Genevieve O’Reilly reprises her role as Mon Mothma. She first played the senator in Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith and returned nearly a decade later for Rogue One: A Star Wars Story.
Mon Mothma mentions a massacre on Ghorman. The “Ghorman Massacre” as a concept dates back to 1990’s Rebel Alliance Sourcebook, where it was cited as an inciting incident of Imperial brutality that inspired rebellion.
Josh Brener, a long time Star Wars fan, provides the voice for Erskin Semaj. He plays Dale in Big Bang Theory and Big Head in Silicon Valley.
The logo on Semaj’s helmet is the design on Mon Mothma’s medallion.
This episode includes John “Dutch” Vander, the real name of Gold Leader who was played by Angus MacInnes in Star Wars: A New Hope and in archival footage reused in Rogue One. For Star Wars Rebels he is voiced by Yuri Lowenthal.
The space debris where the Ghost hides is evidently Clone Wars era, as the Separatist logo adorns a large hunk of hull.
In the script, Gold Three was named Tyson.
This episode marks the series debut of a Mon Calamari cruiser, a Nebulon-B frigate, and at long last, a TIE defender in action.
The Y-wings seen earlier in this season have been further modified to better match their final appearance as seen in A New Hope and Rogue One.
