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 3
“Episode 2” aka “Zen, or the Skill to Catch a Killer”
[NOTE: The pilot episode of Twin Peaks is not numbered; this, the third episode, is officially designated “Episode 2.”]
Original Airdate: April 19, 1990
Writers: David Lynch & Mark Frost
Director: David Lynch
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, Ray Wise, Joan Chen, Piper Laurie, Eric Da Re, Harry Goaz, Michael Horse, Sheryl Lee, Russ Tamblyn, Grace Zabriskie, David Patrick Kelly, Miguel Ferrer, Victoria Catlin, Wendy Robie, Kimmy Robertson, Jan D’Arcy, Mary Jo Deschanel, Gary Hershberger, Robert Bauer, Connie Woods, Michael J. Anderson, Al Strobel, Frank Silva