First episode to deal with the issues that face Ares as a mortal.
The rock slide/avalanche at 29 minutes is a clip from an earlier episode.
The sixth season introduces the first change to the opening montage behind the credits. Some scenes are retained from the first five identical openings; some are new for this final season.
The actress who plays Marga, Sela Apera, appears with Lucy /Xena in Hercules Legendary Journeys' episode, "The Gauntlet" as the Shepardess who takes care of the baby that Xena saves. Sela name in credits is Sela Brown.