Aisha Tyler (Lewis) and Adam Rodriguez (Alvez) are added to the opening titles as main cast members. Despite appearing on almost every case during the previous season as the newest member of the BAU, Tyler has up till now been credited each time as a guest star.
The names of Brian Phillips' foster sisters, Angelica and Eliza, are references to sisters Angelica and Elizabeth (Eliza) Schuyler. Their care for their foster brother mirrors Elizabeth Schuyler particularly, who established care for orphans in the United States in 1806 at the Orphan Asylum Society.
The William Shakespeare verse quoted by Rossi is from Act 3, Scene 3 of "Coriolanus", and the verse quoted by Hotch is from Act 3, Scene 2 of "Julius Caesar".
First appearance of the BAU's new black bulletproof vests.