Laura was describing Leo in her diary,as a mysterious and very sexy guy,but i don't think he was treating her just like he treats Shelly.

Leo's handsome guy,although he acts like an asshole and treats Shelly like a poor slave,but anyway,watching the last few episodes, i believe he really loved her ( that "Save Shelly,save Shelly!..." is nice)

Beware of BOB

When I call out no one can hear me,when I whisper he thinks the message is for him only..my little voice inside my throat,I always think there must be something that I've done or something I can do...But no one no one comes to help,he says,a little girl like you...

Well, in one of the episodes Shelly told that at first Leo was charming in his own way with his nice car and all but he started to be very very dominating after they got married.
"He was so great at first, you know? This flashy guy in
his hot car; sure beat sitting in some stupid classroom ...
we get married and I find out what he's lookin' for is a
maid he doesn't have to pay ... I feel so stupid." http://www.lynchnet.com/tp/tp04.html

There are two things why he didn't treat Laura like he treated Shelly. A) He wasn't married to Laura B) Laura had enormously huge sexual drive and she was quite damn kinky at times so Leo got to relief his frustrations and sexual lust when he wanted and the way he wanted. So there wasn't any reason to oppress Laura like he did Shelly because Laura already pleased Leo and he didn't have to live with her because of marriage.

I'd say Leo might have loved Shelly before they got married. But Leo had his problems so he ended up being very frustrated and angry and when he wasn't easing the frustration with Laura or some other prostitutes he ended up beating and mocking Shelly. Then again, he might've just been purposedly seducing Shelly so that he would get Shelly to either be his slave or a sex slave. But in the end, I'd say that the story of Leo was about the growth of a person. As if the message would be that even as sleazy guy as Leo was, guys like Leo can change. It is possible. Just like it's possible that a loving, caring and well known father would rape his own daughter. In Leo's case he had to go through hell himself so that he could gain an ability to feel and show some empathy.

 Hehe,so Leo is a good lover,but not a good husband :)))))

But sure he did change a lot.

Beware of BOB

When I call out no one can hear me,when I whisper he thinks the message is for him only..my little voice inside my throat,I always think there must be something that I've done or something I can do...But no one no one comes to help,he says,a little girl like you...

Hehehe, u said it  He's definitely a great lover and obvious a really bad husband! =D

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~Night time is my time~

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You can all probly guess where my funnest scenes are!? But i would like to say that i do probly find the humour in TP to be my fav part of it. My Fav (other than 'her' scenes) i would say that Harry and everyone elses confusion when cooper is explaning the rocks and bottle technique! I think Harry is a very funny character!.

Cheers

Denise, I would assume you're no longer interested in girls.

Coop, I may be wearing a dress, but I still pull my panties on one leg at a time, if you know what I mean.

Not really.

Beware of BOB

When I call out no one can hear me,when I whisper he thinks the message is for him only..my little voice inside my throat,I always think there must be something that I've done or something I can do...But no one no one comes to help,he says,a little girl like you...

yeah, he's harmless....as we would say in Sweden; he's like a big bear! (like a cute teddybear)...i would feel completely safe in those arms...

 / L

 / L 

~Night time is my time~

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QUOTE: i would feel completely safe in those arms...

Beware of BOB

When I call out no one can hear me,when I whisper he thinks the message is for him only..my little voice inside my throat,I always think there must be something that I've done or something I can do...But no one no one comes to help,he says,a little girl like you...

"And the angels wouldn't help you.. Because they've all gone away.."

    - Laura Palmer, 'Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me' 

That god damn trailer's more popular than Uncle's Day in a whorehouse!

Beware of BOB

When I call out no one can hear me,when I whisper he thinks the message is for him only..my little voice inside my throat,I always think there must be something that I've done or something I can do...But no one no one comes to help,he says,a little girl like you...

I think he might have just been protecting his property. Typical abusive husband, beats his own wife but if anyone else touches her, they'll die.

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A bad day on the bike always beats a good day in the office!

Beware of BOB

When I call out no one can hear me,when I whisper he thinks the message is for him only..my little voice inside my throat,I always think there must be something that I've done or something I can do...But no one no one comes to help,he says,a little girl like you...

 Ummm.... What happened? Well, Earle happened.

.....and the electric shocks.....

.....and the slavery.

Maybe it was the first time for Leo to feel the same as Leo's own "slaves" had felt. So he finally knew how Shelly must have felt when he was beating her.

 / L 

~Night time is my time~

MSN: lilla_laura_palmer@home.se

Beware of BOB

When I call out no one can hear me,when I whisper he thinks the message is for him only..my little voice inside my throat,I always think there must be something that I've done or something I can do...But no one no one comes to help,he says,a little girl like you...

when the little fella to whom _______ is being big brother[please excuse me, remembering names are often not my strong suit. i'm over 40...] spins the stool at the diner and andy falls off. as well, when _____________'s car is being repaired by him and the little boy honks the horn. that kid's impudence just fractures me every time i see these scenes!

pete saying' there's a fiiiiiiish in the coffee pot'

leo saying 'new shoes'.

as well, the saleman for the chairlift in leo's shack. when he kept banging against the wall in it, i would just die laughing.

 or the character, toad's, brief appearances in the diner. his table manners were an abomination!!

oh, many, many others.

'I love Coop's almost child-like state of wonder that he shows from time to time. It seems like he loves every living thing until Waldo the bird enters the office and he quite flatly states that he 'doesn't like birds' to a shocked silence from everyone else in the room. Great moment! '

oh, i fully agree!

it's pileated, isn't it?

 This is a good one^

The more times I watch the episodes, over time different stuff makes me laugh. At the end of episode 8 when coop is laying down the whole thing and albert coments and andy cries and tells off albert and bursts out slamming door is so dam funny.

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Some others that make me chuckle...

When the Log Lady slaps Coop's hand when he goes for a cookie when they are all at her house.  Watch the look on his face--priceless!

"Bonzai! Remember those old world war II movies?? BONZAIIIIII!" Gordon bending down to just bellow into the little tree, and then Earle's pissed off grunt and throwing the listening device down as Gordon's voice booms in his ears.  Doesn't Leo burp after this??

When "Denise" comes sauntering into the Double R on those high heels, and sits straight across from Ernie Niles...gets right down to the point, all while applying new lipstick and finishing with a smile while pretty much saying, "You, Mr. Niles, are f*cked."

When Pete, in his hospital bed after the fire, goes to sniff his hospital food...takes off his oxygen cannula and gives it a go...then gasps and chokes, shoving his breathing device back on and inhaling the air as deeply as he can.

And another with the hospital food...Doc Hayward to the nurse regarding Jacoby, "Is he ON something?" "Only what you prescribed...I think he did take a little of his food..." "Good God, could that be it?" :D

you're serious with this question?... I mean, I understand why you think Leo's plot was screwed up in general after Season 1 but are you seriously asking the question what happened to Leo between Eps. 21 and 28?

Well, other people answered that before - a total nightmare happened to him, one which could have changed Leo's view on EVERYTHING. After such few days with Windom I don't think there could be ANY behaviour of his that I would find surprising.

By the way this:

I think he might have just been protecting his property. Typical abusive husband, beats his own wife but if anyone else touches her, they'll die.

was also a good explanation.

Bobi 1 Kenobi

B. Beware
O. Of
B. BOB 

"BONZAIIIIII!"

ROTFL!