Of note: Kate Mulgrew has ranked this as one of her favorites. Apparantly this is the first time the network brass took the training wheels off & really let Kate embody Janeway her own way. She also loves working with, and spending time with, John deLancie.
Also interesting to me is that the character "Maury Ginsberg" is so named for the actor who played him, Maury Ginsberg. Apparently the producers really liked the name.
And Will & Deanna named their son Thaddeus in honor of Will's ancestor, "Old Iron Boots." ("Nepenthe", PIC 1x7)