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Season 1 - Best Episodes Of Twin Peaks

Overall Rating: ★ 8.7

Season 1 - Best Episodes Of Twin Peaks

(Overall Rating: ★ 8.7)

Episode Ratings & Analysis

Explore season 1 episodes of Twin Peaks. Explore detailed ratings, episode summaries, and visualize how the show's quality evolved over time.

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.

3 Seasons
48 Episodes
Ended
Drama Mystery
★ 9.0/10 (6630 votes)
#1

The Last Evening

S1:E8

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

AndrewBloom Jun 22, 2017

[3.8/10] How many cliffhangers and “shocking” developments can you throw into one season finale befo...

★ 8.9/10 (18216 votes)
#2

Pilot

S1:E1

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.

AndrewBloom Jun 15, 2017

[3.4/10] Giving this another shot in light of the revival, but yeesh, this is rough. I originally ga...

★ 8.9/10 (7779 votes)
#3

Zen, or the Skill to Catch a Killer

S1:E3

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

AndrewBloom Jun 19, 2017

[4.2/10] So much of *Twin Peaks* is going for a vibe of weird or offputting or disturbing. Particula...

★ 8.5/10 (5971 votes)
#4

Realization Time

S1:E7

Dr. Jacoby gets a phone call from Laura Palmer.

squeakynarwhal Jun 11, 2016

Cooper playing back the tape and hearing Waldo the bird repeat what Laura said on the night of her d...

★ 8.4/10 (6112 votes)
#5

Cooper's Dreams

S1:E6

Cooper and Truman discover a crime scene in the woods.

AndrewBloom Jun 21, 2017

[4.8/10] I give this show a lot of crap, so let’s start with two things “Cooper’s Dream” did really ...

★ 8.2/10 (7349 votes)
#6

Traces to Nowhere

S1:E2

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

AndrewBloom Jun 16, 2017

[4.4/10] Thank goodness for Kyle MacLachlan as Agent Cooper. That’s about all I can say for the seco...

★ 8.2/10 (6515 votes)
#7

Rest In Pain

S1:E4

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

AndrewBloom Jun 20, 2017

[5.6/10] I unabashedly love *The Room*. It has this bizarre, unreplicable combination of incompetenc...

★ 8.1/10 (6231 votes)
#8

The One-Armed Man

S1:E5

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

AndrewBloom Jun 21, 2017

[3.5/10] Part of the reason I write these reviews is to help myself pinpoint precisely why I like or...

★ 8.1/10 (6231 votes)
#1

The One-Armed Man

S1:E5

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

AndrewBloom Jun 21, 2017

[3.5/10] Part of the reason I write these reviews is to help myself pinpoint precisely why I like or...

★ 8.2/10 (7349 votes)
#2

Traces to Nowhere

S1:E2

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

AndrewBloom Jun 16, 2017

[4.4/10] Thank goodness for Kyle MacLachlan as Agent Cooper. That’s about all I can say for the seco...

★ 8.2/10 (6515 votes)
#3

Rest In Pain

S1:E4

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

AndrewBloom Jun 20, 2017

[5.6/10] I unabashedly love *The Room*. It has this bizarre, unreplicable combination of incompetenc...

★ 8.4/10 (6112 votes)
#4

Cooper's Dreams

S1:E6

Cooper and Truman discover a crime scene in the woods.

AndrewBloom Jun 21, 2017

[4.8/10] I give this show a lot of crap, so let’s start with two things “Cooper’s Dream” did really ...

★ 8.5/10 (5971 votes)
#5

Realization Time

S1:E7

Dr. Jacoby gets a phone call from Laura Palmer.

squeakynarwhal Jun 11, 2016

Cooper playing back the tape and hearing Waldo the bird repeat what Laura said on the night of her d...

★ 8.9/10 (18216 votes)
#6

Pilot

S1:E1

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.

AndrewBloom Jun 15, 2017

[3.4/10] Giving this another shot in light of the revival, but yeesh, this is rough. I originally ga...

★ 8.9/10 (7779 votes)
#7

Zen, or the Skill to Catch a Killer

S1:E3

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

AndrewBloom Jun 19, 2017

[4.2/10] So much of *Twin Peaks* is going for a vibe of weird or offputting or disturbing. Particula...

★ 9.0/10 (6630 votes)
#8

The Last Evening

S1:E8

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

AndrewBloom Jun 22, 2017

[3.8/10] How many cliffhangers and “shocking” developments can you throw into one season finale befo...

★ 8.9/10 (18216 votes)

Pilot

S1:E1

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.

AndrewBloom Jun 15, 2017

[3.4/10] Giving this another shot in light of the revival, but yeesh, this is rough. I originally ga...

★ 8.2/10 (7349 votes)

Traces to Nowhere

S1:E2

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

AndrewBloom Jun 16, 2017

[4.4/10] Thank goodness for Kyle MacLachlan as Agent Cooper. That’s about all I can say for the seco...

★ 8.9/10 (7779 votes)

Zen, or the Skill to Catch a Killer

S1:E3

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

AndrewBloom Jun 19, 2017

[4.2/10] So much of *Twin Peaks* is going for a vibe of weird or offputting or disturbing. Particula...

★ 8.2/10 (6515 votes)

Rest In Pain

S1:E4

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

AndrewBloom Jun 20, 2017

[5.6/10] I unabashedly love *The Room*. It has this bizarre, unreplicable combination of incompetenc...

★ 8.1/10 (6231 votes)

The One-Armed Man

S1:E5

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

AndrewBloom Jun 21, 2017

[3.5/10] Part of the reason I write these reviews is to help myself pinpoint precisely why I like or...

★ 8.4/10 (6112 votes)

Cooper's Dreams

S1:E6

Cooper and Truman discover a crime scene in the woods.

AndrewBloom Jun 21, 2017

[4.8/10] I give this show a lot of crap, so let’s start with two things “Cooper’s Dream” did really ...

★ 8.5/10 (5971 votes)

Realization Time

S1:E7

Dr. Jacoby gets a phone call from Laura Palmer.

squeakynarwhal Jun 11, 2016

Cooper playing back the tape and hearing Waldo the bird repeat what Laura said on the night of her d...

★ 9.0/10 (6630 votes)

The Last Evening

S1:E8

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

AndrewBloom Jun 22, 2017

[3.8/10] How many cliffhangers and “shocking” developments can you throw into one season finale befo...

Season Average Rating Episodes Best Episode Worst Episode
3 ★ 8.5 18
★ 9.5 Part 16
★ 7.6 Part 12
1 ★ 8.5 8
★ 9.0 The Last Evening
★ 8.1 The One-Armed Man
2 ★ 8.1 22
★ 9.4 Lonely Souls
★ 7.1 Slaves and Masters
Kyle MacLachlan
Cast & Crew

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