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 1, Episode 2
“Episode 1” aka “Traces to Nowhere”
[NOTE: The pilot episode of Twin Peaks is not numbered; this, the second episode, is officially designated “Episode 1”]
Original Airdate: April 12, 1990
Writers: David Lynch & Mark Frost
Director: Duwayne Dunham
Cast: Kyle MacLachlan, Michael Ontkean, Sheryl Lee, Mädchen Amick, Dana Ashbrook, Richard Beymer, Lara Flynn Boyle, Sherilyn Fenn, Warren Frost, Peggy Lipton, James Marshall, Everett McGill, Jack Nance, Ray Wise, Joan Chen, Piper Laurie, Eric Da Re, Harry Goaz, Michael Horse, Sheryl Lee, Russ Tamblyn, Grace Zabriskie, Don Davis, Mary Jo Deschanel, Charlotte Stewart, Gary Hershberger, Wendy Robie, Kimmy Robertson, Catherine E. Coulson, Al Strobel, Frank Silva