Continuity
- It is learned that Spike has been in love with Buffy since they teamed up to save the world in "Becoming, Part Two", but he only realises his feelings for her in "Out of My Mind".
- The poem snatched from William's hands and read out loud (to public ridicule) is a portion of the same poem that Spike later reads (in its complete form) at the open-mic event in the series finale of Angel "Not Fade Away."
- According to the comic Spike: Old Times, Cecily was already Halfrek, a vengeance demon (and longtime friend of Anya), at the time of her meeting with William, and subsequently massacred the room of people who had laughed at his poetic efforts. Actress Kali Rocha played both Cecily and later Halfrek.
- As a vampire, William adopted the name Spike; Giles believed that both the nickname and his former title as "William the Bloody" derived from his practice of torturing people with railroad spikes. This episode reveals the true origin of these nicknames: one listener to William's poem in the flashback comments that he would rather have a railroad spike driven through his head than listen to any of William's poetry, and notes that William is referred to as "William the Bloody" because of his "bloody" awful poetry. Regardless of the comical origins of his name, it is implied that Spike may have literally acted upon the violent allusions as revenge once he became a vampire.
- It is revealed that Spike got the scar over his left eye (which actor James Marsters actually got when he was mugged in New York) in the sword-fight with the Chinese slayer. As the weapon was mystical, the wound never healed. He took his signature leather coat from Nikki Wood after killing her in New York.
- It is revealed in the Angel episode "Darla" that Angel had already regained his soul when Spike killed the Chinese slayer.
- The scene in South America is in reference to the Season 3 Episode "Lover's Walk." When Spike is drunkenly confiding in Willow, he mentions he caught Drusilla making out with a Chaos Demon. The Chaos Demon, matching Spike's description in "Lover's Walk", is in the middle of the argument between Spike and Drusilla.
- This is the only episode of either Buffy or Angel in which Angel / Angelus appears in flashbacks but not in any present day scenes.
- Along with "Becoming, Part One", "Darla" and "The Girl in Question", this is one of only four Buffyverse episodes in which all four members of the Whirlwind (Angel, Spike, Darla and Drusilla) appear.
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