 " Ice " was also considered one of the best episodes of the first season by the production crew . According to Carter , Morgan and Wong " just outdid themselves on this show , as did director David Nutter , who really works so hard for us . I think they wrote a great script and he did a great job directing it , and we had a great supporting cast " . Nutter said : " The real great thing about ' Ice ' is that we were able to convey a strong sense of paranoia . It was also a great ensemble piece . We 're dealing with the most basic emotions of each character , ranging from their anger to their ignorance and fear . It established the emotional ties these two characters have with each other , which is very important . Scaring the hell out of the audience was definitely the key to the episode " . Anderson said that " it was very intense . There was a lot of fear and paranoia going on . We had some great actors to work with " . 
