Robert Picardo (The Doctor) once jokingly described this adventure as "Alice in Wonderland with a bald, middle-aged, cranky, arrogant Alice."
Janeway's new hairstyle was actress Kate Mulgrew's actual hair. It was dropped after two episodes as it was difficult to keep in place.
The Doctor eats for the first time in this episode.
Freya is actually not in the epic Beowulf.
This is the first time Captain Janeway has a different hairstyle in uniform. This hairstyle is similar to what she wore previously when out of uniform and off duty.