Even Cooper himself existed as an almost unrealistic embodiment of good a superhero in a suit and tie.

4Filmic Quality on Television

Twin Peaksbrought a cinematic feel to television that rarely existed before it premiered.

However, cable programs with less demanding schedules were able to use the same tactics to create revolutionary television.

Kyle Maclachlan as Special Agent Dale Cooper gives a thumbs up in Twin Peaks.

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Season two would introduceFBI Agent Denise Bryson (David Duchovny),who was an openly accepted trans character.

However, these minor plotlines helped establish a fully functioning world without requiring long exposition drops from major characters.

The same approach could be seen years later in shows likeDeadwoodwith equally successful results.

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FBI Deputy Director Gordon Cole (David Lynch) makes a weird hand gesture in Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me.

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The Season 2 finale of Twin Peaks goes into the Red Room where Jimmy Scott performs.

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Kyle Maclachlan and Michael Ontkean as Dale Cooper and Sheriff Truman eating pie at diner in ‘Twin Peaks’.

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The Log Lady stands holding her log in Twin Peaks.

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Sheryl Lee as Laura Palmer, laying dead wrapped in plastic in Twin Peaks.

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David Lynch contemplating in David Lynch: The Art Life.

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Kyle MacLachlan and Michael Ontkean as Dale Cooper and Sheriff Truman on train tracks in ‘Twin Peaks’.

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David Duchovny as FBI Agent Denise Bryson smiling in Twin Peaks.

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A dark double of Laura Palmer (Sheryl Lee) screaming in the Red Room in Twin Peaks.

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Audrey Horne (Sherilyn Fenn) looks at Dale Cooper (Kyle MacLachlan) as he looks out a window in Twin Peaks.

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