I saw a big connection. She was wearing Betty's pink sweater when she ran out to greet Dougie.

The six of us watching Ep 4 together all thought that the unnamed deputy who announces the arrival of Wally Brando was the same actor who played Sam, the college student who watches the glass box. Anyone else think that? The actor is not credited anywhere.

Timmy (the creepy shadow bot of Crow) was the interloper that really
changed the atmosphere of the spaceship to be quite sinister.