The song "Beautiful Boy" played in this's episode was written by John Lennon for his son Sean Lennon. It is from his final album DOUBLE FANTASY recorded right before he was killed by Mark Chapman.
In the gun club, one of the shooters quotes Al Pacino's "Say hello to my little friend" line from Brian De Palma's 1983 gangster pic "Scarface" as he starts to shoot.
Title translates 'The Stand'