[spoilers] A theory on 8 and the 8.
Posted: Fri Dec 15, 2017 11:53 am
I just posted this (wild) theory on reddit (https://www.reddit.com/r/twinpeaks/comm ... and_the_8/). Reposting it here in case someone doesn’t want to open Reddit
I am not sure if this was brought up before, I searched but I couldn’t find anything on the same lines. In Episode 17 we see the infamous 8 (aka Infinite sign) that Jeffrey uses to “move” Coop in time. In the visual representation we see that the “sphere” crosses the intersection of the two cricles, which in this context is obviously an intersection in time. Now, when we go back to Episode 8 (and I am sure that the 8 is not random) we see the Fireman being warned about something by that weird bell while Madame Dido listen to her 30’s music. I think that most of us assumed that it had to do with the nuclear explosion and the creation of evil. Now, what if the alarm goes off because of Cooper’s action? What if the alarm sounds because the orb (Cooper) crossed the intersection, which is when the Fireman lives? I think that this would explain Carrie Page. By going back in time, Cooper effectively kills Laura’s true universe, with all that follows. The Fireman - who knows the ultimate meaning of Laura - has to take her and send her back to Earth, in a different form. That would explain why we see Laura’s portrait in the orb. This would also explain Madame Dido’s reaction of sorrow when she looks inside the orb, as Laura (or her soul) can’t simply be taken away from her demons without consequence. This theory would also explain why Laura disappears from Cooper’s hands as that would be the Fireman’s extraordinary action to bring back balance in the universe. Young Laura “becomes the orb” (as a matter of fact, when she disappears she is of the same age of her “orb”) and she’s pushed back as Carrie... which makes sense as Carrie clearly has some of Laura’s memories. If you think about it, Richard also has some of Cooper’s memories. At this point I am not sure that in Episode 8 we watched the creation of Laura; I am starting to think that we watched the creation of Carrie, or if you prefer the transposition of Laura into Carrie.
Edit: I think that this would also explain the “It’s in our house now”. This is meant to be the Orb, which is in the Fireman’s house to be sent back to Earth. That’s why the Fireman tell’s Cooper about Richard and Linda and the 430. He’s giving Cooper the instructions to search for Laura (again) which is Carrie (two birds... with one stone).
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I am not sure if this was brought up before, I searched but I couldn’t find anything on the same lines. In Episode 17 we see the infamous 8 (aka Infinite sign) that Jeffrey uses to “move” Coop in time. In the visual representation we see that the “sphere” crosses the intersection of the two cricles, which in this context is obviously an intersection in time. Now, when we go back to Episode 8 (and I am sure that the 8 is not random) we see the Fireman being warned about something by that weird bell while Madame Dido listen to her 30’s music. I think that most of us assumed that it had to do with the nuclear explosion and the creation of evil. Now, what if the alarm goes off because of Cooper’s action? What if the alarm sounds because the orb (Cooper) crossed the intersection, which is when the Fireman lives? I think that this would explain Carrie Page. By going back in time, Cooper effectively kills Laura’s true universe, with all that follows. The Fireman - who knows the ultimate meaning of Laura - has to take her and send her back to Earth, in a different form. That would explain why we see Laura’s portrait in the orb. This would also explain Madame Dido’s reaction of sorrow when she looks inside the orb, as Laura (or her soul) can’t simply be taken away from her demons without consequence. This theory would also explain why Laura disappears from Cooper’s hands as that would be the Fireman’s extraordinary action to bring back balance in the universe. Young Laura “becomes the orb” (as a matter of fact, when she disappears she is of the same age of her “orb”) and she’s pushed back as Carrie... which makes sense as Carrie clearly has some of Laura’s memories. If you think about it, Richard also has some of Cooper’s memories. At this point I am not sure that in Episode 8 we watched the creation of Laura; I am starting to think that we watched the creation of Carrie, or if you prefer the transposition of Laura into Carrie.
Edit: I think that this would also explain the “It’s in our house now”. This is meant to be the Orb, which is in the Fireman’s house to be sent back to Earth. That’s why the Fireman tell’s Cooper about Richard and Linda and the 430. He’s giving Cooper the instructions to search for Laura (again) which is Carrie (two birds... with one stone).
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