The scene when Viren is having a vision in a red room has many direct references to similar scene in Twin Peaks Twin Peaks (1990). The red room itself, the pattern on the carpet, a dancing little person (the elf), a log lady, and backwards speech. The words spoken backwards are "The jelly tarts you like are going to come back into style", which is almost the same as the Twin Peaks like "The gum you like is going to come back into style."