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‘Twin Peaks’ 2×06 Recap: The Gifted and the Damned

"He wears a smile. Everybody run."

1:00 AM EST on February 16, 2026

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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 2, Episode 6
“Episode 13” aka “Demons”
[NOTE: The pilot episode of Twin Peaks is not numbered; this, the fourteenth episode overall, is officially designated “Episode 13.”]
Original Airdate: Nov. 3, 1990
Writer: Harley Peyton, Robert Engels
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, Kimmy Robertson, Ray Wise, Joan Chen, Harry Goaz, Michael Horse, Sheryl Lee, Lenny Von Dohlen, Ian Abercrombie, David Lynch, Wendy Robie, Fumio Yamaguchi, Al Strobel, Mak Takano