Liv's diary writings are modelled after Carrie's writing in Sex and the City.
Title Meaning Brainless in Seattle, Part 2 - The play on the movie, Sleepless in Seattle (1993), a famous classic romance.
Rose McIver (Liv), David Anders (Blaine), Giacomo Baessato (Russ Roche), and Christie Laing (Michelle) all previously appeared on Once Upon a Time (2011).
Nathan Barrett, who plays Tanner, previously appeared in episode 2.4, Even Cowgirls Get the Black and Blues (2015), as a drug dealer.