QWhy does Gordon need to commuicate with Desmond through Lil's code?
AMany fans have said that it is David Lynch making a joke out of the fact that Twin Peaks fans will try to examine each and every small detail of the show to decipher the unanswered plot details. Dialogue from the shooting script (missing from the film) has Agents Desmond and Stanley talking about it, with Desmond saying that Gordon is just being cautious because he talks so loud, on top of the fact that he just enjoys using code for the fun of it.
QWhat is the significance of the ring?
AThere are many theories as to the presence of the ring and its meaning. One of the most popular is that it allows for the bearer to teleport through space and time. This explains why Agent Jefferies appears and then vanishes from the FBI office, why Chet Desmond vanishes after taking it, why Cooper is able to communicate with Laura in the Black Lodge and how Annie is able to tell Laura about Cooper being stranded in the lodge.Another theory is that the ring protects the wearer from being inhabited by Bob's spirit.There is also the possibility that the ring is a physical reference to the events of Twin Peaks being caught in a circle, or ring, and destined to repeat themselves. Also of note, the symbol on the ring is the same symbol seen in one episode of the TV series on a Native American cave painting. This may be connected to the fact that Dale Cooper is trapped in the Black Lodge, where events are non-linear.This is actually suggested in the final episode of the TV series, where a scene between Bobby and Shelly at the Double-R Diner plays out exactly the same as a scene in the pilot. Another reference to this idea comes from a line of dialogue spoken by the Man From Another Place, cut from the film's convenience store scene: "And everything will proceed cyclically."
QWhy do so many characters from the TV series not appear in the film?
AMainly because they had little or nothing to do with Laura. Despite this, most of the actors from the series did shoot scenes for the film. For issues of length, most of these were removed; however, they finally were released as a bonus feature (and not re-integrated into the film) in the Twin Peaks: The Entire Mystery Blu-ray set.Three regular actors from the series definitely did not appear; these were Richard Beymer, Lara Flynn Boyle and Sherilyn Fenn.Richard Beymer's character Ben Horne did appear in the script, but the actor later confirmed that none of his scenes were shot. One reason given was that he found his scenes exploitative - in one scripted scene Ben tells Laura he will give her a bag of cocaine if she kisses him.There was much speculation as to why Lara Flynn Boyle pulled out. Initially it was rumoured that she did not want to do the nudity which was required, but in fact scheduling conflicts prevented her taking part. In either case, her character Donna Hayward was integral to the plot, and so was recast with Moira Kelly.It was originally thought that Sherilyn Fenn also pulled out because of schedule conflicts; she apparently gave Lynch advance notice of her unavailability, as no scenes featuring Audrey Horne appear in the unabridged shooting script. She later stated that she had chosen not to take part, due to feeling disappointed by the second season of the TV series.
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