The Acquired Inability to Escape

The episode's title is a reference to the 1991 sculpture, "The Acquired Inability to Escape", by Damien Hirst. This is the first time the art referenced has been a sculpture rather than a painting.

Toby is already partway through his senior year of high school, and just beginning to think about where to apply to college. College applications come due in the fall and winter, however, and students at private schools like Buckner would have been planning for applications long before senior year started.

References Le Magicien d'Oz (1939)