Colonel Samantha Carter mentions she'll be taking over control of the Daedalus-class ship, The Phoenix, which has been renamed The General Hammond. This is in honour of Don S. Davis's character who, similar to Davis himself, is mentioned to have died of a heart attack.
With the abrupt cancellation of "SGA", this episode served as the series finale. A two-hour movie, Stargate: Extinction, was expected to follow to conclude the story. Originally supposed to air in early 2009, it was delayed several times before being canceled outright in 2011.
Joe Flanigan, Rachel Luttrell, David Hewlett, Paul McGillion, and Christopher Heyerdahl are the only actors to appear in both Rising (2004) and the finale.
The final Stargate appearances for Joe Flanigan, Rachel Luttrell, Jason Momoa, Jewel Staite, Paul McGillion, Colin Cunningham, David Nykl, and Kavan Smith.
Amanda Tapping, Gary Jones, and Martin Christopher also appeared in the series finale for Stargate SG-1 (1997).