The soundtrack played at the end of the episode is from the horror movie Cannibal Holocaust (1980), composed by Riz Ortolani.
This episode is named after a book by the French poet Antonin Artaud.
On Rue's bedroom wall in the play, there is a small poster of Löded Diper, the band originally in Diary of a Wimpy Kid (2010) franchise.
The episode won 5 Emmy Awards for Outstanding Choreography for Scripted Programming - Holding Out for a Hero, Outstanding Choreography for Scripted Programming - Cheerleader, Outstanding Cinematography for a Single-Camera Series (One Hour), Outstanding Contemporary Makeup (Non-Prosthetic) and Outstanding Single-Camera Picture Editing for a Drama Series.
The episode is filmed under the working title, "Passed Pawn", which is referenced to Westworld (2016).