⢠The episode title is a play on the title of the 1590 George Peele poem, âA Farewell to Armsâ, which Ernest Hemmingway also referenced with his 1929 novel of the same name.
⢠Itâs Maâah! From Star Trek. Maâah first appeared in season threeâs âwejâDujâ, and is voiced by Jon Curry.
⢠Maâahâs brother, Malor, is voiced by Sam Witwer, as is the character of Sig Legnog. Witwer previously played an unnamed Xindi-Arboreal in âThe Shipmentâ, and voiced the character of Tenavik in STO, after Kenneth Mitchell personally choose Witwer to replace him.
⢠In this episode we learn that bloodwine is made from worms that have been stomped similar to grapes. Bloodwine was first mentioned in TNGâs âA Matter of Honorâ.
   ⢠The sequence of Maâah going through the process of producing bloodwine may have been intended as a callback to the scene in âThe Star Gazerâ where we see Château Picard being prepared. As opposed to Picardâs longing glances at Laris though, we see Maâah annoyed with Mariner attempting to call him.
⢠This is the second episode to not use the standard LDS title sequence featuring the USS Cerritosâs misadventures, the first being âA Mathematically Perfect Redemptionâ
⢠Bahgol is a Klingon beverage previously seen in âBlood Oathâ.
⢠KâElarra is voiced by Mary Chiefo who played LâRell in seasons one and two of DIS.
⢠KâElarra isâŚphysically aggressive with Maâah as an act of courtship. In âThe Dauphinâ Worf described Klingon women mating behaviour to Wesley as, âWomen roar. Then they hurl heavy objects. And claw at you.â
⢠âDonât count on that. Maâah killed Barghâs brother,â Malor tattles by relating the events of âwejâDujâ.
⢠Boimlerâs facial hair has grown in enough to see that his moustache is purple as well. According to his own log in âGroundedâ, Boimler dyes his hair, and no one knows what his real hair colour is.
⢠âDoctor Migleemo, Iâve never seen you this nervous before, not even when I made you fight that giant Orion,â Tendi relates the events of âOld Friends, New Planetsâ.
⢠âWe Klowahkans invented warp travel in the hopes of discovering strange new meals.â Migleemo reveals that his preoccupation with food is something of a species trait, as opposed to unique to himself.
   ⢠This is the first time weâve heard the name of Migleemoâs species. Coincidentally, the name for this species of birdlike people sounds very similar to the excretory vent birds, as well as reptiles and amphibians, have.
⢠The Ketha Lowlands are part of the Ketha province, where Martokâs family is from, as per âOnce More Unto the Breachâ.
⢠âHey, look, you really helped me back on Serbal V, all right?â Mariner and Maâah fought in âThe Inner Fightâ until she experienced a breakthrough coping with Sito Jaxaâs death.
⢠âWerenât you just afraid of skiing?â Boimler attempted to go down the Cowardâs Gulch path aboard the Cosmic Duchess, before having to follow a person he was tailing down the Expertâs Demise slope.
⢠Madame Gonald is voiced by Gillian Vigman, who regularly portrays Doctor TâAna.
⢠âExperience bij!â A Klingon hover biker hollers a line from the 1993 interactive VCR board game, âStar Trek: The Next Generation - A Klingon Challengeâ.
⢠Itâs Kâorin! From Star Trek. General Kâorin was introduced in the episode âEnvoysâ. Heâs voiced by Jess Harnell.
   ⢠âYeah, we violated some treaties back in the day.â In âEnvoysâ Mariner told Boimler that she and Kâorin were involved in âoff the books, grey ops stuff.â
⢠The Oversight Council chambers feature sets of Klingon honour guard uniforms from STO.
⢠Bargh is voiced by Colton Dunn, who previously portrayed Dorg, Barghâs brother, in âwejâDujâ.
⢠We learn that Doctor Migleemoâs first name is Gabers.
⢠The Rite of Unending Pain appears to be superficially similar to the Rite of Ascension seen in âThe Icarus Factorâ. Those undergoing the rite walk through a path lined by raised platforms with warriors wielding painstiks to either side.
⢠âOnce Kahless made it across the field, he tore the thorns from his legs and he used them to kill Fekâlhr.â As per âDevilâs Advocateâ, Fekâlhr is a demonic figure, and the Guardian of Grethor.
⢠Darsekâs a Klingon currency first mentioned in âFristbornâ.
⢠Migleemo claims the hogfish galantine is âas plorpful as the ones served on Enara Prime.â Enara Prime was featured in the third season VOY episode âRememberâ, and is in the Delta Quadrant. This raises the question of how Migleemo would know about their cuisine.
⢠âLook, a while back, I was transferred to one of the coolest ships in Starfleet.â Boimler was transferred to the USS Titan at the end of âNo Small Partsâ, and transferred back to the Cerritos in âKayshon, His Eyes Openâ. Though he didnât so much choose to return to the Cerritos as he wasnât able to serve on the same ship as his transporter duplicate.
⢠We learn that Mariner was in on QoânoS for more than just returning an artifact and to help Maâah regain his rank; another quantum fissure has appeared in Klingon space, making this the third episode of the season where the fissures have been a factor.
   ⢠The scanning indicates that the dimensional rifts are not a natural occurrence.
⢠Capân Freeman, Rutherford, and Tendi swapped out the Klowahakanâs amuse bouche with replicated manure. In âThere Is A Tideâ Admiral Vance informs Osyraa the replicators use recycled waste to create food. âIt tastes pretty good for shit.â
⢠âA Klowahakan without a sense of taste is no Klowahakan at all.â Doctor Migleemoâs adage echoes Rule of Acquisition 18: âA Ferengi without profit is no Ferengi at all.â And, according to Kor in âThe Sword of Kahlessâ, âA Klingon who denies himself the Rite of Vengeance is no Klingon at all.â
⢠âMartok started on a ship like this.â Martok claimed in âOnce More Unto the Breachâ that he started as a labourer cleaning the officerâs mess aboard General ShiVangâs flagship.
⢠âI can see Kahless! The first one, the original one!â Kahlessâs clone was discovered by Worf on Boreth in âRightful Heirâ.
   ⢠âThe one that did impressions!â It was revealed in âThe Savage Curtainâ that Kahless was skilled at mimicking the cries of his foes to lure their allies into traps. Honourably. He also would do a tight five minutes at open mic nights.
I love that âbijâ is canon after all these years