This episode features the unexplained reappearance of Captain Jules Tarney who demands to have Galactica's FTLs. Played by William Samples, Tarney served as a judge in Baltar's trial in Crossroads: Part 1 (2007)/Crossroads: Part 2 (2007). In a subsequent episode it was reported that Tarney was killed.
In the scene where Boomer arrives at The Colony and is landing her Raptor, there are a circle of Cylon Raiders, some lifting off for departure, some parked. Amongst these, are several very similar to the ships the Cylons used in the original series, but, there are two Raiders of an unfamiliar design. While being similar to the standard Cylon Raider (not the Cylon 'Heavy' Raider), these Raiders have much longer Wings which project straight ahead, and the centre section, which contains the Cylon pilot is also elongated and projects forward separate from the ship itself. This is their only appearance in the series. The centre section is separate, still unconnected - but, rather than the small, narrow space which separates the wings from the central pod of a standard Cylon Raider , there is a deep, long trough, which runs parallel to that of the wings.
When the decision is made to send off Galactica, Adama and Tigh refer to her as a "Grand Old Lady." The Grand Old Lady was the nickname of the HMS Warspite, a Queen Elizabeth Class battleship that served in the Royal Navy with distinction during both World Wars, accumulating more battle honours than any other ship in the world.