This is storyboard artist Bob Forward's first script. He specifically wanted to write about Queen Marlena as he felt she was the most underused character in the series.
An expanded version of the flashback scene from Teela's Quest (1983) depicting Marlena Glen's arrival on Eternia is featured.
In this story it is hinted (but not specifically stated) that Queen Marlena has figured out that Adam is He-Man. She also did this in The Energy Beast (1984).
The animated sequence of Prince Adam holding aloft his magic sword from a new angle was originally designed for Evil-Lyn's Plot (1983) but not used until this story.