This marks final appearances of Angus Cloud, Barbie Ferreira, and Javon 'Wanna' Walton in this episode.
This episode spiked up the viewership, almost dethroning Game of Thrones (2011) and The Last of Us (2023), both HBO series, until the prequel HBO series House of the Dragon (2022).
Jennifer Getzinger, Helen Shaver, David Benioff, and D.B. Weiss were offered to direct, but however, Maude Apatow backed out each directors for Lexi's play episode.
The episode is filmed under the working title, "Crisis Theory", which is referenced to Westworld (2016).