The final six-minute sequence, which follows Rust Cohle through the housing project, consists of only one very long take. Hundreds of staff were required to film the scene, including hidden make-up artists who had to apply make-up in seconds while the camera was focused elsewhere.
The episode won 2 Emmy Awards for Outstanding Cinematography for a Single-Camera Series and Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series.
Nic Pizzolatto, author, creator, producer and showrunner has a cameo as the bartender at the strip club (wearing a T-shirt that proclaims, "Kiss Me, I'm An Asshole") where Marty questions him. In the Blu-ray DVD commentary Nic Pizzolatto jokingly remarks "I was lit all wrong!"