The dialogue at the airport bar between Christian and the girl is the same that Christian and Kimber had in the pilot.
The 100th and final episode of "Nip/Tuck".
The story about the painted bird pecked to death told by Ava comes from the novel 'The Painted Bird' by Jerzy Kosinski.
Creator Ryan Murphy wasn't on set during shooting because he was locating abroad for Eat Pray Love (2010).
The finale could had ended with the death of Matt McNamara. A possible ending to the finale could had seen Matt McNamara commit suicide, when Ava Moore tells Matt that she doesn't really love him.