- This was the final episode of Season 2 to be produced.
- This episode marked the last use of Temple Layout XIV and the last appearance of the Observatory, the Room of the Mandarin Hand, the Mine Shaft and the Laser Light Room.
- This was the only episode where an artifact is placed in the Laser Light Room.
- This was also the last episode in the original series where a room would only feature one artifact during its entire tenure.
- Jim and Kristen along with the Red Jaguars from this episode previously competed in The Imperial Purple Robe of Empress Theodora wearing the same team colors.
- Chris and Janet previously competed in The Applewood Amulet of Emiliano Zapata, competing as the Blue Barracudas.
- The Blue Barracudas from this episode previously competed in The Two-Cornered Hat of Napoleon.
- This is the only episode where the teams at the Steps of Knowledge consisted of the Blue Barracudas, Orange Iguanas, Purple Parrots and Silver Snakes in which a team of Orange Iguanas doesn't make it past the Steps of Knowledge.
- This is the last episode where a team of Purple Parrots and a team of Silver Snakes competed against each other in the Temple Games. (this never happened in Season 3).
- This is the only episode in the original where a team of Silver Snakes attempted to retrieve an artifact placed in the Bottom of the Central Shaft.
- This is the final episode where Olmec explains the rooms of the Temple in a clockwise order, in which he returned to a counterclockwise explanation for Season 3.
- The Temple Guard's door in the Crypt becomes crooked when he emerges, but it is fixed when Kristen enters the Temple.
- This is the only episode where a member of the Silver Snakes picks up the hidden half pendant in Olmec's Temple.
- Kirk warns Kristen of a temple spirit in the Dark Forest after all the guards had appeared.
- Kristen is the first player to obtain an artifact when it was placed in the bottom of the central shaft. She was followed by Nate in The Royal Torque of Queen Boadicea and Jay in The Good Luck Watch of Empress Eugénie.
- Of the three contestants, Kristen was the physically closest to the Temple Gates when time expired.
- In production order, this is the first season finale where the Red Jaguars do not enter the Temple. The second being The Aboriginal Australian Legend of the Seven Sisters in the reboot.
- The original painting that was featured on the portrait comes from Paul Gauguin's Mahana no atua (Day of the God).
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