A Trandoshan named Sochek is named and modeled after Walter Sobchak, John Goodman's character from The Big Lebowski (1998). He wears similar amber-tinted goggles and cargo shorts.
The 'Jedi fortune cookie' message that opens the show reads "Without humility, courage is a dangerous game."
This episode and Wookiee Hunt (2011) have strong similarities to the film Predators (2010) where an alien race kidnaps fierce warriors to be used as prey for them to hunt for sport.
The Trandoshans capturing younglings and releasing them to be hunted is reminiscent of Richard Connell's short story, "The Most Dangerous Game", hence the title being referenced in the 'Jedi fortune cookie'.
The Trandoshan species, of which bounty hunter Bossk is a member, and its big game hunting culture were first established in the 1989 role playing game book 'Galaxy Guide 3: The Empire Strikes Back' by Michael Stern.