Call-Back: To Kong: Skull Island. Hiro and Mike interview a former member of Packard's squadron who wasn't chosen for the mission to Skull Island. And like in Kong: Skull Island, the island is guarded by a monster that tears apart any helicopters that come near, only this time, it’s a tentacled creature.
Tears of Awe: Cap tears up in profound awe when him and Irene encounter the Aloe Turtle and he realizes that there's a whole island of undiscovered, otherworldly creatures like the kind he's been pursuing for years.