- Billy Burke's character is called "Miles Matheson". In Day 2 of the TV series "24", he played a guy named "Gary Matheson".
- Many characters in shows usually have names that describe their character or are references to their characters inner self. For example; Miles Matheson, who is "good at killing" is a soldier. His first name, Miles, is a derived name from Latin, where Miles in Latin means soldier, or legionnaire.
- When the unknown man is breaking into Grace's house, she types into her computer "Randall is here". Randall Flagg is the main villain of Stephen King's The Stand.
- Miles Matheson introduces himself and his niece Charlie to the rebels as "Stu Redman and Frannie." Stu Redman and Frannie are characters in Stephen King's post-apocalyptic novel and TV mini-series "The Stand."
- When Nora brings Miles and Charlie to the rebels, Miles introduces them as Stu Redman and Frannie. These are two main characters in Stephen King's The Stand.
- Miles Matheson introduces himself and Charlie as "Stu Redman and Frannie," Two characters form Stephen King's post-apocalyptic novel "The Stand".
- Billy Burke's character introduces himself and Charlie to the rebels as Stu Redman and Frannie, respectively. These are characters from Stephen King's The Stand, another story based on apocalyptic events.
- The episode is named after a song by Led Zeppelin.
- The episode is named after a song by Led Zeppelin.
- The show has made several references to the Stephen King novel "The Stand." The character of Randall Flynn is named after the book's main villain, Randall Flagg. In one episode, Miles used the names Stu Redman and Frannie Goldsmith as aliases for him and Charlie, both of which are characters in the book. And the eleventh episode of the first season was named "The Stand." Also in that episode, something called "the Tower" is mentioned, which could be a reference to King's "Dark Tower" series.
- The character of Randall Flint is very similar to a Stephen King villain. Randall Flag, is the 'antichrist' type leader from the novel The Stand. In the episode title 'the stand' Randall intentions are being shown to us. When the militia are sent after Miles in the town of Culpepper, his friend is running a library. John is talking to a man in the Stephen King section and hands him a copy of The Stand.
- In the library Jim Hudson hands his aide a copy of Stephen King's "The Stand". Another hint that the story bears a lot of resemblance to King's novel.
- The huge "coil gun" is actually a Milkor MGL grenade launcher.

