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Reservation Dogs Episode 2 Easter Eggs

  • Willow: When Elora introduces herself to Bobby Lee's Dr. Kang, she confirms that she was named for the baby in the 1988 film. Already picking up on the reference, the doctor immediately replies, "Oh, you mean the knock-off Lord of the Rings, because they couldn't get the rights?"
  • CNN's Breakdown of 2020 Presidential Election Statistics: While Elora is discussing her stomach pains with the receptionist, played by Rutherford Falls's Jana Schmieding, the receptionist writes her issue down as "something else." This is a callback to CNN's coverage of the 2020 presidential election, where they referred to voters who were not white, Latinx, Black, or Asian on-air as "something else"
  • Hunt For the Wilderpeople: After talking with Bear about sugar being "white man's bullets," Big purchases a Skux energy drink. Not only is this a reference to cocreator Taika Waititi's Hunt For the Wilderpeople, where Ricky says "the Skux life chose me," it's also a nod to Waititi's New Zealand roots, since "Skux life" is Kiwi slang for "thug life."
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