 The scene with Kate in a dress was inspired by "Raiders of the Lost Ark", where Belloq gives a dress for Marion Ravenwood to wear, and was intended to make "tom-boyish" Kate feel vulnerable.The title, inspired by Charles Dickens' eponymous novel, refers to the reveal of another "city" on the island with the place where the Others live, in addition to the castaways' beach camp.The episode has only three characters of the second season's main cast, Jack, Kate and Sawyer.