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  === Writing ===
  The episode was written by series co-creators David Benioff and D. B. Weiss.
  The episode was written by producers David Benioff and D. B. Weiss, their fourth of six scripts for the second season. This episode adapts content from the second novel, ''A Clash of Kings'', chapters Theon IV, Sansa IV and parts of Catelyn V and Catelyn VII.