‘Twin Peaks’ Co-Creator Mark Frost Still Believes Laura Palmer’s Murder Was Solved Too Quickly: ‘This Should Go on Forever’

Encapsulating three seasons, a theatrical feature, at least six official books and almost endless speculation from its fiercely dedicated viewership, Mark Frost and David Lynch’s “Twin Peaks” has maintained a stranglehold on popular culture for almost 35 years. The series launched with a question that would become one of the greatest mysteries in television history: Who killed Laura Palmer? Unfortunately, solving that murder 10 episodes into Season 2 only hastened the demise of the show, especially after executives for Capital Cities, the then-parent company of its network partner, ABC, developed an intense dislike for the idiosyncratic series.

“David always said, ‘We should never solve the mystery — this should

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