Director Corey Allen shot the scene in Kira's quarters in one continuous uninterrupted take. When the episode was edited together, the scene was intercut with various close-ups and reverse angles, but the master shot of the scene was one long take, something of which Allen was extremely proud.
Writer Peter Allan Fields based the humorous scene in Kira's quarters, where everyone comes to say goodbye to her, on a scene in the 1935 Marx Brothers film A Night at the Opera (1935).
Frank Langella asked to be uncredited for his role as Minister Jaro Essa in the 3-parter The Homecoming/The Circle/The Siege, since he was doing the series for his children Frank III and Sarah (both of whom were devoted Star Trek fans), not for exposure or money.
Odo's thin monitor screen on his desk in the security office is never seen again in the series after this episode.
The model depicting the Kressari freighter was originally built by Greg Jein for an episode of Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987). It was redressed and modified numerous times to portray different ships, and ultimately appeared in more than 20 episodes across four series. The effects team used several tricks to make the model look different, such as flipping it over so the bottom side became the top, and - in this episode- having the ship fly backwards.