The internal and external of the motel scene were both shot in the Antelope Valley/Palmdale, which is where the book is set.
Kathryn had some scratches on her arm from a fake fall that didn't make it into the season, so they had to be digitally edited out.
In the original version of the Dick quitting scene, it was actually Paula who quit, but that didn't feel right to the writers and they decided to give the moment to Dick.
Sherry Cola was originally going to be a day player, but the writers loved her so much that they decided to write her into the rest of the season.
In this scene, Chris and Sylvere went back and forth crying for each take to make sure the best one was captured.