First appearance of the new design for Anakin and Ahsoka. Ahsoka has aged and added a lightsaber shoto (short like Yoda's) to her arsenal.
The Separatist Parliament chamber has similar lines to the British Parliament in Westminster, especially in its wooden paneling details.
When the droids are rolling down the streets of Coruscant, there is a poster visible in the background for Star Tours advertising a trip to the planet Glee Anselm.
The episode title is a quote from the opening crawl of Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith (2005).
The 'Jedi fortune cookie' message that opens the show reads "Fear is a great motivator."