This is the only season of Sabrina to not begin with a whole new school year.
This is the final appearance of Dashiell.
Donald Faison played two separate characters on the show: in season one, he had a small part in the episode "Magic Joel", before returning at the end of season two to play Sabrina's love interest, Dashiell.
Libby does not appear in this episode. This is the first time she does not appear in the season premiere.
As of this episode, Valerie is the first friend of Sabrina's to last more than one season, something that won't be done again until the introduction of Morgan and Roxie. They beat Valerie by one more season.