Episode Behind the Scenes

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Jonathan Del Arco previously played Hugh in the Star Trek: The Next Generation episodes "I Borg" and "Descent, Part II".
   
This episode contains several links to the television show Babylon 5:
   
Guest star Robin Sachs (General Valen) has played many Minbari characters on Babylon 5.
   
In Babylon 5, Valen is the name of a holy figure among the Minbari.
   
Episode director Mike Vejar has also directed many Babylon 5 episodes.
   
This episode continues the already established Voyager tradition of darkened or blacked out set pieces, a production tool first used in the season 3 episode "Macrocosm" but continued in "Prey" and "Demon" (both season 4). Of particular note are "Night" (season 5) and "The Haunting of Deck Twelve" (season 6) where a large part of the action takes place in almost complete darkness, creating added atmosphere and tension to events.