The poem that Mr. Gold reads to his unborn child via cassette tape is "Sleep Well" by Scottish poet Murdoch Maclean.
The names of Ashley's stepsisters, Clorinda and Tisbe, are taken from "La Cenerentola," an operatic adaptation of the Cinderella story composed by Gioachino Rossini.
There is an exchange between Cinderella and Snow when Cinderella asks if the Prince might be "Charming" and Snow says that is taken. This is a reference to the fact that "Prince Charming" was used to refer to the princes in the Cinderella, Sleeping Beauty, and Snow White stories.
This is the final time Dr Frankenstein appears in the shower. David Anders was busy filing IZombie as the lead villain. So this leaves his story unfinished .