A Dead Main Character

Twin Peaks' plot is centered around a character who is dead. I believe that, although Laura Palmer is dead throughout the show, her absence makes Twin Peaks more interesting. When Laura palmer was living most of the town thought she was a good girl. There were only a select few who knew the real Laura Palmer. As the show continues Agent Cooper and the rest of his team reveal that Laura Palmer is not actually what she seems. She was involved in many dangerous things and got herself into situations that ultimately led to her death. Laura’s problems makeup the plot line and create out of the ordinary circumstances that make the show impossible not to watch. What made the show even more interesting was the ongoing question of, who killed Laura Palmer? The answer to this question was left unanswered for almost two full seasons making the show addicting. In the essay “Who Killed Laura Palmer”, McDonnell D. asserts, “It is a darker than dark comedy-drama-mystery, a story of unending intrigue whose eight episodes span eight days in the life of outwardly-sedate logging town in the US Pacific north-west. It begins with the murder of an attractive high school student named Laura Palmer but jumps off at constantly-jarring tangents, leaving the viewer confused and off-kilter but quite possibly spellbound.” The show captivates viewers because no one seems to truly know who killed Laura Palmer. As the show continues Agent Cooper and the rest of the town find out more about the girl Laura Palmer really was. These events made the show more interesting and hard not to watch.

Kara G.