In PRESTIGE PREHISTORY, Pop Heist critic Sean T. Collins takes a look at classic TV shows that paved the way for the New Golden Age of Television — challenging, self-contained series from writers and filmmakers determined to push the medium forward by telling stories their own way.
Twin Peaks Season 1, Episode 6
“Episode 5” aka “Cooper’s Dreams”
[NOTE: The pilot episode of Twin Peaks is not numbered; this, the fifth episode, is officially designated “Episode 5.”]
Original Airdate: May 10, 1990
Writer: Mark Frost
Director: Lesli Linka Glatter
Cast: Kyle MacLachlan, Michael Ontkean, Mädchen Amick, Dana Ashbrook, Richard Beymer, Lara Flynn Boyle, Sherilyn Fenn, Warren Frost, Peggy Lipton, James Marshall, Everett McGill, Jack Nance, Ray Wise, Joan Chen, Piper Laurie, Eric Da Re, Harry Goaz, Michael Horse, Sheryl Lee, Russ Tamblyn, Chris Mulkey, David Patrick Kelly, Don Davis, Charlotte Stewart, Don Amendolia, Catherine E. Coulson, Lance Davis, Rick Giolito