He said that "I just had such fun on that. It was a real treat." Specifically of Jeri Ryan's performance, he said that she did a "great job" in duplicating the mannerisms of Robert Picardo; "Jeri nailed Bob's gestures, his eye rolls, everything." He also felt that the comedy in the episode translated to viewers who weren't necessarily fans of the show but that Ryan's performance added an extra layer for fans. Gallagher had previously appeared twice in "" prior to her "Voyager" appearance, first in the episode "" and then in the fan favourite "". She was visiting her husband Jeff Yagher on the set of the "Voyager" episode "", and was asked by Merri Howard if she was free for to appear in the series as Howard and McNeill were preparing for "Body and Soul" at the time. She wasn't required to audition, and instead was cast as Lt. Jaryn for the episode. In 2012, "Den of Geek" listed this as an honorable mention for their ranking of the top ten episodes of "Star Trek: Voyager". In 2017, this was ranked as one of the funniest "Star Trek" episodes of the franchise. They also praised actress Jeri Ryan's acting performance as the uploaded EMH personality with such lines as enjoying cheesecake. In 2019, CBR noted this episode as one of the top 20 funniest episodes of the "Star Trek" franchise, which at the time included more than 700 installments. They stated "Ryan and Picardo are obviously having pure fun with this...", especially remarking how Jeri Ryan impersonated the other character, which due to the story's plot elements had been uploaded to her cybernetic storage.