This episode reunites Neal McDonough with Kevin Costner with whom he co-starred in The Guardian (2006). The in-person meeting can be found in the next episode.
Luke Grimes (Kayce Dutton) and James Jordan (Livestock agent Steve Henson) both worked on the show True Blood. James Jordan was on Season 5, and Luke Grimes was on Season 6.
Episode title, "The Reek of Desperation", said by Beth to Jaime.