Part 1

"Part 1", also known as "The Return, Part 1", is the first episode of the third season of the TV series Twin Peaks. It was written by Mark Frost and David Lynch, directed by Lynch, and stars Kyle MacLachlan. "Part 1" was broadcast on Showtime along with Part 2 on May 21, 2017, and seen by an audience of 506,000 viewers in the United States. In addition, the two episodes were shown as a feature at the 2017 Cannes Film Festival, where they received a standing ovation. The episode received critical acclaim. Plot Background The small town of Twin Peaks, Washington, has been shocked by the murder of schoolgirl Laura Palmer (Sheryl Lee) and the attempted murder of her friend Ronette Pulaski (Phoebe Augustine). FBI special agent Dale Cooper (Kyle MacLachlan) has been sent to the town to investigate and has come to the realization that the killer was Laura's father, Leland Palmer (Ray Wise), who acted while possessed by a demonic entity, Killer BOB (Frank Silva). At the end of the original series, BOB trapped Cooper in the Black Lodge, an extra-dimensional place, and let out Cooper's doppelgänger to use him for physical access to the world. Events Cooper sits in the Red Room. Laura Palmer, seated on the other side of the room, salutes him and tells him "I'll see you again in 25 years. Meanwhile". She accompanies her words with a hand gesture. Images from the pilot are shown, including a girl running away and screaming and the portrait of Laura in the school's trophy case.