Michael C. Hall (Dexter Morgan) has previously worked with Shawn Hatosy (Boyd Fowler) on Six Feet Under (2001) on HBO. Hall playing lead role David, and Hatosy a one-off guest star on the second season premiere. In addition, during their shared scene, Hall's character gets a phone call, and Hatosy's character tells him to "take it!", paralleling their character interactions in Hello Bandit (2010).