The warehouse the Trinity killer forces the woman to jump off of is the same warehouse teenage Dexter stands on top of to "feel alive" in a flashback during It's Alive! (2007)
The title refers to the hit song "Blinded by the Light" written and originally recorded by Bruce Springsteen and later covered by Manfred Mann's Earth Band.
When Rita is leaving the house to drive Dexter she says she has the Best of Bananarama to listen to in the car. Dexter comments "Cruel Summer. Cruel Summer is the name of a Bananarama hit song.