Episode 9 (Twin Peaks)

"Episode 9"
Twin Peaks episode
A man crawls on a couch.
Killer Bob crawling towards Maddy. The scene has been praised as one of the most iconic of the series.[1]
Episode no.Season 2
Episode 2
Directed byDavid Lynch
Written byHarley Peyton
Production code2.002[2]
Original air dateOctober 6, 1990 (1990-10-06)
Running time47 minutes[3]
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"Episode 9", also known as "Coma",[nb 1] is the second episode of the second season of the American mystery television series Twin Peaks. The episode was written by Harley Peyton, and directed by series co-creator David Lynch. It features series regulars Kyle MacLachlan, Michael Ontkean, Ray Wise and Richard Beymer; and guest stars Chris Mulkey as Hank Jennings, Miguel Ferrer as Albert Rosenfield, David Patrick Kelly as Jerry Horne. Don S. Davis as Major Garland Briggs, Victoria Catlin as Blackie O'Reilly, Don Amendolia as Emory Battis, Frances Bay as Mrs. Tremond, Grace Zabriskie as Sarah Palmer, and Catherine E. Coulson as the Log Lady.

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, Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Special Agent Dale Cooper (MacLachlan) continues his investigation on Laura Palmer's murder together with Sheriff Truman (Ontkean), and FBI Special Agent Albert Rosenfield (Ferrer). In the meanwhile, Donna Hayward (Lara Flynn Boyle) and Audrey Horne (Sherilyn Fenn) continue their separate attempts at investigating, respectively by taking Laura's place in the Meals on Wheels, her community service, and by working undercover in the "One Eyed Jack's", a brothel where Laura has worked in the past.

"Episode 9" was broadcast on October 8, 1990, on the American Broadcasting Company (ABC) and was watched by an audience of 14.4 million households in the United States. Critical response to the episode was mainly positive.

  1. ^ ""Episode 8" / "Episode 9"". The A.V. Club. The Onion. 9 January 2008. Archived from the original on March 8, 2009. Retrieved June 4, 2017.
  2. ^ "Twin Peaks (a Titles & Air Dates Guide)". epguides. Retrieved June 2, 2017.
  3. ^ "Twin Peaks, Season 2". iTunes Store. Apple. Retrieved June 2, 2017.
  4. ^ Riches 2011, p. 40.


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