7.758 minSeason 3 • Episode 18
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The body of Laura Palmer is washed up on a beach near the small Washington state town of Twin Peaks. FBI Special Agent Dale Cooper is called in to investigate her strange demise only to uncover a web of mystery that ultimately leads him deep into the heart of the surrounding woodland and his very own soul.
Direction
Lynch turns a murder mystery into dream logic poetry.
Acting
Kyle MacLachlan's Cooper: unshakeable optimism meets cosmic horror.
Sound
Angelo Badalamenti's score haunts your bones forever.
Creators
David Lynch, Mark Frost
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
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