 It has since influenced, and been parodied by, several subsequent television series.Academic readings of the episode have highlighted its depiction of heuristic, "a priori" knowledge, and the sexual undertones of several characters' actions.The small fictional town of Twin Peaks, Washington, has been shocked by the murder of schoolgirl Laura Palmer (Sheryl Lee) and the attempted murder of her classmate Ronette Pulaski (Phoebe Augustine).