12 Most Fan-Pleasing TV Moments Ever

5. I Am The FBI - Twin Peaks The Return

Twin Peaks The Return Cooper
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It might be the most recent show on the list, but this moment from last year's Twin Peaks: The Return was 25 years in the making.

The original series ended with the massive cliffhanger of Dale Cooper being inhabited by BOB, and over two decades later David Lynch wasn't going to offer an easy answer.

The Return was nothing like fans expected, instead choosing to completely subvert knowledge of who Dale Cooper is, giving us the hapless, empty vessel of Dougie and the malevolent Mr C in his place. Seeds for the proper return were sown across the first 15 episodes, but they were scattered. And then, having stuck a fork in a plug socket at the end of Part 15 that put him in a coma, Dougie wakes up in Part 16 only for us to realise he's Dougie no longer.

Cooper's triumphant return is confirmed with four simple words that sent shivers down the spine of every Twin Peaks fan: "I am the FBI."

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