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 8
“Episode 15” aka “Drive with a Dead Girl”
[NOTE: The pilot episode of Twin Peaks is not numbered; this, the sixteenth episode overall, is officially designated “Episode 15.”]
Original Airdate: November 17, 1990
Writer: Scott Frost
Director: Caleb Deschanel
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, Piper Laurie, Harry Goaz, Michael Horse, Sheryl Lee, Grace Zabriskie, Chris Mulkey, David Patrick Kelly, James Booth, Kathleen Wilhoite, Jane Greer, Al Strobel, Emily Fincher, Frank Silva