This episode marks the first time that a silent clock is used to close the episode. The silent clock would become infamous over the years as marking the death or grave injury of a prominent character.
Nina Myers' laptop shows pictures of many of the production crew, including what looks like Kiefer Sutherland kissing a small stuffed animal.
The BBC broadcast was over a minute longer, featuring six segments that didn't appear in the FOX/FX broadcasts (and were presumably cut for time constraints). The most notable additional scene is one between Nina and Teri, where Teri tells Nina that she and Jack are going to have a baby and Nina tells Teri that she plans to ask for a transfer out of CTU.
This episode received an Emmy nomination for editing (Bill Gocke, Michael Olman, Ken Kobett).
Ranked 10th on TV Guide's top 100 episodes.