At 15:20 Jason says "Hope for the best, expect the worst" which is the title of a song by Mel Brooks in The Twelve Chairs (1970).
Calimachus shares his name with a Greek poet, critic and scholar at the Library of Alexandria.
This is the episode in which Hércules makes the life changing realization that "there's no glory in war". He decides to never kill another mortal.
Kevin Sorbo is given a respite again, having only character-driven scenes. The action scenes are instead given to the Young Hercules.