Because she very recently had a baby, Roxann Dawson (B'Elanna Torres) does not appear in this episode. This is the first episode of the series in which she does not appear.
Strangely, we first learn Kellin's name when Janeway calls her and Chakotay to the bridge. Her introducing herself is not depicted onscreen.
This episode shares similarities with Logan's Run (1976). In Logan's Run, individuals attempt to escape to Sanctuary from their "idyllic" post-apocalyptic world. These "runners" are hunted by Sandmen like Logan, the titular character, who finds himself running (the hunter becoming the hunted).
In this episode of Voyager, Kellin arrives on Voyager seeking asylum from her people. She is being pursued by her former colleagues. She, too, had once pursued fugitives from her homeworld (the hunter now become the hunted).
In this episode of Voyager, Kellin arrives on Voyager seeking asylum from her people. She is being pursued by her former colleagues. She, too, had once pursued fugitives from her homeworld (the hunter now become the hunted).