Bortus says that he has laid an egg, but as Klyden was hatched female, it must be "he" who laid the egg.
Ed Mercer says that he always wondered how a single-sexed special like the Moclans reproduced. The rest of the bridge crew has additional questions about the process. Moclus is part of the Union. Information about their species would be readily available if anyone really was curious.
When he believes he is about to die, Ed says to Kelly, "I'm going to the bathroom to read," which he attributes as Elvis Presley's last words. According to the reports that serve as the source of this quote, Elvis' last words were either "Okay I won't" or just "I won't," as his fiance, Ginger Alden, had told him not to fall asleep while reading.
Ed attempts to force open the door to the facsimile of his old apartment by ramming his shoulder into it. Such an action only works on a hinged door that opens away from the source of the force. As the door slides into the wall and its outer edges are securely within the frame, there is no way it could be forced open in such a manner.
Kelly chastises Ed for having a beer at 9 in the morning, a statement to which he bristles. In Old Wounds (2017), he had chastised Gordon for doing the exact same thing.
Alara tells Bortus that, "The captain never would have left me in command if" he'd known what would happen. The captain did not leave her in command. Commander Grayson gave her the conn.