The title works on multiple levels, drawing from both logic and literature:
: Like other famous "what if" episodes in the franchise, it allows the audience to see characters in a different light—specifically showing a version of Tom Paris who never found redemption on Voyager . [S2E5] Non Sequitur
: Kim's attempts to explain his situation lead Starfleet Security to suspect him of being a Maquis spy. He eventually discovers that a "time-stream" accident involving a shuttlecraft caused him to switch places with his counterpart in this timeline. The title works on multiple levels, drawing from
: In this timeline, Kim was never assigned to Voyager ; he is a design engineer working at Starfleet Headquarters. He has a beautiful fiancée, Libby, and a prestigious career, yet he remembers every detail of his "real" life on the ship. : In this timeline, Kim was never assigned