This is the first episode of the series not to feature Caity Lotz (Sara Lance). Dominic Purcell, who appeared only as Chronos in Night of the Hawk (2016) is now the only main character to have appeared in every episode of the series.
Zari speaks French to Rory saying "Este-ce que tu parles francais?" which means 'Do you speak French?'
Kennedy's back goes out in the climax, forcing Nate to grab the nuclear football. He really did suffer from chronic back pain.
The episode's title is a reference to the Bay of Pigs, an inlet of the Gulf of Cazones on the southern coast of Cuba and the site of the Bay of Pigs Invasion in 1961.
There is a Wilhelm scream when Mick punches and throws a Cuban army officer out of a truck.