The episode was written by Michele Cavin and Jenava Mie and directed by Kyler Spears and Jenn Strickland, and originally aired on Disney Channel on May 22, 2021.

The episode received universal acclaim for its fluid animation, voice acting, character development, mature themes, emotional depth, action sequences, cinematography, musical score, scale, writing and cliffhanger.

[3] The episode begins with a flashback of Marcy studying at the library when she receives a text message from Sasha about Anne's birthday.

She reads the contents and after randomly flipping through pages, learns about the Calamity Box and finds its ability to transport people to other worlds amusing.

When she stops running to catch her breath, she arrives in front of a thrift store and sees the Calamity Box through the window.

Several Months Later, in the present day, Anne, Sasha, Marcy, Sprig, Polly, Hop Pop, Grime, and Frobo all arrive at Newtopia on Joe Sparrow to give the Calamity Box to King Andrias.

Anne, Marcy, Sprig, Polly, Hop Pop, Frobo, and Lady Olivia are then rescued by General Yunan and take shelter in an old restaurant.

Back in the throne room, Anne, Sprig, Polly, Frobo, and General Yunan are waiting for Andrias, with Sasha and Grime tied up.

Andrias then decides that since Anne is the only one left with the power to stop him, he cannot afford to let her live, but before he can do anything, Marcy takes the Calamity Box and uses it to open a portal to Earth.

Although early reports attributed the delay to a scheduling shift,[4] it was later revealed that the episode was pulled by the network at the last minute due to concerns over the violent nature of the final scene.

As a result of that, the creator of the show, Matt Braly, started putting up videos of Amphibia characters telling the viewers not to watch the episode too early.

Some of these characters included Grime, Maddie, Loggle, Yunan, Felicia, Hop Pop, and Curator Ponds.

When the error was reported the creators fixed it by replacing the newt with Lady Olivia when the episode officially premiered.

Gunn even states that the episode "plays with the bonds both broken and torn throughout the series to create a thrilling triumph.