We see Willow wearing a shirt with a number on it. We then see Xander come in wearing what looks like a football jersey with a number on it. Later when they gang is saying goodbye to Giles, Dawn is wearing a shirt with 07 on it. The crew got many letters asking what the numbers were supposed to mean, but there was no connection. Executive Producer Marti Noxon said that this was completely unintentional and was just a wardrobe coincidence.
Originally the scene with Willow killing the deer had a pan up her very bloody dress, but most of that pan was removed before the episode aired.
Spike's protective stance over Dawn is a reflection to his inability to fulfill his promise to protect her in The Gift (2001).
The show had run on The WB for the previous five seasons. This episode marks its debut on UPN, which will air the final two seasons of the television series.
During the new opening credits, when Michelle Trachtenberg's credits roll, the clip of her from "Spiral" is flipped.