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 16
“Episode 23” aka “The Condemned Woman”
[NOTE: The pilot episode of Twin Peaks is not numbered; this, the 24th episode overall, is officially designated “Episode 23.”]
Original Airdate: February 16, 1991
Writer: Harley Peyton
Director: Lesli Linka Glatter
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, Michael Horse, Kenneth Welsh, Billy Zane, Miguel Ferrer, David Patrick Kelly, Chris Mulkey, Wendy Robie, David Warner, Dan O’Herlihy, Michael J. Anderson, Frank Silva, Ron Blair