In a first draft script, it was Tom Paris who went on that gross journey of love with Janeway. This was later changed at the request of Gene Roddenberry's lawyer (who might or might not be responsible for all the evil in the world), who claimed that addressing the issues of both bestiality and sex below the age of consent in one episode would be too much for the ADD-affected audience. In his autobiography "I'm not Chuckles", Robert Beltran would later claim that this change was actually based on a suggestion he made, because he wanted a bigger and more serious role. No one really believes him.