The original plan was that this episode would mark the return of Kol Mikaelson from the dead. However, the actor who had previously played him on The Vampire Diaries (2009), Nathaniel Buzolic, had just booked a recurring role on Supernatural (2005). So, the episode was reworked to feature the reappearance of Mikael, played by Sebastian Roché. Buzolic would become a regular on Season 3 of The Originals (2013).