In J. Michael Straczynski's original plan, this was to be the Season 4 finale, saving the "meat" of the Earth civil war for Season 5. The plan had to be substantially altered when it seemed the show would be canceled after Season 4.
This is the only episode of the series in which the titular space station does not appear.
This episode only features two regular cast members, the fewest of any episode of the series: Bruce Boxleitner (John Sheridan) and Mira Furlan (Delenn). Other cast members are seen in the opening flash back set-ups, and Furlan only appears in two brief scenes with no dialogue.
This takes place on October 23, 2261.
The whole scenario in this episode contains strong echoes of the interrogation scenes in George Orwell's Nineteen Eighty Four. This episode is the 84th episode of the series.