At first, neither National Geographic nor its parent company, Disney, promoted this episode, presumably due to the controversy surrounding its guest, Gina Carano. About three months before the episode's premiere, Carano had been fired from the Disney+ series, The Mandalorian (2019), following controversy over her social media posts. Later, the episode was simply scrapped, but popular demand led to its eventual release. Promotional ads finally appeared, but at least one neglected to show or mention Carano.
The show's highest rated episode on IMDb.