When asked about Orphne and her powers, supervising director Dave Filoni said that certain aspects of her person, such as her inhuman speed, were just natural traits found in members of her species. However, her ability to disappear as a cloud of light was in fact a magical ability. Filoni likened Orphne to a light side-equivalent of the Nightsisters: although she was not a direct Force user, her powers did stem from the Force.
The 'Jedi fortune cookie' message that opens the show reads "Understanding is honoring the truth beneath the surface."
Two clone troopers exchange dialog: #1 Comin' here was a bad idea. #2 I'm beginnin' to agree with you. This is a nod to Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back when, after crash landing on Dagobah, R2D2 chirps and beeps, and Luke Skywalker says, If you're saying comin' here was a bad idea, I'm beginnin' to agree with you.
When Artoo plugs into the scomp to get the download, the Aurebesh text on the small screen above the scomp translates to "Section 9" and the mirrored text on the large view screen reads "Programm set" Current steps percentage complete" "Run plan: 1 CT -782; 2 CT-00-2010; 3 CT-33-0408; 4 CT-4040; 5 CT-5555" and "Section A" Below the broken part of the screen, it says "progress correct status".