't so perfect after all (His behaviour with Earle's wife is a bit dodgy really), and Windom really does send him to pieces in those final few episodes. He ignores the Giant's warning for some reason, then is very ineffectual at the Miss Twin Peaks crowning (surely him Harry and Hawk should have been capable of getting to Earle somehow). However, he is still Agent Cooper, and certainly shows a lot of balls going into that place on his own - I'd definitely have taken Harry and his massive shotgun with me!!
So why does he fail the test?? I still don't get it - He deals with the freakish Man from another place OK and doesn't seem particularly phased by Doppleganger Laura etc. He is in fact focused on getting to Annie the whole time (which is exactly what he should be doing isn't it?) However, should he have quizzed Bob where Annie is?? (she vanishes just before he shows up)- Bob tells him to go, and he does that without question - Perhaps that was a mistake? He also runs when he first sees the Doppleganger Dale, that again was probably not a good move - But the Cooper I know and love takes the Doppleganger on - Oh, it doesn't make any sense!!!! What a killer ending though... Anyway, am off to watch FWWM now and really depress myself!! Please feel free to point me to any prior discussions you guys have had about this (couldn't find anything but this board is huge!) All the best to fellow Peaks fans.. Wherever you are...
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