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Hello everybody.
I'm a newbie here. I hope I won't be off topic, or telling facts everybody know...
Billy is the younger brother of Ed, who "had been hurt at the mill. (...)
A stack of logs fell off a truck and crushed one of his legs. (...)
Confined to a wheelchair, he went on disability, and started investing those checks in local water holes. Billy and his wife susan had a young son named James, still in elementary school"
From "My Pal Big Ed Hurley" in The Secret History of Twin Peaks
We are then in the 70's...
"James was born to Billy and Susan Hurley. The farmer abandoned his family and the latter became dependent on alcohol and would leave for indefinite periods of time, leaving James mostly in the care of his uncle, Ed Hurley and Ed's wife Nadine." From the Bio of James Hurley
"At the Roadhouse, Tina's daughter Megan told Sophie that Billy had recently jumped over a six foot fence and run into their kitchen while bleeding profusely, holding his head in the sink before running out again. The episode, lasting about ten seconds in total, was witnessed by Tina and Megan, and possibly Megan's uncle." From the Bio of Billy
"After Billy went missing, Chuck told Audrey that Tina had been the last person to see him. At Audrey's insistence, Charlie called Tina to inquire after him, and she told him something shocking that he wouldn't reveal." From the Bio of Tina
If it's the same Billy in the book and in The Return, the most shocking thing that Tina told to Charlie can be that Billy, confined in a wheelchair, was seen running and jumping a six foot fence, more than the fact he was bleeding...
Page 277 (on a phone device)
Page 277 (on a phone device)
Thanks. Are the 2 bios in the book?
And we're sure this is the same Billy? It's of course highly likely that it's the same, but looking for definite confirmation.
Cool but... has TSHoTP already demonstrated to be canon?
Cool but... has TSHoTP already demonstrated to be canon?
There is so much debate on that I've lost track.
Cool but... has TSHoTP already demonstrated to be canon?
In my book - yes.
It mentioned Harry's brother, setting the scene for the series. It discussed the Experiment and Frost has also inferred that things in the book will make more sense when the series came out.
But it's also optional of course - if you're a purest, you can take it or leave it 🙂
And as per Brandy's comment - yes it's been debated / discussed a lot. There's no definite answer so if you see people discussing it in threads and you think it ain't canon, probably best to just ignore the comment 😀
If Billy Hurley is in a wheelchair, I think it's pretty unlikely he's the same Billy who was seen running and jumping over a fence.
On TSHoTP, Lynch has said it's Mark Frost's version of Twin Peaks and for the series the two of them have kept some of the things in the book and changed others.
I think it's pretty unlikely he's the same Billy who was seen running and jumping over a fence.
...unless the Lodges have given him some kind of superpower: the "Drunk" in Twin Peaks jail (identified as Billy by someone) repeats prompted words just like Mr. Jackpots who has returned to our world through an electrical outlet.
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