The episode opens in a flashback some time just after Oct 28, 1994. That is the latest release date the 3 movie titles mentioned & when all 3 were in theaters at the same time. Pulp Fiction (1994), Sept 10, 1994 - Timecop (1994), Sept 16, 1994 - Stargate (1994), Oct 28, 1994.
Elliot (Rami Malek) uses VMS (virtual machine software) to view his father (Christian Slater)'s old pictures in Windows 7 based platform. He also uses the software when he hacks the jail's network in the car in an earlier episode. VMS is widely used even today by most of software engineers.
Timecop (1994), one of the films mentioned in the flashback scene, stars Gloria Reuben, who plays Elliot (Rami Malek)'s psychiatrist in this series.
Music:
- "Hug from Dad" composed by Justin Hurwitz, from the Whiplash original sound track (2014). Plays during the flashback montage of changes the Mr. Robot store, and Elliot's conversation with Mr. Robot (Christian Slater) in his apartment.
- "Where is My Mind" recorded by Maxence Cyrin (2009). Plays over the closing scene in the episode, in which Tyrell (Martin Wallström) forces Elliot (Rami Malek) to take him to fsociety's headquarters.
In the train scene, different stickers of fsociety can be seen in the background.