Maddy Ferguson

Introduced in the fourth episode of the first season, Maddy is the older cousin of Laura Palmer (also played by Lee) who comes to Twin Peaks to help her aunt and uncle cope with the death of their daughter.She comes to comfort her uncle and aunt, Leland (Ray Wise) and Sarah Palmer (Grace Zabriskie), after the death of their daughter Laura.A doppelgänger of Maddy later appears to Dale Cooper (Kyle MacLachlan) in the Black Lodge, warning him to "watch out for my cousin".[6] In Cult Pop Culture: How the Fringe Became Mainstream, Bob Batchelor states "Through Maddy, the audience is given a chance to view a more innocent, less world-weary Laura Palmer, one that is haunted only by the question of which boy to kiss as she tries to help solve the murder."[8] In Twin Peaks FAQ: All That's Left to Know About a Place Both Wonderful and Strange David Bushman and Arthur Smith note the impact of Maddy's death, stating:
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