Bobby Briggs
Bobby Briggs is a fictional main character in the television series Twin Peaks (1990–1991; 2017), created by Mark Frost and David Lynch.He appears in both seasons of the show, the 2017 revival series,[3] as well as the prequel feature-length film Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me.During a case where the lawmen sort through old files of Cooper, Bobby spots an old photo of Laura Palmer and starts crying.[20] The feature film Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me details Bobby's role in Laura Palmer's last 7 days before her death.In the deleted scenes for the film, Twin Peaks: The Missing Pieces, Bobby, still upset about the shooting, tells Laura to hide $10,000 in her safety deposit box.In another scene, Bobby finds out that the supplier's cocaine was actually baby laxative, and informed Laura of the product's true nature.[21] Bobby Briggs is featured in the first Twin Peaks official spin-off book released named The Secret Diary of Laura Palmer.[22] Bobby takes Laura to a party held by Leo Johnson in the book, and soon also started to supply her with cocaine, which she becomes addicted to.Laura Bradley of Vanity Fair said that of his transformation "in the original Twin Peaks, it was very hard to like the character, a whiny, violent, coke-dealing teen—but in Showtime's revival, he's reformed in the best way possible."[25] Film Crit Hulk of Variety said in response to Dana Ashbrook's performance in Part 11 that "everything about the way Dana Ashbrook plays it rings true to me: the mix of concern and love, the measured attempts not to push too hard, and the constant walking on eggshells, all in hopes that their Becky will find her way "home" to them.