Rita Devereaux is played by Chelsea Field. The character has a 25 year history with Pride. Scott Bakula is Field's real life husband. In a parallel to what was depicted, she had been in a relationship with him for 15 years before they were married in 2009, for a total of 23 years as of the air date.
The head of the military academy was addressed as General. The three diamonds on his uniform depict the rank of Colonel in military schools.
When Pride is playing piano at the end, his glass on top of the piano keeps changing levels between shots.