That's not Dr. Lydecker!





Season 1 Episode 4

Written by: Robert Engels





Directed by: Tim Hunter





Original Air Date: May 3, 1990





"Did you tell them about the necklace?"





At the Palmer's house, Sarah tells Sheriff Truman about the gray haired man she saw at the foot of Laura's bed while Andy tries to draw his face. Donna sits next to her as Maddy serves coffee. Doc Hayward sits nearby observing. Leland pops out in his bathrobe and makes a snarky comment about Sarah's visions. He says to Sarah, "Did you tell them about the necklace?" He glances at Sheriff Truman and remarks, "She's had two visions!" Then Leland walks out in a funk. After Harry asks Sarah what she saw. Sarah recounts seeing a gloved hand taking Laura's broken heart necklace out of the ground. Donna listens intently. A nervous expression comes across her face as Sarah describes the scene where Donna thought she buried the necklace with James.





"What's going on, here?"

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"The problems of our entire society are of a sexual nature!"

"Giant Wienie Roast In the Woods!"

"MOM!"

"In real life there is no Algebra!"

"It was fate!"

"Cooper, I'd think you'd be afraid to go to sleep at night!"

(I love how Michael Ontkean tries not to laugh during this scene)

"Fix me first."

"I feel so dumb!"

"I don't why she's doing what she's doing!"

"A hot guy in a flashy car."





"Audrey, you're my daughter!"

"That's our connection!"





"If you don't like it, get somebody else!"





"I'll catch you later!"









End of show!





I love this episode, but Hank's domino always drove me crazy. It seems like it's supposed to mean something, but (spoiler alert) it never really goes anywhere. This episode plays out more methodically setting up layer's of the investigation through humor, rather than anything particularly surreal. Between Andy's lines, Dr. Lydecker's Llama and Philip Gerard breaking down over his "mom" tattoo, I would say this episode airs on the lighter side. It's a nice mix of all the character's though, showcasing a little bit of everyone's drama. This episode leaves the mystery of who killed Laura Palmer open to many possible suspects. We dive in a little deeper with the discovery of Waldo the bird and Ben's hand in multiple nefarious dealings. Audrey shows both her vulnerability and cunning while securing herself a job at the department store. Its apparent in the scene with her and Ben, that although there is a disconnect between Audrey and her father, there is also complicated love there. Audrey clearly feels sidestepped by Ben's fondness of Laura and there is a sense that's she struggled with that for a long time.





It was also nice to learn a little about Cooper's romantic past and Hawk's poetic nature. I must note that Gordon Cole was noticeably quieter in his phone debut than he becomes in later episodes. I should also note that the name Gordon Cole is a reference to a character from the famous movie, Sunset Boulevard, which David Lynch has said is one of his favorite films. The names Lydecker and Waldo are both references to the old movie 1944 movie, Laura. It's also likely that the name Laura Palmer was inspired by that film.



Random Thoughts: My friend has a theory about Andy that I believe is true. His innocence might be the key to saving Dale in the new episodes. I will reference examples in future recaps, but in this episode notice he finds Waldo's file at just the right moment.



Also note that there was an owl watching James and Donna in the woods right as they discovered Laura's necklace was missing. Why?







