A brief correction to a carefully curated urban legend. David Lynch was largely absent during the production of the first season of Twin Peaks and for the reason he frequently and inexplicably cites as cause for his 'absence' during the second — the shooting of Wild At Heart. I know this if only because I wrote two…

Any significant moments end up on the AMC cutting room floor? I finally took the time to compare episodes with the previous one. At least one lovely moment was lost.

The line you quote about visiting exotic lands and killing people was not written but rather borrowed from the 60s anti-war movement. Just replace "Join S.H.I.E.L.D." with "Join the Army."