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 4
“Episode 3” aka “Rest in Pain”
[NOTE: The pilot episode of Twin Peaks is not numbered; this, the fourth episode, is officially designated “Episode 3.”]
Original Airdate: April 26, 1990
Writer: Harley Peyton
Director: Tina Rathborne
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, Miguel Ferrer, Walter Oklewicz, Royce D. Applegate, Jed Mills, Wendy Robie, Kimmy Robertson, Gary Hershberger, Don Davis, Charlotte Stewart, Robert Bauer, Catherine E. Coulson, Clay Wilcox