At the end of this episode, Janeway tells Neelix, "The first duty of every Starfleet officer is the truth." This is what Captain Picard tells Wesley Crusher in The First Duty (1992).
First appearance of Ensign Vorik. Vorik has a lot in common with Taurik, who appeared in Lower Decks (1994). Vorik and Taurik are both Vulcan ensigns serving in engineering divisions aboard starships and both are played by Alexander Enberg, son of producer Jeri Taylor. According to some Star Trek guidebooks, they are twin brothers.
The space station set in this episode was a redress of the Akritirian maximum security detention facility from The Chute (1996).
As of this episode, the crew of Voyager are officially out of correct uniform (unaware of the updated uniform introduced in Star Trek: First Contact (1996) and Rapture (1996)).
The episode won and Emmy Award for Outstanding Hairstyling for a Series.