Around the dinner table, the conversation was lively. Thank you but for now, the forum has been archived.
Like many of you I have not been able to stop thinking about the many implications of the final two episodes .
Then I watched Fire Walk With Me and the first 35 minutes were really really helpful .
DL said that a close watching of FWWM would be necessary to understand this new season and I really think that is true .
It doesn't mean I understand anything better but it really helped me to work out some missing connections .
One for example is how Chet Desmond treats the deputy when he is investigating Theresa Banks .
Many people including myself thought that Cooper is handling of the truck drivers in Judy's diner was far too aggressive for a standard FBI agent .
"He must be a different guy" -- but compare how to Chet Desmond handles the local authorities - he's pretty rough into the point but emotionally removed .
Not that different than how Cooper handles the guys in Judy's diner .
Maybe that kind of 'cut to the chase' rough stuff is allowed on a Blue Rose case...
Just some thoughts ... but I would be interested to hear your text on how FWWM directly addresses unanswered questions about "the return ".
Just Putting forth the idea that "FWWM is part 19" - where does that lead you?
One example that jumped out to me right away was how the symbol of the blue rose was introduced --
It was communicated from Gordon called to Chet Desmond but nothing was said aloud ...
When Kiefer Sutherland asked about it the reply was "I can't talk about that"
all of that was a lot like the Fireman's statement "it cannot be said aloud"
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Speaking in code is a running 'theme' on the show. I don't know if that's b/c all mysteries are in some ways based on information which is known and that which is not, or withheld, which is the basis of dramatic storytelling, or if there's some deeper meaning.
Characters often don't seem to fully speak their mind, or share important information when we might expect. It's kind of stylistic, perhaps implying that miscommunication is common, that humans don't quite connect. I'm not sure.
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