Rose Video is repeatedly referred to as North America's second-largest video chain, but this episode marks the first actual mention of Blockbuster in dialogue.
Alexis mentions that she was in a long distance relationship with Josh Hartnett while he was shooting Pearl Harbor (2001). That would mean she was in her very early teens at the time to Hartnet's early twenties.
Alexis (Annie Murphy) suggests The Maldives as an alternative to the Galapagos Islands. Interestingly, both of these archipelagos straddle the equator.