Showrunner Brett Matthews told Entertainment Weekly that: "We had done a musical episode in season 1, so that was sort of the test run and we just loved that episode. "[Executive producer] Julie [Plec] and I have always been looking for a way to talk about The Vampire Diaries, which is difficult in absentia in some of the actors." The publication also has a handful of stills from the upcoming episode, which show off Josie as Elena Gilbert, among others in TVD costume.