What on earth is a "Yard Angel", other than what it appears to be? I mean, I see an angel figurine there but what's the significance?
Maybe the better question is what in heaven is a yard angel? A symbol of divine intervention and protection maybe. A little hope or signal to the viewer that Miriam is not yet departed. Or not.
And I agree, the first angels the first humans ever saw according to the Genesis forbade them re-entry to the garden of eden after they were expelled by their creator. I'd stay away from angels.., but to each their own!
I got the impression that the policeman Miriam talked to was Chad. And Chad won't be filing a report of any kind. Because if she'd told a decent policeman, Richard should've been arrested. She's surprised he hasn't been. And Richard decides to kill her when he realises she hasn't told anyone else and he can get Chad to intercept the letter. If she'd told any policeman other than Chad, her murder would be extremely suspicious. But if Richard knows (through Chad) that Chad is the policeman she talked to, then he can risk killing her before she tells anyone else.
Ah, got it. I think. We don't have 'em here. The UK, despite having an official State religion (yes, really) is more or less secular.
I lived in BA3 3NB for a bit liked the symmetry and I almost understood how the city and country info would get encoded in the post code. Though I never fully understood all the various towns and cities codes.
I live in a town where the post office servers three towns to the point where google messes up what town you are in if you put in the zip code. I find it hard to think Twin Peaks (since Bennington, Woodford, VT has a larger population that TP) would have two zip codes which is why that other zip code stood out to me.
I don't claim to know the whole way our system works but the simple version is:
Letter(s), denoting main city postal area
Number(s), denoting sub area within
Space character separator
Number(s), denoting street
Letters, denoting house(s).
Sometimes, more than one house can be specified by the final letters, but the house number given at the start of the address will provide/confirm unique identifier.
There are some custom Postal codes, too. One of our local football (soccer) teams, Sheffield Wednesday, has the code S6 1SW.
Most main postal areas incorporate smaller nearby towns and villages, so Sheffield, denoted "S" (and one of the few to have a single letter identifier) covers Sheffield, Rotherham, Barnsley and the townships and villages associated with them.
Generally, the larger the number after the first letter(s), the more distant from the central delivery office. So, S1 is Sheffield City centre. S63, where I live, is the arse end of nowhere, on the way to nowhere else. ?
I got the impression that the policeman Miriam talked to was Chad. And Chad won't be filing a report of any kind. Because if she'd told a decent policeman, Richard should've been arrested. She's surprised he hasn't been. And Richard decides to kill her when he realises she hasn't told anyone else and he can get Chad to intercept the letter. If she'd told any policeman other than Chad, her murder would be extremely suspicious. But if Richard knows (through Chad) that Chad is the policeman she talked to, then he can risk killing her before she tells anyone else.
Hmmm. Good point, there.
Jeffrey, that other address was:
Marvin Marcia
91846 W Elmford Row Pl.
Twin [Peaks ...]
I read that as Marvin's street address number, not his zipcode. Looking at how Miriam wrote hers, she doesn't list a street address for the address or her return address, but also doesn't list a zipcode for the main address, so maybe 98105 (or 98185) is her street address, since such a small town the zipcode like you said is maybe implied or inconsequential.
elesea-honu, I thought that she contacted Chad as well, but I didn't get a flash of recognition over the phone or at any point that Chad acknowledged that he spoke with Miriam.
Richard says "Listen, that little b* Miriam sent a letter to the Sheriff today. You go to intercept that motherf*." DL isn't known for normal dialog, but Chad doesn't chime in with something like, "Haha, yeah that stupid b** called and I told her thanks, we'll get right on it!" or some other type of acknowledgment.
His lack of response/recognition is what leads me to believe that maybe Andy or Lucy got the call instead of Chad and we just haven't seen what actions they've taken, which isn't the same as not taking any actions.
Now I will throw more into this, is that Marion Hodges? There is only one dot for an i.
I had a job processing mail once where we had to manually read mail that couldn't be computer processed and I hated it, luckily we focused on zip codes and city and state not names but looking at that I see Marion not Miriam but I am certain Chad got the wrong envelope however you slice it.
Another thought, I kinda forgot about Maggie and the other young kid (Jesse?) in the Sheriff office, sounds like Maggie does the call intakes usually, so maybe she received the call from Miriam?
Jeffrey, when I look close, it looks like a sloppy enough Miriam that I'm satisfied that's who it is.
Maybe it signifies a "guardian angel". https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guardian_angel
A guardian angel is an angel that is assigned to protect and guide a particular person, group, kingdom, or country. Belief in guardian angels can be traced throughout all antiquity.
Back in Part 6 we were debating if her name was Miriam or Mary Ann as some of of us read in the captions. Definitively Miriam Sullivan per the credits. Let me say this ???????
Yep. Good eye...
Thanks, but my eye(s) weren't good enough to be able to read the blurred out postmark. I actually thought that blurring it was a little too obvious by Lynch; it would have been cleverer (is that a word?) if Chad had simply obscured it with his thumb.
Hi Rob John : )
But surely if the police had acted on her report, whether we were shown their actions or not, Richard would have been arrested? He doesn't exactly keep a low profile, psychotically zooming around in that mismatched car.
I just figure that if she made a report to the police already, then it's too late. They have the report. Why destroy the letter if she's already successfully identified him to the police? It's too late. Unless he knows her report won't get filed and the only way that could happen is if she spoke to Chad. And if she did, then Chad and Richard will have already discussed it. Because the very moment she spoke to Chad, you can bet that he told Richard to make sure he'll be fully compensated for his cooperation. To me the phone call felt more like a continuation of the cover-up because Chad never bothered to ask what it was all about or what was in the letter. His lack of curiosity felt to me like he already knew what was going on.
It's also why her revelation that she didn't discuss the matter with anyone else was so significant. If Richard silences her and intercepts the letter, then that, from his perspective, should be the end of it.
Analysing all these lovely little details does help pass the time between episodes : )
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