When Pierce falls overboard and is "left behind" to save the ship, the scene spoofs the scene in Master and Commander where the crew release the wreckage of the mizzen mast letting William Warley behind to save the ship, with a similar musical score.
This is set during the Napoleonic Wars and focuses on Captain Aubrey and Stephen Maturin's adventures aboard the HMS Surprise, while of the reference to tells story of Jesus Christ.
