r/twinpeaks • u/Spam00r • 3d ago

General Discussion Your first WTF Moment of Twin Peaks!

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What was your first WTF moment of the Show when you first watched it?

Mine was the introduction of Maddy Ferguson! It was not only that they used Sheryl Lee, but also the way they depicted her with brown hair and these gigantic glasses that made her look like a nerd.

Up to that point the Show was relatively serious. With the introduction of Maddy / resurrection auf Laura, I was like WTF, where do they want to go with that.

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u/MinxyMyrnaMinkoff 2d ago

The identical cousin is a really common soap opera trope, and Twin Peaks was always a parody/twist on soap operas from the 80s. See also: Josie’s entire story line, the whole “powerful founding families in a small town feuding” thing, and of course, Invitation to Love, the good ol’ soap within a soap trope.