This is the first episode in which Portia Doubleday (Angela Moss) and Martin Wallström (Tyrell Wellick) aren't listed in the opening credits.
In the opening credits the camera pulls back to reveal a "conspiracy board" made of Post-its. Under the "Mr." in Mr. Robot are notes reading "Wolfram and Hart" and "Shreck's Department Stores." Wolfram and Hart is the fictional evil law firm from the show Angel and Shreck's Department Store is the fictional business owned by Max Shreck in Batman Returns.
The name of Janice's taxidermy shop is called La Mort Heureuse. It is French and means "the happy death".