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 22
“Episode 29” aka “Beyond Life and Death”
[NOTE: The pilot episode of Twin Peaks is not numbered; this, the 30th episode overall, is officially designated “Episode 29.”]
Original Airdate: June 10, 1991
Writers: Mark Frost, Harley Peyton, Robert Engels
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, Kimmy Robertson, Joan Chen, Piper Laurie, Eric Da Re, Harry Goaz, Michael Horse, Sheryl Lee, Kenneth Welsh, Russ Tamblyn, Heather Graham, Grace Zabriskie, Wendy Robie, Don Davis, Charlotte Stewart, Gary Hershberger, Mary Jo Deschanel, Catherine E. Coulson, James V. Scott, Dan O’Herlihy, Carl Struycken, Hank Worden, Ed Wright, Michael J. Anderson, Frank Silva, Phoebe Augustine, Jan D’Arcy, Andrea Hays, Arvo O. Katajisto, Brenda E. Mathers