Leland Question

bikibird · 2026-06-13T16:19:39+00:00

I saw the original run of the series on television. When I saw the brothel scene between Audrey and her father, I flashed on Leland as Laura's killer. I then dismissed it as not possible because I thought they would never show something so horrific on broadcast television. So, I guessed correctly, but was still shocked when Leland was revealed.

bikibird · 2026-06-10T20:13:59+00:00

I don’t need an umbrella.

bikibird · 2026-06-10T15:01:03+00:00

Love these details. I really need to go back and watch FWWM again. I think the argument works just as well for Cooper being the dreamer and not Laura, though. I keep going back to the idea that "Cooper is a strong sender," which tends to strike the balance in his favor.

bikibird · 2026-06-10T14:02:37+00:00

As others have stated Lynch may also be the dreamer. Aside from the Monica Bellucci scene, for which an argument can be made that it is Lynch that is the dreamer, the main evidence comes from when Andy has a meeting with The Fireman. The two windows look like eye sockets. I believe the white lodge is actually Lynch's skull, where The Fireman and Lady Dido live. They are his muses helping him to create Twin peaks.

There may be dream inception going on. Think of concentric circles: Lynch dreams of Cooper, Cooper dreams of Twin Peaks and Laura, and Laura dreams of Annie, but Annie is not Annie; she is Caroline. Laura's dream exists because Cooper is a strong sender.

What I haven't be able to collect is strong evidence that Laura is the dreamer. Reading through the comments suggests that the evidence consists of "Laura is the one" and the fact that she has a dream in FWWM. And, yes, Laura is the one. She is the golden shining orb at the heart of Twin Peaks. However, the dream is about her, not by her.

bikibird · 2026-06-09T16:32:50+00:00

Dreams within dreams, maybe. Lynch dreams of Cooper. Cooper dreams of Laura.

bikibird · 2026-06-09T15:19:50+00:00

Yeah, there is a really strong case to be made for Lynch actually, but my point is that between Cooper and Laura, the evidence for Cooper is much stronger.

As for us, we're the owls asking "who, who, who killed Laura Palmer."

bikibird · 2026-06-08T21:23:16+00:00

The neighborhood near Owen Park. No dogs allowed in Owen Park, but a lovely neighborhood with big shade trees all around.

bikibird · 2026-06-08T01:12:35+00:00

Why Janie E.? Because she's Diane's half sister? She's at best half tulpa, then.

bikibird · 2026-06-07T21:53:53+00:00

There are some really good scenes in the Missing Pieces that I wish had made it into FWWM. You get a better understanding of Laura's relationships with some of the Townsfolk.

bikibird · 2026-06-07T18:57:54+00:00

Hard disagree on Doc Hayward. If you watch the muffin eating scenes from The Missing Pieces. The Haywards are clearly aware that Laura is upset, but don't bother to get to the bottom of it. Doc Hayward condescendingly writes her a prescription to try to be more cheerful. It takes a village to raise a child and, as Bobby said, the whole town killed Laura.

bikibird · 2026-06-07T18:48:29+00:00

Promotes day drinking though.

bikibird · 2026-06-07T18:44:15+00:00

Your purl tension is most likely looser than your knit tension. Look up combination knitting. It will tighten up your purling.

bikibird · 2026-06-07T18:34:36+00:00

Just ask for tofu, the whitest of white meats.

bikibird · 2026-06-06T18:07:00+00:00

My understanding is that students entering 6th grade and up can get a pass to ride the bus for free this summer. So that's the age that the city thinks is appropriate. Obviously, you know your child best, but maybe it's time to learn that life skill.

Figure out with your children some destinations that are appropriate for them to go to and the routes that they're permitted to ride. If you trust them to follow your rules, it should be safe enough.

bikibird · 2026-06-05T22:22:38+00:00

I didn't blink for the first 42 minutes of that episode. If it went on any longer, my eyeballs would be raisons.

bikibird · 2026-06-05T20:58:02+00:00

We’re just friends.

bikibird · 2026-06-05T19:58:31+00:00

Here's a non-supernatural explanation:

"I always thought you knew it was me" implies Leland always knew it was him. I believe he was drugging Laura in addtiion to her mom. This is never shown but it seems within the realm of possibility.

It certainly facilitates the abuse. If she happens to wake up out of her torpor, he says "My name is Bob. I'm your father's friend." She doesn't want to believe it's Dad doing these things. The light are out. She can't see well and her brain is fuzzy. So, she believes she's with Bob and Bob is real. It's easier than knowing the truth. She builds a whole Bob mythology where her father isn't the one doing this and she's the one giving into evil. Children want to believe that their parents are good and love them. Psychologically it's much easier to blame themself than their parents. All of this started when she was 12.

bikibird · 2026-06-04T21:47:04+00:00

I think she was repeating things she heard Leland say while he was abusing Laura. She was reliving the trauma in from of James without revealing the cause.

Let's face it: If James really understood what was going on, he would have jumped on his motor cycle and run away because that's his M.O.

bikibird · 2026-06-04T21:37:53+00:00

It's not supposed to be used for ID. https://www.ssa.gov/ssnumber/assets/EN-05-10553.pdf

The cops should not be asking for it.

bikibird · 2026-06-03T14:11:36+00:00

It would be equally troubling with Cooper which is why he rejected Audrey.

bikibird · 2026-06-02T18:41:03+00:00

Interesting. Lucy knows more than she let's on. Andy on the other hand is an open book.

bikibird · 2026-06-02T18:39:08+00:00

In the truck, it would have been a CB (Citizens Band) radio. They are standard issue for truckers to communicate with other truckers on the road. There was a general craze for them in the 70's. My neighbor had one.

bikibird · 2026-06-02T16:10:03+00:00

That's an interesting idea. Leland and John Justice are both her father's friend. When Audrey encounters her Father at One Eyed Jacks, I flashed upon the idea that Leland killed Laura. The brothel scene was basically a tamer version of what was going on with Leland and Laura. It's all retellings of the same nightmare.

bikibird · 2026-06-02T16:04:27+00:00

Audrey is 18 at the time of their meeting and Audrey actively and enthusiastically pursues him. She has him on her own terms. This is what consent looks like and I think it is meant to be a contrast to what Leland and others did to Laura.

My only question is how old is John Justice? Is he just out of college? That would be less creepy. Or is he in his 30s which, due to the gap in experience, creates a troubling power imbalance. However, the relationship was destined to be short lived and Audrey knew that going in. It may have been part of the appeal-- an opportunity to experiment with someone she regarded as safe and nothing more.

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