Writer:	Greg Berlanti, Marc Guggenheim
Director:	Ken Olin
Star:	Sarah Jane Morris (Julia Walker),  Sally Field (Nora Holden),  Ron Rifkin (Saul Holden),  Rachel Griffiths (Sarah Whedon),  Matthew Rhys (Kevin Walker),  John Pyper-Ferguson (Joe Whedon),  Dave Annable (Justin Walker),  Calista Flockhart (Kitty Walker),  Balthazar Getty (Thomas Walker)
Recurring Role:	Rob Lowe (Sen. Robert McCallister),  Jay Huguley (Whit Peyton),  Kerris Lilla Dorsey (Paige Whedon),  Tom Skerritt (William Walker)
Guest Star:	Josh Hopkins (Warren Salter),  David Burke (Jack Bishop),  Keri Lynn Pratt (Amber Trachtenberg),  Shawn Michael Patrick (Jordan Lisco),  Alex Reznik (Doctor),  Treat Williams (David Morton),  Michael E. Dempsey (Ed)

Sally Field won the Emmy of Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series for her performance as Nora Walker in this episode. (edit) Greg Berlanti must love making references to his previous work, not only in casting "Everwood" alumni, but even in the naming of characters: Rob Lowe's character of Senator Robert McCallister was also the name of the title character on Berlanti's former series on The WB, "Jack and Bobby". In fact, on that series, Bobby McCallister grew up to be a Senator, then a Congressman, and later President of the U.S.! And Bobby's brother used to date a girl named Courtney and after Bobby grew up, he married Courtney. (edit) Music:
Simple by K.D. Lang
Wow2 by Thomas Newman
You Shook Me All Night Long by AC/DC (edit) Tom Skerritt, Rob Lowe and Treat Williams are credited as special guest stars. (edit)

Kitty: We're not at war yet.
Nora: Oh, please, we were attacked. This country's gonna bomb something. It's the American way. (edit) Mechanic: You're supposed to pour it in the fill-hole.
Kevin: (To Tommy) No gay jokes. (edit) Kitty: (To Warren) When Justin went away, I went away. I went back to New York and I missed all the holidays without him. I missed all the meals without him. I missed all the fights my mother and father must have had when they were worried sick; and that was when we were winning the war. That was when we knew what we were fighting for. But now it's more dangerous than ever over there and he's going back and I'm here. And my mother. My mother who is so strong; she is so heartbroken. (edit) Nora: David, please don't be a stranger. I don't want you to feel everytime you come here you're required to nail something. I didn't say that right, did I? (edit) William: (Voiceover in a letter written to Nora) I know I've done at least one right thing in this life; and that was to fall in love and make a family with you. (edit)

Other than providing the set-up for the Walkers to hang out in the bar, it makes no sense to not drive the 60 miles to the nearest hotel. In the desert it would take under an hour to get there and have a place to stay. Instead, they spend the whole night out, with the expectation of sleeping in the car. That wouldn't have been much of a time-saver for the discomfort. (edit) In a flashback about 9/11 in this episode, Sarah and William were watching in grief as the second plane crashed into the World Trade Center live on TV. Through the window, it is a bright sunny day. Since they live in California, the time would be 7:00am, half an hour since sunrise, which is 6:30am. The sun would not have been that bright yet. (edit)

Sarah: That island on Lost has more civilization than this place.

This alludes to the ABC show Lost. (edit) "Mistakes were made" is the title of the last two episodes and a quote Kitty used in her apology speech on her TV show. It is a reference to another apology speech made by Ronald Reagan, the Republican US president in the 1980's. He is famous for this line because he said it instead of saying "I made a mistake", about the Iran-Contra affair. (edit) "William's folly" is how Sarah described her father's purchase of a seemingly worthless piece of desert land. It turned out to be worth approximately thirty times what he paid for it. This is a reference to "Seward's Folly". In 1867, Secretary of state Seward bought Alaska, and many said it was a waste because it was only a barren iceland. Years later, oil would be found there, making it one of the US's most treasured possessions. (edit)