‘Twin Peaks’: Is Dougie Jones’ Name a Huge Clue? We Asked His Namesake

Surely you’ve heard of actor Doug Jones, the man of 1,000 faces?

Twin Peaks Dougie Doug Jones
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In her spare time, TheWrap news editor Rosemary Rossi analyzes dreams. Her past analysis of the dream sequences on “Twin Peaks” has led to an interesting theory about “Twin Peaks” character Dougie Jones.

We’ve surmised that Agent Dale Cooper may actually be someone suffering from multiple personality disorder, and the name of one of his alter-egos, Dougie Jones, seems to lend credence to that theory: We’re wondering if creators David Lynch and Mark Frost named him after actor Doug Jones, also known as the man of 1,000 faces.

If you’ve been keeping up with our analysis of the symbolism in the first handful of Showtime’s revival, you know that we think that the “Twin Peaks” is the story of a man with multiple personality disorder, (or dissociative identity disorder) and that a large chunk of the show takes place in the mind of the “host personality.”

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