Harry says Max may be suffering from teraphobia or face blindness. Both are real disorders. Teraphobia is a fear of monsters, while face blindness is an inability to recognize familiar faces, even one's own.
Sahar is shown reading COMMUNION, by Whitley Strieber. This is a best-selling book from 1987 which the author claims is non-fiction. It concerns his claims of being abducted by aliens on numerous occasions, a fact revealed to him through hypnotic therapy.
Sheriff Mike Thompson (Corey Reynolds) refers to "Gunnison" up north. Gunnison, Colorado is a city of 6,600 in west central Colorado.
Sheriff Mike Thompson (Corey Reynolds), despondent over the low crime rate in his town, exclaims that Colorado Springs had over 500 violent crimes "last year". In reality, Colorado Springs, a city of over 478,000, had 2,815 violent crimes reported in 2020, the year before this episode aired.