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  ===Casting===
  This episode marks the first appearance of regular guest star Roxanne McKee, best known for her role of Louise Summers in the British Channel 4 soap opera ''Hollyoaks''. McKee was chosen among a great number of candidates to play the part of Doreah, a slave serving as Daenerys Targaryen's handmaiden.
  Also introduced in this episode is British musician Wilko Johnson as the executioner Ilyn Payne. The mute headsman of ''Game of Thrones'' is Johnson's first acting job.