This was writers Gabrielle Stanton and Harry Weksman, Jr.'s last contributions to Farscape.
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Linda Cropper, who plays Fento, would return to the series as Aeryn's mother, Xhalax Sun, during the third season.
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The story is inspired by the Japanese film Rashomon, directed by Akira Kurisawa (director of The Seven Samurai), in which different perspectives on the same event are told, with slightly different emphases.
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The way in which each line was to be delivered depended on who was narrating and was clearly indicated in the script to ensure that the actors knew which version they were working on.
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According to Claudia Black, production of the episode wasn't helped by many of the cast and crew having seen the Star Trek spoof Galaxy Quest the weekend before shooting.
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For the scenes in which they were being interrogated, the actors really were above a tank of water on the studio floor.
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Dave Elsey's inspiration for the Plokavian makeup was Rick Baker's creations for the film The Incredible Melting Man.
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Tony Tilse's directions to production designer Tim Ferrier harkened back to Australian director Russell Mulcahy's designs for a Tubes video in the 1970's.
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Many of the images in the Season Three title sequence were derived from Tony Tilse's set ups for this episode.
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