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 11
“Episode 18” aka “Masked Ball”
[NOTE: The pilot episode of Twin Peaks is not numbered; this, the nineteenth episode overall, is officially designated “Episode 18.”]
Original Airdate: December 15, 1990
Writer: Barry Pullman
Director: Duwayne Dunham
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, Harry Goaz, Michael Horse, Chris Mulkey, Ian Buchanan, Clarence Williams III, James Booth, David Duchovny, Wendy Robie, Charlotte Stewart, Gary Hershberger, Tony Jay, Robyn Lively, Annette McCarthy, Royce D. Applegate, Ron Taylor, Dan O’Herlihy, John Boylan, Catherine E. Coulson, Joshua Harris, David Lynch, Kenneth Welsh