It'd be out of character because Diane and Audrey would have no way to anticipate or prevent this happening. Did you miss the part where Laura got an entire movie where we saw her knowing what Leland was and trying to cope with it?

Oh.

there are so many unfortunate things that could've come after that first ellipsis

"Who was the blind woman in the weird spaceship?" Ronette Pulaski. Maybe.

I'm not forgetting how dark Bob is. I'm saying literally every time he's attacked a woman the woman has been in a position to know she's in danger. And that's not because Bob set it up that way, it's because the narrative sets it up that way, because Twin Peaks stories are fundamentally about women in peril who have…

I assume Showtime was looking to promote the show beyond just a fan audience.

Do you think Lynch is vindictive enough that he went "Oh you want NEW actors? How about ONE HUNDRED AND SEVENTY EIGHT OF THEM"

Lynch veteran, too; she was in Mulholland Drive.

If I remember correctly, it wasn't time, it was money. For what, who knows. More locations? A bigger cast? A larger production team? He never said.

I feel like having Diane and Audrey be raped would be vastly out of character for the series. Yes, the show has a thing for women in peril (a facet I'm not especially fond of.)

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I mean, it doesn't have to be a matter of manipulation. I can totally buy that Mark simply asked Warren and Warren for whatever reason didn't turn him down.

Fair point.

Oh? I know people are upset about her plastic surgery (which, uh, fuck them, it's her face and she can do what she likes) but I'm not aware of any other potential issues.

Yeah, but, like, they got Catherine Coulson on an actual set and in costume and she was clearly capable of giving an actual performance.

I'm hoping they didn't recast Briggs.

About half a year passed between Ontkean being enthused to return and his quitting acting permanently. Obviously something happened, and obviously he wants to keep it private.

She said the last time she saw Coop was 25 years ago, at her house, which means it has to have been after Evil Coop left Twin Peaks.

"That sure is a fancy desk for a small town sheriff! This episode brought to us by Skype™, I guess." I would be stunned if it didn't come out at some point that they couldn't get a crew out to Warren Frost and he literally Skyped his performance to his son.

Cosby goes in the courtroom, you go in the courtroom. Power's in the courtroom. Our power.