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Twin Peaks S1E7 — Realization Time

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Twin Peaks•Season 1•Episode 7

Realization Time

8.4/10 · 7,708 votesMay 17, 199047 min

Ranked #5 of 8 in Season 1•−0.1 vs season avg

Dr. Jacoby gets a phone call from Laura Palmer.

Directed byCaleb Deschanel

Written byHarley Peyton

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Seasons3

Season 1 Episodes8

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Pilot

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Traces to Nowhere

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Zen, or the Skill to Catch a Killer

Rest In Pain still

Rest In Pain

The One-Armed Man still

The One-Armed Man

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Cooper's Dreams

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The Last Evening

Cast18

Kyle MacLachlan

Kyle MacLachlan

Dale Cooper

Michael Ontkean

Michael Ontkean

Harry S. Truman

Mädchen Amick

Mädchen Amick

Shelly Johnson

Lara Flynn Boyle

Lara Flynn Boyle

Donna Hayward

Dana Ashbrook

Dana Ashbrook

Bobby Briggs

Richard Beymer

Richard Beymer

Benjamin Horne

Sherilyn Fenn

Sherilyn Fenn

Audrey Horne

Warren Frost

Warren Frost

Will Hayward

Peggy Lipton

Peggy Lipton

Norma Jennings

James Marshall

James Marshall

James Hurley

Everett McGill

Everett McGill

Big Ed Hurley

Jack Nance

Jack Nance

Pete Martell

Crew2

Harley Peyton

Harley Peyton

Writer

Caleb Deschanel

Caleb Deschanel

Director

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Episode Summary

"Realization Time" is episode 7 of Twin Peaks season 1. It scored 8.4/10 from 7,708 votes, ranking #5 of 8 episodes this season (season average 8.5). Directed by Caleb Deschanel and written by Harley Peyton, it aired on May 17, 1990.

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