Episode Nine - S2-E2
Continuity mistake: The necklace James took from the coconut in Dr. Jacobi's office in the previous episode had a gold chain. When he gives it to Agent Cooper in this episode, it's on leather.
Revealing mistake: When Leland Palmer is locked in the cell he starts screaming and runs headlong into one wall, then the other. The first wall wobbles noticeably on impact, indicating it is being shot on a set.
Visible crew/equipment: When Audrey enters her father's office to find him in the middle of his Civil War recreation, a boom mic dips into the shot over their heads. (00:18:40)
Plot hole: In the bait and switch section, why does anyone involved agree to Leland being Ben's attorney when both victims are relatives of Leland? Neither Ben nor any of the police are in on Cooper's plan, and it seems implausible at best that they would agree to this.
Character mistake: At the Roadhouse Cooper states that the second victim (Maddy) was found dead two days ago. It has been less than 24 hours since the body was found: he likely means she was murdered two days ago.
Continuity mistake: At One Eyed Jack's, when Agent Cooper and Jacques are sitting and talking there are 2 glasses of beer on the table. In one shot Jacques finishes a glass. When he gets up, both glasses are full. (00:10:20 - 00:11:40)
Other mistake: When Cooper is on the floor after being shot, as he's signing the check, he is doing so with the pen closed, and proceeds to click it open as he hands it back to the room service.
Visible crew/equipment: When James and Maddie meet by the lake, a clear blue trail of cigarette smoke flows in from the right, it's most probably someone's smoke from the crew.
Continuity mistake: In the hotel lobby, the chair that Leland knocks over switches between shots between lying on its side and on its back.
Continuity mistake: The plate, bread and milk that Pete drops on the floor change position between shots.
Plot hole: Harry states that Ben was not arrested until after midnight. However in episode 2.7, the arrest takes place earlier in the evening, shown in establishing shots and the other events which occur afterwards.
Continuity mistake: Nadine decides to lift leg weights beside Mike. She sets it to 600 pounds. However, whenever it changes view to her lifting from the angle of Mike, whenever the coach asks her to join the team, you can see that Nadine is not lifting any weights. (00:19:45)
Continuity mistake: After Leland is pulled over by the police, he goes to open the boot of his car, and he is wearing dark gloves. When he rummages in his golf bag containing the body for a golf club, he is wearing no gloves. Then he holds the club in the air to show Cooper and the gloves are back again.
Continuity mistake: When Donna confronts her mother about Ben Horne, she is asked to pass the peas. Her mother fills her plate with peas. Only a few sentences later Donna is asked again to pass the peas and her mother fills her plate again, without having eaten anything in between. (00:42:10 - 00:43:10)
Visible crew/equipment: A boom microphone is visible at the top of the screen during Leo Johnson's trial. (00:15:00)
Continuity mistake: When James and the blond women decide to have a cup of Champagne together, James put the bottle down on the seat and while they're discussing the bottle vanishes. (00:33:30 - 00:34:15)
Continuity mistake: At the Roadhouse, Donna has her hand on the only glass of drink on the table, but whenever the shot cuts to James, the drink is next to him with nobody holding it.
Continuity mistake: After Nadine smashes the milkshake glass, the cream and blood which has splashed on her face changes between shots.
Continuity mistake: The amount and pattern of the golf balls on the Palmers' living room floor changes between shots.
Continuity mistake: Ben Horne's glasses are knocked off during his arrest at the Great Northern. No one picks them up, but when he is brought around the corner of his desk, he's wearing them again. (00:28:50 - 00:30:30)
Chosen answer: Killer BOB is a demonic entity that emanates from a realm of pure evil known as the Black Lodge, a place that exists on an alternate plane of reality. BOB feeds on human pain and suffering and can travel on earth by possessing human beings and also as an owl. While possessing humans, he commits horrible acts to elicit pain, fear, and suffering from those who are around him, using that as nourishment. BOB possesses Leland Palmer, later forcing him to abuse, rape, and eventually murder his own daughter, Laura, and later to commit suicide.
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