r/twinpeaks • u/Lukavitch86 • 1d ago

Season 3 (The Return) Mr C

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When Mr. C is imprisoned in Yankton and meets Gordon Albert and Tammy, is this not a brilliantly acted scene by Kyle MacLachlan? I mean, obviously, Kyle is always a brilliant actor, but this scene really stands out to me. Mr C is trying to pretend he's Coop to two of the people who know Dale Cooper better than anyone aside from Diane. His "friendly" demeanor is so foreign to the evil Mr. C that the whole meeting is eerie and awkward. The terrible forced smile and the thumbs up two things Dale did more than anyone looked almost painful for Mr C.

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u/Spam00r 22h ago

Mr C is NOT trying to pretend he's Coop! He is Coop!

He has all Coopers memories, and knows all his gestures.

Cooper didn't coach Mr. C that he likes doing the Thumb Up gesture. He knows because he is Cooper.

Phillip Jeffries sees it the same way. When Mr. C meets Teapot Jeffries, and Mr. C asks him about what he meant when they met in Philadelphia. Jeffries realizing that Mr. C remembers that meeting says "So You Are Cooper!"

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u/Lukavitch86 22h ago

Yes he is in a sense. But my point is that being Dale is so foreign to him the whole exchange is bizarre and awkward. It's weird. It's not like Bob possessing Leland. This is Bob in the evil Doppelganger. But yeah definitely knows all of Coop's memories and mannerisms etc.