The original Twin Peaks pilot is an epic introduction to a chilling murder mystery, but not everyone knows about the alternate pilot released internationally. The U.S. pilot goes on for 90 minutes and masterfully sets the stage for the show by introducing all the important characters and revealing how their lives are affected by the same tragedy: the corpse of Laura Palmer, high school Homecoming Queen, is found at the river's bank. Over the course of a single episode, viewers get to know how every Twin Peaks inhabitant is connected to the crime and the first clues of the town's terrifying secrets.

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