: This episode introduces the running joke involving members of the Church of the Collective and the soft drink Fresca .

: Stormfront continues to challenge Vought’s corporate PR during a press junket, calling out their sanitized version of "girl power" and dismissing Starlight as a "Vought spy Barbie". Essential Trivia & Easter Eggs

: The team tracks their target to a costume shop, only to discover that the "terrorist" is actually Kenji , Kimiko's younger brother. The siblings' reunion is bittersweet; while they share a heartfelt moment, they eventually engage in a brutal super-powered battle after Kimiko realizes Kenji has been brainwashed by the Shining Light Liberation Army .

: The title is a reference to a story arc from The Boys comics.

: After Hughie intervenes to stop Butcher from shooting Kenji, Butcher sucker-punches him and delivers a chilling warning: "You come between me and my missus again, I'll f---ing kill you".

: Hughie is seen watching the music video for Billy Joel’s "You're Only Human (Second Wind)," a song with themes reflecting his own feelings of inadequacy and depression.