Rhea Seehorn's directorial debut. It also marks the first instance in an episode of the show being directed by a member of the cast.
Julia Minesci's character of Wendy makes her first reappearance since Breaking Bad (2008). Her full list of appearance includes:
- Season 1, Episode 3 "...And the Bag's in the River (2008)"
- Season 2, Episode 3 "Bit by a Dead Bee (2009)"
- Season 3, Episode 12 "Half Measures (2010)"
- Season 2, Episode 4 "Wendy (2010)"
The close-up on the bicycle wheel mirrors the sequence in Mandala (2009) when Jesse Pinkman's friend Combo is shot by a young boy in a territorial dispute with a rival drug gang while dealing meth for Pinkman and Walter White on a street corner.
The little plushie ("Gonzalez") that Saul shows the administrator was seen being collected from Saul's house in the first scene of the season.
The phrase Saul prononces: 'The wicked flee when no man pursuit' comes from the Bible (Prov 28:1) and ends with 'but the righteous are bold as a lion'.