Synopsis

Ronette - who was in a coma for all of season 1 - is about to emerge, and Cooper plans to ask her about BOB. While having coffee at the Great Northwestern, Albert mentions that Windham Earl - an coworker who went insane - recently escaped from prison.

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I watched the first season of Twin Peaks twice: once casually, and a second time to write blog posts. The second viewing made me appreciate the show much more.

All in all, the short first season of only eight episodes (seven plus the pilot) is solid entertainment. Through the grisly murder of teenager Laura Palmer, we become acquainted with the townsfolk of the small Northwest town of Twin Peaks. There’s an overarching feeling of innocence that becomes tainted by Laura’s brutal death and the subsequent investigation.

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Cooper has been shot, and lies nearly unconscious on the floor of his hotel room. An elderly bellhop brings him some warm milk, and is frustratingly oblivious to Cooper’s situation. Near death, Cooper is visited by an otherworldly Giant, who predicts three things: A smiling bag, the owls are not what they seem, and without chemicals, he points.

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Donna and James sneak into Dr. Jacobi’s office. Donna opens a coconut to find the other half of the necklace and the last cassette tape Laura recorded. They drive away on James’ bike.

Meanwhile, Dr. Jacobi sneaks up to Maddie, still dressed as Laura, behind the gazebo. A masked man attacks him from behind. Unaware of Jacobi’s situation, Donna and James pick up Maddie and leave the scene.

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After finding Audrey in his bed, Cooper turns her down gently, saying since he swore to certain values as an FBI agent, he can’t become romantically involved with her.

The next morning, Harry and Doc Hayward are trying to get Waldo the bird to talk, as he was witness to Laura’s murder. Cooper places a voice-activated tape recorder near Waldo’s cage - when Waldo talks, the recorder will capture it. Cooper says he and the Bookhouse Boys should visit One Eyed Jacks and question Jacques Renoir, who works there as a card dealer.

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After being awakened by the singing of Icelandic businessmen, Cooper has coffee in the hotel restaurant, where Audrey informs him she just got a job. Meanwhile, Ben and Jerry decide to take the Icelanders to One Eyed Jacks to help sell the Ghostwood land project.

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At the Palmer’s, Andy makes a police sketch of the person Sarah saw in her vision: “BOB.” She also recalls the gloved hand digging up Laura’s necklace. Donna buried the necklace with James, but says nothing. She wonders how Sarah knows about the necklace being buried to begin with.

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Audrey is dressed in red, hanging out in the Great Northwestern hotel, waiting for Agent Cooper. She admits to slipping the note under his door that said “Jack With One Eye.” Audrey says it’s a place that men go to play, and women to work. She also confirms that both Laura and Ronette worked at the perfume counter at Horne’s department store.

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The Hornes are having a quiet family dinner when Ben’s brother Jerry arrives, carrying some French baguettes with brie and butter. Ben bites into it with relish. His wife rubs her forehead with disdain. The two brothers leave the room, and Ben says there’s a new girl at One Eyed Jacks, a secret brothel and casino. Ben calls her freshly scented from the perfume counter at Horne’s, the department store he owns.

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Cooper hangs upside-down in the hotel room at the Great Northwestern, talking to Diane, his trusty tape recorder. He finds a damn fine cup of coffee in the hotel restaurant. Audrey Horne introduces herself, shows him her ring, and asks Cooper if his palms ever itch.

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