Twin Peaks
Slaves and Masters
TV Flash files “Slaves and Masters” as hour 23 of 48 in the TV Flash guide — Twin Peaks (1990–1991) on ABC, season 2, episode 15, aired 1991-02-09, 60 min.
From the desk
How this hour is filed
This leaf is S02E15: listed hour 23 of 48 in the Twin Peaks guide, hour 15 of 22 in season 2. It aired 1991-02-09 (60 min). The listed hour before it is “Double Play” (S02E14). Next is “The Condemned Woman” (S02E16).
Catalog log
Broadcast listing — not a TV Flash recap.
The police look for James in the Marsh murder. Bobby and Shelly tell Truman that Leo escaped; and Bobby reveals that he saw Hank shoot Leo the night the mill burned. Albert returns to Twin Peaks with information on Windom Earle.
Viewer FAQ
Where does Slaves and Masters sit in the Twin Peaks guide?
S02E15 is listed hour 23 of 48 — hour 15 of 22 in season 2, season 2 episode 15.
When did Twin Peaks S02E15 air?
Slaves and Masters aired 1991-02-09 and is listed at 60 minutes.
Do I need The Return (2017) to watch this?
No. This package is the classic ABC run (1990–91) only. The Return is a separate pack on this site. Watch the 1991 Lodge closer as a door, not as a trailer. Mixing them is how group chats start civil wars.
In the series
Why this series still plays
For the 1990–91 broadcast dare only: a murder that made America theory-brained, a Red Room that still photographs like a fever, and a Lodge closer that is a door — not a trailer for 2017. Fence the name. Eat the pie. Stop before The Return.
So about last night's group chat: someone typed who killed Laura Palmer like it was still 1990, someone else posted a coffee still like a legal document, and a third person said the owls were not what they seemed and then refused to explain. (I said spoiler-free. I meant no nuclear dumps without a fence. The cherry pie is fair game.) Twin Peaks is the original watercooler mystery-box, except the watercooler was a diner and the box was a dream. ABC, spring 1990: David Lynch and Mark Frost put art-house dread…
Filed against
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