When the seniors are singing You Get What You Give Santana goes up to an upset Britney and hugs her. Heather Morrison was actually upset because she was told she wouldn't be with the seniors so Naya Rivera decided to give her the hug.
Rachel (Lea Michele) mentions a remake of the movie, Beaches (1988), in a voiceover, saying it wouldn't be complete without the "Bette Midler character". While this wasn't known at the time, a Beaches remake did go on to be produced five years after the airing of this episode, and the character originally portrayed by Bette Midler, CeCe, was played by Idina Menzel, who plays Rachel's biological mom Shelby.