When Lisa challenges Bode by asking if he prefers "Dizzy" (trumpeter Dizzy Gillespie) or "Bird" (saxophonist Charlie Parker), he impresses her with his deep knowledge of jazz by giving an unexpected, alternate answer and says his favorite is the 1962 eponymous album "Duke Ellington & John Coltrane". Later, when Bode and Lisa are meditating together, the music in the soundtrack during Lisa's visions is the song "In a Sentimental Mood", the first track from that album.
Bode said he had to use bottled holy water when he was in Michigan. Bode is referring to the contamination of the water supply in Flint, Michigan.
The Chinese Proverb relayed by Bode about Heaven and Hell:
They say Hell is a long table like this, full of food, but everybody's starving because they have these long chopsticks, like pool cues, and they can't bring the food to their mouths. But in the same proverb, Heaven is the exact same table, same food, same long chopsticks, but everybody's happy and fat because they're feeding each other.
They say Hell is a long table like this, full of food, but everybody's starving because they have these long chopsticks, like pool cues, and they can't bring the food to their mouths. But in the same proverb, Heaven is the exact same table, same food, same long chopsticks, but everybody's happy and fat because they're feeding each other.
Bode said his name is derived from the Bodhi tree under which the Buddha attained enlightenment and was able to pass on his wisdom to others.
As of 2021, this episode has the worst viewership ratings of all time for the show.