Both of Teddy's "love interests" (her husband and her date) in this episode have both been actors that played Dr. Elliott Reid's boyfriends on Scrubs: William (Josh Randall) is Teddy's date in this episode, and her husband Henry, played by Scott Foley, was Dr. Reid's boyfriend, Sean on Scrubs.
In what may be a first for Grey's Anatomy, three Scrubs (2001) alumni were cast as characters in the same episode: Elizabeth Bogush, Scott Foley, and 'Josh Randall (I)'.
In this episode, Scott Foley talks about being a former pro ball player. Scott Foley plays a pro ball pitcher in a 2005 episode of House.
Every episode is named after a song. "Golden Hours" is a song by Brian Eno
In this episode, the plot goes by in real time, similar to films as 12 Angry Men (1957), Rope (1948), Carnage (2011), Locke (2013), Phone Booth (2002) or Nick of Time (1995); or series as 24 (2001).