At one point, towards the end of the episode, Dr. McKay compares Sheppard to Kirk from Star Trek (1966). This was in reference to Sheppard's and Kirk's way of making women fall for them.
The Chaya Sar's temple set was previously used to represent the village on Arkhan's World in Stargate SG-1 (1997)'s It's Good to Be King (2005).