FBI Agent Hall says that there's no reason to worry abound Dana having run away and dismisses Dana and her boyfriend as just "Romeo and Juliet," to which Carrie responds, "you know how Romeo and Juliet ends, don't you? Not well." Claire Danes (Carrie) played Juliet alongside Leonardo DiCaprio in Baz Luhrmann's movie Romeo + Juliet (1996).
Saul is said to be going duck hunting in this episode. Mandy Patinkin who plays Saul, also played Jason Gideon in Criminal Minds (2005) who was a keen bird watcher. When his character left Criminal Minds, his replacement David Rossi was seen shooting ducks, this was to symbolise the exit of Patinkin's character.