Was Leland a Victim or a Monster?
Credit to Twin Peaks Episode 15 Takes Us Out in the Surrey With the Fringe on Top | TV Obsessive This mystery has been haunting me for a while when it comes to the character of Leland in Twin Peaks. He is the father of Laura Palmer, and in the beginning of the show, the audience feels so sorry for him, because his grieve over losing his daughter breaks him. Leland goes through a cycle of sadness, and everyone witnesses his grieving throughout the first season. Then in season 2, we get a completely different Leland. His hair is now white, which surprises his family members, such his wife, and his niece, who came over to offer moral support to her aunt and uncle over losing their daughter. Leland appears to be finally moving on from his heavy loss, and despite how odd his happiness is, everyone around him just goes along with it, believing that Leland is going to be alright. Even his wife appears to be healing from her loss, and we get quite a bit of heartfelt scenes be...