18 Twin Peaks Easters Eggs, In-Jokes And References You Need To See
15. Diane
Much debate has surrounded the identity of "Diane", the recipient of Agent Cooper's many voice annotations he records over the course of the show. Friend? Colleague? Lover? Complete fabrication of Cooper's mind to compensate for the loneliness he felt from losing his wife?
Well, after hinting at a connecting theory between most of his works, David Lynch has gone so far as to say that the concept for the film Mulholland Drive actually came from his spin-off idea for Twin Peaks. It obviously changed a lot from the original idea, but the one factor that remained was the character of... Diane.