Gordon Cole visits Denise Bryson’s FBI office.

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Gordon Cole

Fix their hearts or die.

— Twin Peaks · 1990

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What it means

Our interpretation.

Cole turns his theatrical manner into a defence of a colleague. The joke lands because his loyalty is direct and his instructions leave no room for negotiation.

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In The Return, Part 4, Gordon Cole tells Denise Bryson how he responded to colleagues who treated her badly. His extravagant rebuke rejects their prejudice rather than asking Denise to accommodate it. The exchange takes place during his visit to her FBI office.

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