What do you think was the origin of the "Richard Coop" persona that emerges from Cooper after he travelled across universe to search for Carrie/Laura in Odessa?
Was Mr C 'sacrifice' of Richard Horne in Episode 16 (where presumably he ended up in the Black Lodge and disintegrated, like tulpa Dougie and Diane) has something to do with it?
If so, how does it affect Coop's personality? After his travels, he is more quiet, cold, and calculating a la Mr C, yet he does not have the murderous and sadistic persona of the latter.
Does RH (as Mr C's son, which still shares some genetics with Coop) have something to do in creating the new Coop's persona or am I just overthinking this?
I do wonder why the name "Richard" was chosen for this new Coop. However I didn't think he was Richard on my first watch. I thought he found the note and was confused. I thought he was thinking of Richard Horne when he read the note. It isn't necessarily confirmed that he is now known as Richard. Although I do agree that he probably is. I just don't know why Lynch would use that name again if it wasn't important or related to Richard Horne....
When I watched the new Diane/Linda Coop/Richard couple, I couldn't help but think more of Steven and Becky.
To me it would have made more sense if it was Steven and Becky, two birds one stone.
There were more parallels, IMO.
In a Variety interview Kyle says that the Richard (Cooper) was described to him as being a harder version of Cooper.
I think that they are connected. Both Richards are linked to Mr. C and Audrey.
As I read it, a person is made up of three elements:
1. their name
2. their appearance
3. their story
These elements can be combined differently after specific key scenes (e.g. Cooper and Diane crossing the 430 mile line). Therefore, what we have seen in the DianeLinda/CooperRichard part could actually be a continuation of the Becky/Steven story line with characters called Richard and Linda portrayed by Laura Dern and Kyle MacLachlan. It happens in real life (dreams) and it has happened before in Lynch's works.
Not sure what it means, although it does provide an interesting change of perspective.
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