Review of Masked Ball

Twin Peaks: Masked Ball (1990)
Season 2, Episode 11
9/10
An old friend has changed
27 May 2012
Warning: Spoilers
Having been framed for stealing cocaine from One Eyed Jacks Cooper learns that a DEA agent is going to be investigating him; he isn't too worried as the agent concerned will be Dennis Bryson an old friend of his... he has a surprise when his friend arrives though... Dennis is now Denise! Cooper also learns more about the mysterious White and Black Lodges from Deputy Hawk when discussing the disappearance of Major Briggs. Benjamin Horne meanwhile learns that Jean Renault has usurped him from his role in the drug smuggling operation which uses One Eyed Jacks... even though he officially owns the establishment. Away from the various crimes and mysteries Nadine has re-enrolled in high school and James meets a blonde woman in a bar who offers him accommodation in return for fixing her husband's vintage car.

While we don't really learn much this episode; in fact more questions are raised... especially when somebody who everybody thought was long dead reappears at the end of the episode; I look forward to learning more about the reasons for that. The highlight of this episode was definitely the appearance of David Duchovny as the transvestite DEA agent Denise Bryson; he did a fine job in the role; managing to look and act surprisingly feminine! It was good to see a positive role for a transvestite character rather than using him as a joke character or treating him like a freak.
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