Harley Peyton

Twin Peaks Episode 22 centers on relations of power. Thus, I suppose, the German title (“Slaves and Masters”), which makes me tempted to take off into an exegesis of Hegel’s Master/Slave dialectic, but I unfortunately don’t think that would be terribly fruitful. If there is a dialectic in Episode 22, it would be one without […] More

Episode 20, “Checkmate”, is certainly some of the best of the worst of Twin Peaks. Whenever I have to convince people to watch Twin Peaks and they protest by citing the dip in quality of the second season, I make a point of insisting that while the James-Evelyn plotline is a chore, some of the best moments […] More

Twin Peaks Episode 19, “The Black Widow,” is all setups and midgame drama, with the big events of the season yet to come and quite a bit of true weirdness thrown in for good measure. There is an idea that even the worst episode of a great television show is better than the best episode […] More

Coming in the wake of the revelation of Laura’s killer to the audience in Episode 14 and the reinforcement of the image of Leland Palmer (Ray Wise)’s possession by BOB in Episode 15, Episode 16 is nothing if not pivotal in the story arc of Twin Peaks. In Episode 16, Special Agent Dale Cooper (Kyle […] More

“Occupied by Different Souls: Twin Peaks Episode 13” is written by Lindsay Hallam. She is a contributor to The Women of David Lynch: A Collection of Essays and author of Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me for the Devils Advocates series. Every Twin Peaks fan has their own story of how they first watched the show and their […] More

Twin Peaks Episode 9, alternatively called “Coma” is the second episode of Twin Peaks’ second season. It was written by Harley Peyton and directed by David Lynch. The episode aired on Oct. 6, 1990, and saw a drop in ratings compared to the Season 2 premiere. Originally, there weren’t any titles for the episodes, so […] More

“Twin Peaks Episode 6: Favorite Moments and Memories” was written by Aaron Cohen Twin Peaks Episode 6, directed by Caleb Deschanel and written by Harley Peyton, is part of what I believe to be a near-perfect season of television. I tried to have a bit of fun writing this article and highlight my favorite quotes […] More

Tina Rathborne had never directed an episode of television. Harley Peyton had yet to tag his name on a produced TV script. What they both had in common was a degree from Harvard, along with a sense of trust and goodwill with David Lynch and Mark Frost. Rathborne had previously directed (a shirtless!) Lynch in […] More

There are many brilliant episodes of Twin Peaks, and Episode 2 is definitely in the top five in terms of quality. Although it can be argued that a few may be stronger, this one will always mean the most to me because it was the first one I ever saw. My dad watched the first […] More