The episode title comes is a reference to the book Belle was holding in her first appearance. "Her Handsome Hero" is the first book her mother ever read to her, which she said made her fall in love with books.
The pan flute Rumple is holding at the beginning of the episode is the same flute Peter Pan would play for the Lost Boys. The boys could only hear the flute when they felt no hope.
In Skin Deep (2012), Gaston first appears played by Sage Brocklebank. In this episode he is played by Wes Brown.