The words of the spell "Fungi Yuggoth" used by Elora Danan are from H. P. Lovecrafts writing, for example "Fungi from Yuggoth" and "The whisperer in darkness". Yuggoth is an alien name for the planet Pluto.
Julian Glover has now appeared in three franchises created by George Lucas. He played General Veers in Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980), Marcus Donovan in Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989) and Zeb in this series.
Co-Writer Bob Dolman wrote the screenplay for the original Willow (1988) based on a story by George Lucas.
When Lili talks to Airk and says "You think you know what is real, and what isn't," that speech is almost taken verbatim from the voiceover on the teaser for Willow (1988). Lili's version was also heard at the start of the official trailer for this series.