True, it did need more promotion .... I loved the episode when I finally managed to watch it, but boy, you could tell which bits had been added in ..... I personally think it'd've been better if they'd dropped all the edited-in-from-aired-eps-flashbacks ... and of coourse Visible Bob would improve anything ....
Yeah, a lot of the quick shot flashbacks were a bit odd in this context. I don't think they would have provided much info for a person who was new to the series and if you were an existing fan then they felt sort of 'bolted on' as you were aware of where they really belonged.