Connection question: Kate's last name is Beckett. There's a playwright named Samuel Beckett who's known for writing absurdist plays. Could there be a connection between Kate's character and Samuel Beckett and/or his plays?

Beckett is a fairly common surname. A quick google search tells me that the name "Beckett" is ranked number 2,859 most popular name in the United States, followed by Sommers (number 2,860).

I have not seen any obvious references to Samuel Beckett's works in the series. If there were allusions to Winnie (Happy Days), or Vladimir and Estragon's situation in Waiting For Godot, or even the dilemma of Hamm and Clov in Endgame, then I might see a connection. As thus far there have been no literary allusions to these plays, which are three of Beckett's most famous and popular works, I doubt that the writers intended to have any connection.

I think your looking into this too far...beckett is a pretty common name. Don't think too hard about it - you might blow a fuse

ps i think you are the only one