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‘Twin Peaks’ 2×21 Recap: Long Live the Queen

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Twin Peaks Season 2, Episode 21
“Episode 28” aka “Miss Twin Peaks”
sometimes listed as “The Night of Decision”
[NOTE: The pilot episode of Twin Peaks is not numbered; this, the 29th episode overall, is officially designated “Episode 28.”]
Original Airdate: June 10, 1991
Writer: Barry Pullman
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, Joan Chen, Piper Laurie, Eric Da Re, Harry Goaz, Michael Horse, Kenneth Welsh, Russ Tamblyn, Ian Buchanan, Heather Graham, David L. Lander, Robyn Lively, Wendy Robie, Don Davis, Gary Hershberger, Mary Jo Deschanel, Catherine E. Coulson, Dan O’Herlihy, Willie Garson, John Boylan, Jill Engels