This is the second and final appearance of Booky, played by Roger E. Mosley, who was also T.C. in the original series. This is also Mosley's final acting role, as he passed away in August 2022.
Booky mentions during the poker game that he was a good player back on the Da Nang Air Force Base back in 71-73, which also was where TC served in the original series. They had 'VMO2 Da Nang' hats.
This story revolves around everyone having to hunker down for safety in a hurricane only to have armed killers threaten their lives. The original Magnum had a similar story (which took place at Robin's Nest) in The Big Blow (1983) .
The two armored car drivers are named Vince and Neil. Vince Neil was the lead vocalist of the band Motley Crue.
At this point, Higgins hasn't told her boyfriend all about her past. She pretends to need him to talk her through how to remove the bullet from his leg. She removed a bullet from someone else's leg in season one's: Day of the Viper (2019)