- Death Is Dramatic: A little girl watches her brother die. The girl then mourns his death.
- Gorn: Because the episode is about dying, this episode has no shortage of this.
- The Internet: A man wants to go on it in "Checkpoint".
- Sniper Rifle: The short "Beat the Drum Slowly" has a man shooting people with one.
- Surreal Humor: "Checkpoint" is full of this.
