The Best Episodes of Twin Peaks Season 1

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1. #1 Fan Favorite
   

   8.9/10(20453 votes)

   #1 - Pilot

   S1:E14/8/1990

   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.

   Director:David Lynch

   Writers:Mark Frost, David Lynch

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   Director:David Lynch

   Writers:Mark Frost, David Lynch
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   8.2/10(8960 votes)

   #2 - Traces to Nowhere

   S1:E24/12/1990

   Agent Dale Cooper and Sheriff Harry Truman discover more about the troubled secret life of the murdered Laura Palmer.

   Director:Duwayne Dunham

   Writers:Mark Frost, David Lynch

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   Director:Duwayne Dunham

   Writers:Mark Frost, David Lynch
3. 

   8.9/10(9512 votes)

   #3 - Zen, or the Skill to Catch a Killer

   S1:E34/19/1990

   Agent Cooper demonstrates an unusual deductive technique for the Twin Peaks Sheriff's Department.

   Director:David Lynch

   Writers:Mark Frost, David Lynch

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   Director:David Lynch

   Writers:Mark Frost, David Lynch
4. 

   8.2/10(7934 votes)

   #4 - Rest In Pain

   S1:E44/26/1990

   The people of Twin Peaks gather together to attend the funeral of Laura Palmer.

   Director:Tina Rathborne

   Writer:Harley Peyton

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   Director:Tina Rathborne

   Writer:Harley Peyton
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   8.1/10(7585 votes)

   #5 - The One-Armed Man

   S1:E55/3/1990

   Cooper and Truman try to find The One-Armed Man.

   Director:Tim Hunter

   Writer:Robert Engels

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   Director:Tim Hunter

   Writer:Robert Engels
6. 

   8.4/10(7464 votes)

   #6 - Cooper's Dreams

   S1:E65/10/1990

   Cooper and Truman discover a crime scene in the woods.

   Director:Lesli Linka Glatter

   Writer:Mark Frost

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   Director:Lesli Linka Glatter

   Writer:Mark Frost
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7. 

   8.4/10(7279 votes)

   #7 - Realization Time

   S1:E75/17/1990

   Dr. Jacoby gets a phone call from Laura Palmer.

   Director:Caleb Deschanel

   Writer:Harley Peyton

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   Director:Caleb Deschanel

   Writer:Harley Peyton
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   9.0/10(8110 votes)

   #8 - The Last Evening

   S1:E85/23/1990

   The investigation of Laura Palmer's murder reaches a terrifying conclusion.

   Director:Mark Frost

   Writer:Mark Frost

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   Director:Mark Frost

   Writer:Mark Frost