 The episode was directed by former Star Trek : The Next Generation actor LeVar Burton , his second of the season , and his ninth and final for the series . Filming began on February 4 , 2005 and completed on February 14 . The first day of shooting overlapped with the filming for the previous episode , " In a Mirror , Darkly " . The first day was spent filming scenes involving Mayweather and Brooks , while the second day overlapped with a re @-@ shoot of the conclusion of the episode " Bound " and inserts for " Affliction " and " Divergence " . The following three days were spent on the standing sets such as the bridge and sickbay , before moving onto the standing cave sets on stage 9 . These had previously been painted white for use in " The Aenar " , and were repainted grey to represent the tunnels on the Moon for " Demons " . 
