Twin Peaks
Season 1
8 listed hours · 1990–1991 · ABC
From the desk
How this season is filed
The 1990–91 ABC run only: cherry pie, dream logic, and the murder that taught America to spoil a soap like it was scripture. The 2017 Return is another pack.
TV Flash files Season 1 of Twin Peaks (1990–1991) on ABC as the first listed season of 3 — 8 listed hours, 1990-04-08–1990-05-23 from “Pilot” (S01E01) to “The Last Evening” (S01E08). Titles, dates, and synopses on file — no invented recaps.
Desk essentials in this season
- S01E01 Pilot
The first fence. A river, a town performing grief, Cooper's tape recorder — the tags being born over pie.
- S01E03 Zen, or the Skill to Catch a Killer
The Red Room as appointment TV. Network television's brain, politely broken in prime time.
- S01E08 The Last Evening
Season 1 slammed like a séance. A cliffhanger that is also a dare to come back without an answer.
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S01E01 Pilot
The small northwest town of Twin Peaks, Washington is shaken up when the body of the Homecoming Queen, Laura Palmer, is discovered washed up on a riverbank, wrapped in plastic.
Pilot note — From the desk: Twin Peaks opens its catalog run with “Pilot” (1990-04-08). Art-house on broadcast; every weird prestige show tips its cherry pie. Network pressure on the mystery, cast lore, and the revival's long shadow.
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S01E02 Traces to Nowhere
Agent Cooper enjoys the comforts of the Great Northern Hotel. Bobby Briggs and Mike Nelson are released from jail. Doctor Hayward hands over the autopsy report on Laura Palmer.
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S01E03 Zen, or the Skill to Catch a Killer
Ben Horne's brother, Jerry, arrives in Twin Peaks; together they travel to One Eyed Jack's and meet with the madam, Blackie O'Reilly. Audrey leaves a clue for Cooper. Deputy Hawk finds a bloody towel near the crime scene.
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S01E04 Rest in Pain
Cooper meets with Audrey, who confesses to leaving him the note about One Eyed Jack's. Cooper tells Truman he can't remember who the killer was in his dream, but insists the dream is a code to solving the crime.
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S01E05 The One-Armed Man
Cooper questions Dr. Jacoby, who suspects Leo Johnson is the killer. Gordon Cole, Cooper's supervisor, calls in with Albert's report. Josie Packard spies on Ben Horne and Catherine Martell. Hawk tracks down the One-Armed Man.
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S01E06 Cooper's Dreams
Cooper and company have tea with the Log Lady, who tells them there was a third man following after Leo and Jacques the night Laura died. At Jacques Renault's cabin Cooper, Hawk, and Truman find Waldo the bird
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S01E07 Realization Time
Audrey cons her way into working at the perfume counter where Laura worked and discovers that it's being used as a recruitment post for One Eyed Jack's. James, Donna and Maddy plan to lure Jacoby away from his office
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S01E08 The Last Evening
Audrey is hired at One Eyed Jack's, but is caught in a trap when her father arrives. Cooper gets Jacques Renault to reveal the details of Laura's last night in the cabin. Deputy Andy saves Truman's life and apprehends Renault
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