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 20
“Episode 27” aka “The Path to the Black Lodge”
sometimes erroneously listed as “The Path to the Black House”
[NOTE: The pilot episode of Twin Peaks is not numbered; this, the 28th episode overall, is officially designated “Episode 27.”]
Original Airdate: April 18, 1991
Writer: Harley Peyton & Robert Engels
Director: Stephen Gyllenhaal
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, Joan Chen, Piper Laurie, Eric Da Re, Harry Goaz, Michael Horse, Kenneth Welsh, Billy Zane, Ian Buchanan, Heather Graham, Robyn Lively, Don Davis, Gary Hershberger, Mary Jo Deschanel, Dan O’Herlihy, Willie Garson, John Boylan, Carel Struycken, Ron Blair, Ron Kirk, Ted Raimi, Frank Silva