Mister Bloom is referenced as a graphic on one of the trucks the False Face Society uses. In the DC comics, the original Mister Bloom was a scientist who created seeds which gave their users randomized superpowers. The second Mister Bloom was introduced as the nemesis of Jim Gordon's incarnation of Batman.
Russell Tavaroff debuts this episode. In the DC comics, Tavaroff is an enemy of Batwing known as "Menace" who debuted in Batwing #25 (January, 2014).
This is the first episode of the series to not feature Nicole Kang (Mary Hamilton) besides the crossover episode Crisis on Infinite Earths: Part Two (2019), as well as the first she is credited without appearing.
There are several references to the Fast & Furious franchise in this episode. Ryan mentions that she drifted the entire length of the tarmac like Fast & Furious: Gotham Drift, a reference to The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift (2006). The plot of Fast & Furious (2009) is referenced through the main characters being undercover delivering drugs for a drug dealer, directed by a GPS program in their cars, and disrupting city traffic on their way to the drop-off point.