Writer Michael Piller didn't know how TNG's first two parter would end when he first wrote it.
	Originally Piller's intention was to have Data and Picard "borgified" into one unit.
	When the Riker/Troi scene concerning Riker's career was dreamed up, it was partly true of Michael Piller's own situation who was considering whether or not to leave.
	Elizabeth Dennehy (Shelby) is daughter of actor Brian Dennehy.
	George Murdock was the "godhead" in Star Trek V The Final Frontier as well as the doctor in sci fi show "Battlestar Gallactica".
	The freighter U.S.S. Lalo was a reference to the first season show "We'll Always Have a Paris".
	A continuity error had Riker and Shelby leave for the battle bridge via the wrong turbolift.
	Amidst all the hype, Paramount's publicity department produced its first ever promotional campaign for a single TNG episode since the pilot.

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