This is the first Star Trek episode to be directed by Mike Vejar since TNG: "Coming of Age", his only TNG directorial credit, almost nine years earlier in 1988. From this point onward, he remained one of the franchise's regular directors until the cancellation of Enterprise in 2005.
Rules of Acquisition 111: Treat people in your debt like family... exploit them (Mentioned by Worf to Dax).
Randy Oglesby, who plays Silaran Prin in this episode, previously played the Miradorn twins in the first season episode "Vortex", and went on to play Degra in several episodes of Star Trek: Enterprise.
Kira officially joined the Shakaar resistance at 13.
This takes place in 2373.