"Episode 2" (sometimes referred to as "Zen, or The Ability to Catch a Killer" [~ 1] ) is the third episode of the first season of the American detective television series Twin Peaks . The script was written by the creators of the series, David Lynch and Mark Frost ; Lynch acted as a director. The episode was attended by regular actors in the series, including Kyle McLachlan , Michael Ontkin , Ray Wise and Richard Beimer ; with the participation of Michael J. Anderson in the role of a Man from another place as well as Miguel Ferrer as Albert Rosenfield, and David Patrick Kelly as Jerry Horne.
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| Episode of the series " Twin Peaks " | |||||
 View of Agent Dale Cooper on Laura Palmer and on Man from a Different Place in the Black Wigwam ; in the episode, reverse speech was used and a mysterious shadow moving along the wall was shown. | |||||
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| Episode number | Season 1 Episode 3 | ||||
| Producer | David lynch | ||||
| written by | David lynch Mark Frost | ||||
| Manufacturer Code | 1.002 | ||||
| Delivery Date | April 19, 1990 | ||||
| Duration | 48 minutes [1] | ||||
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The plot of the television series is an investigation into the murder of high school student Laura Palmer ( Cheryl Lee ) in the small town of Twin Peaks in Washington State . In this episode, the FBI agent , Dale Cooper (McLachlan), tells Sheriff Truman (Ontkin) and his aides about a unique way to narrow the suspect in the Palmer murder case. Meanwhile, Cooper's cynical colleague, Albert Rosenfield (Ferrer), arrives in the city; at night, Cooper sees a strange dream that takes the investigation to a new level.
"Episode 2" was first shown on April 19, 1990 on ABC ; the audience in the United States was 19.2 million people, with an approximate viewing share of 21% of the cash audience. The episode was favorably received by critics who also viewed it as innovative on television. The episode influenced several subsequent series and was repeatedly spoofed on television. The theoretical interpretation of the series highlighted his heuristics , a priori knowledge , and the sexual subtext of several characters.
Content
- 1 plot
- 1.1 Background
- 1.2 Events
- 2 Production
- 3 Themes
- 4 Show and criticism
- 5 notes
- 6 References
Story
Background
Residents of the small fictional city of Twin Peaks, Washington, are shocked by the news of the murder of high school student Laura Palmer ( Cheryl Lee ) and the attempted murder of her classmate Ronnett Pulaski (Phoebe Augustine) [3] . FBI Special Agent Dale Cooper ( Kyle McLachlan ) arrives at Twin Peaks to investigate the murder, and the first suspects were Bobby Briggs ( Dan Ashbrook ), Palmer guy, and James Hurley ( James Marshall ), with whom Laura cheated on Brigza. However, other residents of the city have their suspicions: the cruel drug dealer and trucker Leo Johnson ( Eric DaRe ) is considered as a possible suspect [4] .
Events
Lunch of members of the Horn - Ben family ( Richard Beimer ), Audrey ( Sherilyn Fenn ) and Johnny (Robert Bauer) - interrupted by the arrival of Ben's brother, Jerry ( David Patrick Kelly ). The brothers share baguettes of Brie cheese with each other, and Ben tells Jerry about the murder of Laura Palmer and the failure of the Goodwood project. The brothers decide to visit the One-Eyed Jack, a casino and a brothel located on the border of Canada and the United States , where Jerry flips a coin to decide who is the first to sleep with a new club prostitute; Ben wins.
Bobby Briggs and Mike Nelson (Harrison Hershberger) go into the woods to pick up a secret supply of cocaine, but are ambushed by Leo Johnson, demanding $ from them 000. Leo also hinted that he suspects someone who is sleeping with his wife Shelley ( Madhen Amick ). The next day, when Bobby decides to visit Shelley at her house, he discovers that Leo beat her.
Production
Theme
Show and Criticism
Notes
- Annotations
- ↑ Despite the fact that initially the series had no names, during the broadcast in Germany, the episodes were given the headlines, which are now widely used by fans of the television series and critics [2] .
- Sources
- ↑ Twin Peaks , Season 1 . iTunes Date of treatment September 6, 2012. Archived January 19, 2018.
- ↑ Riches, 2011 , p. 40.
- ↑ " Pilot ." David Lynch (screenwriter and director); Mark Frost (screenwriter). Twin Peaks . ABC . April 8, 1990. Series 1, season 1.
- ↑ " Episode 1. " Dwayne Dunham (director); David Lynch and Mark Frost (screenwriters). Twin Peaks . ABC . April 12, 1990. Series 2, season 1.
- Literature
- María del Pilar Blanco, Esther Peeren. Popular Ghosts: The Haunted Spaces of Everyday Culture . - illustrated. - London : Continuum International Publishing Group , 2010 .-- 331 p. - ISBN 1-4411-6401-4 .
- Frank Byers. Episode 2: Commentary: DVD. - Twin Peaks: The Complete First Season : Artisan Entertainment , 2001.
- Matt Groening . The Simpsons: A Complete Guide to Our Favorite Family / Ray Richmond , Antonia Coffman. - the first one. - New York : Harper Perennial 1997. - ISBN 0-06-095252-0 .
- Desire under the Douglas Firs // Full of Secrets: Critical Approaches to Twin Peaks / David Lavery. - illustrated. - Detroit : Wayne State University Press , 1995 .-- 281 p. - ISBN 0-8143-2506-8 .
- Colin Odell, Michelle Le Blanc. David Lynch. - illustrated. - Harpenden : Kamera Books , 2007 .-- 192 p. - ISBN 1-84243-225-7 .
- Greg Olson. David Lynch: Beautiful Dark . - illustrated. - Lanham : Scarecrow Press , 2008 .-- 752 s. - ISBN 0-8108-5917-3 .
- Simon Riches Intuition and Investigation into Another Place: The Epistemological Role of Dreaming in Twin Peaks and Beyond // The Philosophy of David Lynch / William J. Devlin, Shai Biderman. - Lexington : University Press of Kentucky , 2011 .-- 258 p. - ISBN 0-8131-3396-3 .
- Chris Rodley, David Lynch . Lynch on Lynch. - second. - London: Macmillan Publishers , 2005 .-- 322 p. - ISBN 0-571-22018-5 .
- Helen Wheatley. Gothic Television. - illustrated. - Manchester : Manchester University Press , 2007 .-- 224 p. - ISBN 0-7190-7149-6 .
Links
- “Episode 2” on the Internet Movie Database
- Episode 2 on TV.com