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* CreatorsFavoriteEpisode: George R.R. Martin considers "Blackwater" his favorite of the four episodes he wrote for the series.
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** Originally, Stannis was not going to fight in the battle, only leading from a distance, just like in the book. Director Neil Marshall didn't think this would work and decided that Stannis should fight and lead his army into battle.
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* DoingItForTheArt: Although tempted to make the majority of the battle take place on land - avoiding the difficulties associated with filming on water - the show runners ultimately resisted the pressure. They felt the naval confrontation was essential to the show's main storyline.
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* SelfAdaptation: George RR Martin Creator/GeorgeRRMartin wrote this episode himself.
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** The wildfire was originally going to be achieved with a catapult that fired bags of burning green napalm, but they ended up just using regular fire that was later coloured green in post production.production.
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* CastTheRunnerUp: Directing example. Neil Marshall had applied to direct before, but was turned down. The episode's director dropped out two weeks before production, so he was brought on board.
* DoingItForTheArt: Although tempted to make the majority of the battle take place on land - avoiding the difficulties associated with filming on water - the show runners ultimately resisted the pressure. They felt the naval confrontation was essential to the show's main storyline.
* EnforcedMethodActing: A month of shooting nights in cold, wet Belfast had the result that the actors' exhaustion were quite genuine.
* ProductionPosse: Liam Cunningham had starred in director Neil Marshall's films ''{{Film/Centurion}}'' and ''Film/DogSoldiers'' - both of which were what got him the job on this episode. This marks their first collaboration [[spoiler: where he doesn't die]].
* SelfAdaptation: George RR Martin wrote this episode himself.
* ThrowItIn:
** The wind and rain seen during the battle was all real and not simulated by machines.
** Some of the {{Gorn}} wasn't in the script, but added in at Neil Marshall's thoughts.
* WhatCouldHaveBeen:
** Early on, when the show runners weren't sure they'd have the budget to stage a battle, the episode took place mainly in Maegor's Holdfast with Cersei and Sansa - and the majority of the battle happening off screen. As they'd had to cut a battle in "Baelor" for budgetary reasons, they begged HBO to give them the funding to make this one happen.
** Large amounts of material had to be cut from the battle because they simply did not have the budget to film it.
** The wildfire was originally going to be achieved with a catapult that fired bags of burning green napalm, but they ended up just using regular fire that was later coloured green in post production.
* DoingItForTheArt: Although tempted to make the majority of the battle take place on land - avoiding the difficulties associated with filming on water - the show runners ultimately resisted the pressure. They felt the naval confrontation was essential to the show's main storyline.
* EnforcedMethodActing: A month of shooting nights in cold, wet Belfast had the result that the actors' exhaustion were quite genuine.
* ProductionPosse: Liam Cunningham had starred in director Neil Marshall's films ''{{Film/Centurion}}'' and ''Film/DogSoldiers'' - both of which were what got him the job on this episode. This marks their first collaboration [[spoiler: where he doesn't die]].
* SelfAdaptation: George RR Martin wrote this episode himself.
* ThrowItIn:
** The wind and rain seen during the battle was all real and not simulated by machines.
** Some of the {{Gorn}} wasn't in the script, but added in at Neil Marshall's thoughts.
* WhatCouldHaveBeen:
** Early on, when the show runners weren't sure they'd have the budget to stage a battle, the episode took place mainly in Maegor's Holdfast with Cersei and Sansa - and the majority of the battle happening off screen. As they'd had to cut a battle in "Baelor" for budgetary reasons, they begged HBO to give them the funding to make this one happen.
** Large amounts of material had to be cut from the battle because they simply did not have the budget to film it.
** The wildfire was originally going to be achieved with a catapult that fired bags of burning green napalm, but they ended up just using regular fire that was later coloured green in post production.
