“I think Maleficent was early. We need to see Joe Locke with all of that drama,” Jac told Variety. “Also, in this episode, he is feeling himself, and we wanted that on screen. We wanted to see him swanning around in a gown, with the gorgeous headpiece and the full makeup. That is the moment he is at on his arc. He’s got a little nastiness — he’s not taking any of Agatha crap. We are running so hard at that. And then Agatha as the classic evil green witch, that suited her, and, of course, our primary cultural allusion of The Wizard of Oz, the book.”

“We decided Lilia would be the classic good witch because, first, Lilia is the hero of the episode. She saves the coven; she solves the trial. But also, she has this contentious relationship with witch stereotypes,” she continued. “We knew she would be appalled at her outfit but that it would ultimately be the most accurate representation of her soul. The reverse was true for Jen. Her hero color is pink. She sees herself as this very femme, very beautiful creature, and she dresses herself as such and behaves as a princess. So, to put her in the crone look, it also felt accurate for where she is in her arc.”