As Neela and Romano take the elevator, the Muzak version of the song "Freefallin'" (by Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers) plays.
This episode heralds the return of Noah Wyle to the series. He had been granted a gap to spend more time with his family so had been missing for the last five episodes.
First appearance in the series of Thandie Newton playing Kem, John Carter's girlfriend. Newton would go on to appear in another 13 episodes.