Sounds like you got a pretty mild pod. Fatalii is my personal hands-down favorite right now, and I have found the heat level varies greatly from pod to pod in the ones I've had so far. I find it interesting that you have a different heat reaction - I've never had it burn my lips or back of my throat - just the tongue and roof of my mouth. Maybe what my son says is beginning to be true - that my insides are breaking from all the heat!
Nice review, Snacks!