This week, Showtime unveiled the first four episodes of David Lynch’s ambitious, 18-hour Twin Peaks revival. Given the cherished, cult status of both Lynch and the show itself, a lot of ink has been spilled over the past few weeks about what kind of show Twin Peaks is, really. The series came of age in the early 90s, long before Internet culture, obsessive Reddit threads, and even more obsessive recaps had changed the way we watch television. Though Twin Peaks is credited as being the mother of all crackpot theory shows, there are some critics who argue that’s actually not how the show should be digested. That to get caught up in the cryptic clues and esoteric callbacks is to miss the larger surrealistic beauty of what Lynch is trying to create.

As I often said when defending our Westworld coverage, I would argue there’s room for a single show to be both. And while Lynch may lead us down a rabbit (or chocolate bunny) hole or two that he never intends to explain, there are some references in this revival that I think have deeper meaning—particularly when it comes to the way Twin Peaks: The Return interacts with the mythology of the unfairly maligned 1992 feature film Fire Walk with Me. Even some Twin Peaks obsessives refused either to re-visit or to watch the story of Laura Palmer’s final days in the first place. But the one major hint Lynch was willing to give fans in advance of this week’s Twin Peaks premiere is that Fire Walk with Me would play a key role—and he wasn’t kidding.

So if the first few episodes of Twin Peaks: The Return are leaving you confused, you’re not alone.

Allow us to point out a few references and callbacks you might have missed while not, to put it into Twin Peaks terms, losing the thematic forest for the trees. Showtime has made the first four episodes of the new season available on all streaming platforms and on demand, but in case you’re parceling the season out slowly for yourself, this article has been divided by episode. In other words, you’ll have ample warning when it comes to spoilers. So, pour yourself a hot cup of coffee, dish up some pie, and be prepared to follow every clue. It’s what Agent Dale Cooper would do.

EPISODES 1 AND 2

For most of my thoughts on the first two episodes of the new season, you can go here. One Easter egg we didn’t hit yet: