Episode 14 (Twin Peaks)

"Episode 14"
Twin Peaks episode
Leland Palmer inhabited by Killer BOB. The scene is the beginning of one which reveals the answer to the long-running plot arc for the series.
Episode no.	Season 2 Episode 7
Directed by	David Lynch
Written by	Mark Frost
Production code	2.007[1]
Original air date	November 10, 1990 (1990-11-10)
Running time	47 minutes[2]
Guest appearances
Grace Zabriskie as Sarah Palmer Wendy Robie as Nadine Hurley Al Strobel as Phillip Michael Gerard / MIKE David Lynch as Bureau Chief Gordon Cole Fumio Yamaguchi as Mr. Tojamura Gary Hershberger as Mike Nelson Catherine E. Coulson as Margaret Lanterman / "The Log Lady" Carel Struycken as The Giant Hank Worden as The Elderly Room Service Waiter Frank Silva as Killer BOB (uncredited)
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"Episode 14", also known as "Lonely Souls",^[a] is the seventh episode of the second season of the American mystery television series Twin Peaks. The episode was written by series co-creator Mark Frost and directed by series co-creator David Lynch. It features series regulars Kyle MacLachlan, Michael Ontkean, Ray Wise and Richard Beymer; and guest stars Frank Silva (uncredited) as Killer BOB, Hank Worden as The Waiter, Julee Cruise as Singer, and David Lynch as Gordon Cole.

Twin Peaks centers on the investigation into the murder of schoolgirl Laura Palmer (Sheryl Lee) in the small rural town in Washington state after which the series is named. In this episode, during the ongoing investigation into Laura's death, FBI special agent Dale Cooper (MacLachlan) and Sheriff Truman (Ontkean) continue to search for her killer, the demonic BOB, who has possessed a human host. Aided by Mike (Al Strobel), Cooper and Truman arrest Benjamin Horne (Beymer), believing him to be inhabited by BOB. Later that night, The Giant (Carel Struycken) warns Cooper "it is happening again," while BOB's real host, Leland Palmer (Wise), murders Madeline Ferguson (Lee).

"Episode 14" was first broadcast on November 10, 1990, on the American Broadcasting Company (ABC) and was watched by an audience of 17.2 million households in the United States, about 20 percent of the available audience. The episode was well received, garnering positive reviews after its initial broadcast and in subsequent years. Academic readings of the entry have highlighted the theme of duality and the cinematography in the revelation scene.

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