Shout Out / 1632

• In one scene, the aforementioned Cool Old Guy tells his enemies, "My name is Ruy Sanchez de Casador y Ortiz. Prepare to die." An American witness realizes Ruy isn't quoting The Princess Bride; Inigo Montoya was a "comic twist on an ancient and very real model. Meet Ruy Sanchez — the original." In a sense, The Princess Bride was quoting him.
• In an early scene in 1632, Jeff Higgins and friends wonder whether Voyager ever made it home.
• When Balthazar Abrabanel asks the Roths about Mike Stearns, he cries out "Oh, my ducats! Oh, my daughter!" in fun.
• In 1633, during a discussion addressing why a flintlock is better for the current era than a more-advanced caplock would be, one of the characters mentions that "maybe Clarke was right. 'Superiority'."
• The aforementioned Cool Old Guy goes undercover, posing as a slow-witted porter from Barcelona. His first piece of dialogue in that role is "¿Qué?". He's of course chosen to call himself Manuel?
• In 1634: The Galileo Affair the Scottish Lieutenant Taggart announces a crime scene with the phrase "There's been a murder".
• 1634: The Ram Rebellion contains another In-Universe example courtesy of Constantin Ableidinger, who at one point introduces himself as "Helmut, speaking for the Ram."
• 1635: The Papal Stakes has Harry Lefferts, gone all angsty after a failed rescue attempt, completely losing it when he discovers the Italian fishing boat he's on is named the Minnow. Plentiful Gilligan's Island references follow along with a rendition of the famous theme song.
• 1636: The Saxon Uprising contains another In-Universe example, when Gretchen forms the "Committee for Public Safety" to defend Dresden.
• 1636: Seas of Fortune there is a steamboat named Valdemar.
• In 1636: The Devil's Opera, Marla rallies the population of Magdeburg with a rousing rendition of "Do You Hear the People Sing?"

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