35 Years Ago, Twin Peaks Ended Its First Season Without Revealing Its Biggest Mystery

The first season of Twin Peaks became a pop culture obsession with the airing of its eight-episode first installment, which unfolded on ABC across April and May 1990. It included a feature-length pilot—which ran as an even longer standalone TV movie in Europe—as well as a season finale that left fans on an absolutely dizzying array of cliffhangers. It’s hard to reconstruct what that summer of 1990 was like for devoted viewers who were waiting for season two’s September arrival. These days, the worst part about missing a new episode of the latest must-see show is having to avoid spoilers until you can carve out time to stream it. Once you’ve watched the episode, the experience doesn’t end there; you can read recaps to rehash every last detail, learn more about the story and its creation thanks to interviews with cast and crew, and dive down rabbit holes on X and Reddit to explore wild and intriguing fan theories. But 35 years ago, if you weren’t on your couch to watch Twin Peaks at th ... Read full article.