Episode Behind the Scenes

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The original title of this episode was "Only the Lonely".
   
The tale Lwaxana tells Odo of being a captive on a Ferengi vessel is from the TNG episode "Menage a Troi".
   
Kira's uniform was modified in this episode from a tunic and trousers to a one-piece jumpsuit.
   
Anara, O'Brien's assistant, was originally supposed to appear in three episodes, culminating in "In the Hands of the Prophets", in which she would attempt to assassinate Vedek Bareil. However, actress Benita Andre was let go for undisclosed reasons, and was replaced by Robin Christopher as Neela.
   
The scene when the crew are attempting to shutdown the computer in ops is a homage to 2001: A Space Odyssey, where Bowman dismantles Hal in the same fashion.
   
Cirroc Lofton (Jake Sisko) does not appear in this episode.
   
When Odo and Troy are first trapped in the turbolift, Kira announces that there is a power failure in turbolift 7. Later, in a log entry, Sisko says that "Odo remains trapped in turbolift 4."
   
Jack Shearer (Vadosia) makes his first Star Trek appearance here.
   
The probe is a re-use of the Cytherian probe from TNG: "The Nth Degree".