Salli Richardson-Whitfield was pregnant with her son, Dre Terrell Whitfield, while filming season 3.
The "memory balls" props were used previously as illumination devices in "God is in the Details".
This is what Abed calls a "Bottle Episode"
This was Eureka's version of a narrative "Clip Show" that are meant to be a character's reflection using previous episodes. However, they take a narrative, not character's Point-Of-View.
Used to budget money or fill in when low on script ideas, one or more characters review what can be expressed in clips from past episodes. Unfortunately, viewers do not see from the character's perspective (i.e, through their own eyes.) Viewers just get a narration of clips from past episodes.
Fargo reviewed how he saved Joe from Nathan in a Zorro fantasy. Rather than viewing the clip from Fargo holding a sword fighting Nathan, viewers just watched the same episode clip viewing Fargo, Joe and Nathan from a fourth person's perspective. This is an example of a "Narrative Clip Show."
In short, this episode is as "Narrative Clip Show" reviewing clips of other episodes from a narrative perspective than from the character reflecting on a clip scene from one or more episodes. Viewing these type of episodes becomes awkward because of that.
Used to budget money or fill in when low on script ideas, one or more characters review what can be expressed in clips from past episodes. Unfortunately, viewers do not see from the character's perspective (i.e, through their own eyes.) Viewers just get a narration of clips from past episodes.
Fargo reviewed how he saved Joe from Nathan in a Zorro fantasy. Rather than viewing the clip from Fargo holding a sword fighting Nathan, viewers just watched the same episode clip viewing Fargo, Joe and Nathan from a fourth person's perspective. This is an example of a "Narrative Clip Show."
In short, this episode is as "Narrative Clip Show" reviewing clips of other episodes from a narrative perspective than from the character reflecting on a clip scene from one or more episodes. Viewing these type of episodes becomes awkward because of that.