I still think they should have given Will Smith a Lifetime Achievement award as he single-handedly (ha!) got more press for the Oscars than they’ve had in years.
I did a strip years ago where the punchline was “root bier float” and I had so many people contact me because they didn’t know what a bier was. I was really surprised
In previous seasons there was no indication that the players were doing it for pay. Is this a new development or just a continuity error? Only time will tell.