Call-Back: Zachariah uses the exact same method as Charles' father in "Journey of the Spring" to try and take his own life: Setting his house on fire, with him inside! Unlike Lansford, he tragically succeeds.
Dumbass Has a Point: The drunkard who interrupts Caroline's class before Griffin comes and says he's taking his daughter away after finding gold promptly realizes the gold Griffin was showing wasn't panned, but mined. It's what makes Laura realize he robbed Lorraine's grave.
Lies to Children: After finding Zachariah's house on fire and making a grave for him beside his wife's, Charles tells Laura (who was immensely guilty for revealing about the gold hidden on his wife's grave) that he decided to move away and that he forgave Laura. Laura buys the lie, but Caroline's expression indicates she did not.
The Lost Lenore: Zachariah was so in love with hs wife that, after she died he lost interest in the gold he found and buried it with her. After her grave is robbed, he gets so desperate that he's Driven to Suicide.
Good Shepherd: Rev. Philips, the minister at service in the mining camp. He comforts the scared congregationalists when there's shooting noise, offers the kids peppermint sticks and makes the church a refuge when there's trouble among the prospectors.
Put on a Bus: This is the final regular appearance of the Edwards family, although they would make a couple of one-off appearances thereafter, and patriarch Isaiah returned as a regular character for season 9.
