In the rebuilt bar the large vent where Rebecca was once trapped as well as the vent near the ceiling through which John Hill could eavesdrop have disappeared.
This episode premiered just one day after the 10th anniversary of the pilot episode.
During the lead-up to the final season it was unclear whether Shelley Long would be returning as rumored. The appearance of the Diane clone "Ellen" may have been a red-herring to address the rumors.
Julia Montgomery (I), as a waitperson named Ellen, does a dead-on impersonation of Diane Chambers, the waitress originally played by Shelley Long.
When Lilith is counseling Kelly and Woody, she uses an anecdote from "Gulliver's Travels." Ted Danson will go on to star in a film adaptation of "Gulliver's Travels" in 1996.