Life, Fannishness, and Thespic Infatuation

I actually thought the shout-out to Blue Earth (and Pastor Jim) was pretty cool. It was a tidbit of trivia that we who have seen the show from the beginning would get and appreciate, but would not distract newcomers to the show. Mentioning Pastor Jim specifically might, I think, sound awkward to someone just coming to the show. (Pastor Jim? Who's that? Why is he important? What happened to him?) I understand your frustration (and it's not like mentioning Jim would be the most confusing thing Show ever did), but I liked that precious little nugget of inside information being for those of us who are invested in the show. *clutches Precious in greedy little hands*