Agent 33 says the line, "I will always stand with Ward." #StandWithWard was the Twitter hashtag for fans that hoped Ward would turn back into a hero.
In June 2016, IGN ranked the episodes together as the second best in the series.
The scenario of a naval ship being taken over by intruders with only one crew member, a Chef, being left to fight them was the plot of Under Siege (1992).
This episode is the first half of the 2-hour Season Finale
The self-inflicted gunshot and Inhuman takeover of the jet and subsequent attack are classic false flag attacks- an attack by a group on their own group using a weapon from another group so the opposing group can be blamed.