The episode achieved a Nielsen rating of 4.1 million homes, and a 6% share, making it the highest rated episode of the season.
This episode marks one of the rare occasions where Torres is left in command of Voyager and the only time she sits in the captain's chair. Torres was briefly seen in command of the bridge during The 37's (1995) when all the other senior officers were on the planet's surface.
This is the first time that Star Trek veterans Jeffrey Combs (Penk) and J.G. Hertzler (Hirogen Hunter) have acted in a scene together.
As with Blink of an Eye (2000), this episode's title had to be changed shortly before shooting when it was realized that it matched Arena (1967).
This is the only appearance of frequent "Star Trek" guest stars Jeffrey Combs and J.G. Hertzler within "Star Trek: Voyager." Both actors played significant recurring roles on Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (1993) which had recently ended, and Combs went on to play a frequently appearing guest on Star Trek: Enterprise (2001).
Dwayne Johnson: [eyebrow] "The Champion" uses his famous 'People's eyebrow' move - a signature gesture he made famous in the WWF/WWE as The Rock. By coincidence, it is similar to a gesture made often by Spock in Star Trek (1966).