The last words that Veronica Mars (Kristen Bell) says before the opening title are "We used to be friends... A long time ago". In a different order, these are also the first words from the song in the opening title by The Dandy Warhols.
At 10:58 Logan states "There's no people like show people" quoting a lyric from Irving Berlin's "There's no business like show business".
The title of the episode, Lord of the Bling, is a reference to The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001).