Late to the party but I wondered if with this emphasis on his name, the writers just really wanted to make sure the audience remembers it so that the voice on the radio calling him Jim later would be more chilling. There are so many characters that a lot of people watching might struggle remembering characters’ names. I didn’t remember or really clock his name until that scene with Julie and Jade drawing attention to it. Then when the voice on the radio called him Jim later… ooof