Robert Picardo performed many of Jeri Ryan's scenes as the "possessed" Seven of Nine on videotape so that Ryan could study his elocution and movements and more accurately mimic him.
Directed By Robert Duncan McNeill who plays Tom Paris.
This episode was a rewriting assignment for freelance writers Mike Sussman and Phyllis Strong. Their work on the teleplay led to an invitation by showrunner Ken Biller to join the Voyager writing staff as story editors.
The Doctor says "The reports of my decompilation have been greatly exaggerated." This is a play on the statement "The reports of my demise have been greatly exaggerated," which is how Mark Twain is said to have replied after reading his own premature obituary.
Ranek's line: "I've never met a woman like you before," and The Doctor/Seven's reply, "That's because there are no women like me" was an homage to a similar exchange in the 1982 Dustin Hoffman comedy Tootsie, which also involved crossdressing.