This episode marks the final appearance of Willy the Snitch in the series, although dialogue in future episodes makes it clear that the character remains in Sunnydale.
Spike attempts to cover his identity from Riley imitating an American accent and describing himself as a friend of Xander, as he had done in Doomed (2000).
In the first few lines, Buffy says, "... it's raining monsters," and Xander says, "Hallelujah." This is a jokey reference to the song "It's Raining Men" (1982), by The Weather Girls.
Buffy and Anya discuss Xander's experience as a military due to his memories from the Ritual of Janus, in Season 2's Halloween (1997).
This exchange was cut:
- Willow: "I bet you will."
- Buffy: "No. No bet. I will make it work."