Steeply and Twin Peaks' Dennis/Denise Bryson??

RroseSelavy · **Joined:** Mon Jun 22, 2009 8:36 am **Posts:** 20

I'm still reading, slowly, though I haven't posted here in a while because I'm behind, so even the Daily Discussion contains spoilers for me.

So I don't know if this is old news to everyone else, but I was mentioning the cross-dressing investigator Hugh/Helen Steeply to my boyfriend who hasn't read IJ but is a David Lynch fan and he immediately mentioned David Duchovny's character on Twin Peaks. Namely, cross-dressing DEA investigator Dennis/Denise Bryson. Is this a nod from DFW to DL?

Here's a pic (now I can't help but visualize Helen Steeply looking like this):
http://starsmedia.ign.com/stars/image/a ... 91-000.jpg

gregcarlisle · **Joined:** Wed Jun 24, 2009 4:49 pm **Posts:** 36

I believe Wallace was influenced by Lynch/Twin Peaks and make several connections between IJ and images in Twin Peaks (including the one you noted) in Elegant Complexity. There's a line lifted straight from Miguel Ferrar's character: "Look, it's trying to think." In one report, Avril's hair turns white overnight like Leland's. And several more.

semarleau · **Joined:** Fri Jun 26, 2009 1:35 pm **Posts:** 25

hideously deformed · **Joined:** Wed Jul 15, 2009 8:52 am **Posts:** 24

definitely a good catch

thinkicanhearyou · **Joined:** Sun Jul 05, 2009 5:40 pm **Posts:** 30

that's rad. important to remember, though, that Denise was a transvestite of volition--not "merely" going undercover.

Ha. Oh DFW, you really WERE a Twin Peaks junkie!

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