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 9
“Episode 16” aka “Arbitrary Law”
[NOTE: The pilot episode of Twin Peaks is not numbered; this, the seventeenth episode overall, is officially designated “Episode 16.”]
Original Airdate: December 1, 1990
Writer: Mark Frost, Harley Peyton, and Robert Engels
Director: Tim Hunter
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, Eric Da Re, Harry Goaz, Michael Horse, Sheryl Lee, Miguel Ferrer, Ian Buchanan, Jane Greer, Don Davis, Al Strobel, Michael J. Anderson, Frank Silva, Carel Stryucken, Mae Williams, Hank Worden