In the round-table room, Morgan's mug on the table has printed on it a quote by George Bernard Shaw. "Life isn't about finding yourself. Life is about creating yourself."
When discussing possible motives the unsub has for taunting the team, Rossi mentions Randall Garner, who was the unsub from The Fisher King: Part 1 (2006) and The Fisher King: Part 2 (2006).
Scott Grimes is the third regular cast member of The Orville (2017) to guest star in this series. The first was Adrianne Palicki, who played the wife of a married couple on a killing spree. The second is Chad L. Coleman, who holds a woman in an abusive relationship.