The title is a reference to the title bestowed on Brienne of Tarth right after Jaime Lannister knights her and to the assortment of tales of the same identify by George R. R. Martin, the creator of the A Song of Ice and Fire novels on which Game of Thrones is based. The episode gained important praise general, but brought on a general public controversy thanks to a scene that shows Jaime raping Cersei Lannister. The 33rd episode overall, it was composed by series co-creators David Benioff and D. B. Weiss, and directed by Alex Graves. David Sims of The Atlantic proposed that "audiences failed to have to have most of very last week's dire episode," including that smooshing the episodes jointly would consequence in "a very good hour of admirer service," ahead of the opportunity death of some of the people in the subsequent episode. Sims, David (April 8, 2012). "Game Of Thrones (newbies): "The Night Lands" (for newbies)". Gustines, George Gene (6 April 2012). "Graphic Books Best Sellers: 'Game of Thrones' and the Avengers". The self-service advertising system was released in March 2012 to American Express card users and merchants in the U.S. Allen, Todd (21 March 2017). "More Game of Thrones Comics - A Clash of Kings Gets an Adaption in June".
