The lizards the Twi’leks ride in the episode are blurggs. Seen also in Star Wars: The Clone Wars, these creatures actually originate from the Ewoks: The Battle of Endor TV movie, released in 1985.
This episode marks the series debut of the Imperial scout trooper, known commonly as the biker scout.
In the attack against the Imperials in the canyon, we see the return of Sabine’s colorful explosives.
Hera calls the Imperials “gutkurrs” – gutkurrs are hard-shelled carnivores seen on Ryloth in Star Wars: The Clone Wars.
As designed in concept art, the Syndulla estate has a central channel of water in the main floor – a sign of prosperity in a desert environment.
When the Syndulla house explosively erupts, one of the stormtroopers caught in the blast emits the famous “Wilhelm scream,” a sound effects easter egg found in many movies, including the Star Wars films.
