Rex and Kanan play dejarik, or holographic chess. An earlier version of this episode had more cutaways to their continuing match, with a game conforming to actual gameplay rules developed but never publicly released.
Fittingly (though largely coincidentally) timed for a Halloween release, this episode was envisioned as a “haunted house” type story, with dangers that lurk in the dark.
Admiral Konstantine’s hushed complaints about the Inquisitor are meant to make clear the separation between military and spiritual sensibilities within the ranks of the Empire. Officers like Admiral Motti and Admiral Ozzel would have similar misgivings toward Darth Vader in the feature films.
This episode shows that Ezra is making the effort to learn Chopper’s mechanical language. He’s nowhere near Sabine or Hera’s fluency, though. Conversely, Zeb can’t understand a word.
The medical space station is based on the same design seen in the Star Wars: The Clone Wars movie and as the Kaliida Shoals Medical Center in Season One of The Clone Wars series.
The Seventh Sister is a Mirialan, but the Fifth Brother is a new species yet to be revealed.
The Seventh Sister reveals that the Inquisitor from Season One was the so-called “Grand Inquisitor,” the leader of this particular order.
The Seventh Sister’s droids are ID9 seekers. Its production nickname was “parrot droid.”
Though largely similar in design to the Grand Inquisitor's weapon, the new Inquisitors have spinning lightsabers with unique patterning and details. (Left: Seventh Sister lightsaber, Right: Fifth Brother lightsaber.)
This episode marks the return of “Commander Meiloorun,” the fruit-named fake Imperial Zeb and Ezra developed during Season One’s “Fighter Flight.”
