Includes an in memoriam message for Nichelle Nichols, who played Uhura in the original Star Trek (1966) series and movies and who passed away on July 22, 2022 at the age of 89.
This is the second episode where Dr. M'Benga and Lt. Noonien-Signh exchange a greeting that has them pointing a finger to the bottom of their eye and then moving it outward.
When Engineer Pelia finishes explaining why she wanted to be on the Enterprise, she parallels what the Kelvin Engineer Scotty said when he boarded an exciting Enterprise, 'I like it'.
The mugs used to drink the blood wine by the Klingons are actually measuring cups that are used in baking.
This episode uses sets from Star Trek Discovery, as the interior for the ship in the cavern.