Is it a coincidence that Jake and Jane were the only kids connected to the two most feared and destructive ruler ever? Jake inherited Lord English's last name because his grandmother rebelled against HIC AKA Betty Crocker and Jane Crocker is the heiress to Betty Crocker, AKA The Condesce. Not only that but both comes from the Alpha Universe

It was most definitely to keep us on our toes and speculate about what was going on in the Alpha Universe. Honestly, cutting away from the other kids and finding out young Nanna’s name is CROCKER and young Grandpa’s name is ENGLISH is an amazing way to keep the interest after rolling back to the start of their adventure. It gave us a solid idea of the main villains from then on and that they were going to be very involved in the story now.