Darlene (Carly Chaikin) is seen downloading the movie "Shazam" starring Sinbad. This was an internet hoax as no such movie was made and does not exist despite many people claiming to remember the film from the 90's.
When the f-society supporter is captured, Love Actually (2003) can be heard and seen playing on his television.
Origin of the Title: In computing, metadata is data that provides details about other data, such as when created, file size and data creator. The extension: A .par2 file contains error-correction data that can be used to fix files corrupted during a download or used to re-create missing files. They are especially heavily used when it comes to Usenet files/downloads.
Music:
- "Dance Hall Days" by Wang Chung. Plays as Angela (Portia Doubleday) having conversation with Irving (Bobby Cannavale).
- "Under the Tide" by Chvrches. Plays as Darlene (Carly Chaikin) speaks with Dom (Grace Gummer) about her troubles.
- "Everything Means Nothing to Me" by Elliott Smith. Plays as Darlene enters Elliot's apartment and places an old picture of them before she leaves.
The percussion piece that begins at about 4:30 is Miyake Daiko, a traditional Japanese taiko drumming piece performed by multiple groups. Miyake Daiko is also used to refer to the style of drumming used in the piece.