Spock’s Command Decision In Galileo Seven

[Nerys Myk]

Yeoman Barrows was so superfluous, she was literally replaced in the next episode.

Weren't all post Rand yeomen "replaced" in the next episode?

 

[Rowdy Roddy McDowall]

Weren't all post Rand yeomen "replaced" in the next episode?

Arguably so. After one was surprisingly killed they stopped beaming down for good on the show.

 

[Pauln6]

I'm not sure Barrows was a last minute replacement for Rand. I'm pretty sure the substitution was done in the draft stage, before she was written out of the series.

Yeah, I meant more that I am aware that there was an early version of those scripts that featured Rand specifically. I am aware that she was also in early drafts of Mudds Women, Dagger of the Mind, and Trouble with Tribbles. I have a vague notion that she was going to give evidence in Court Martial instead of the records officer? Even though it's obvious that Rand would have featured in their place had Grace not been fired, I'm not aware that there were early drafts of those scripts in which Rand featured by name.

Emily Banks has said that she was expecting a call back to appear again. That would have cool. I wonder if they decided not to because that might have looked a bit suspicious so soon after letting Grace go.

Arguably so. After one was surprisingly killed they stopped beaming down for good on the show.

I remember the first time I saw the episode and joked with my brother (after watching Tarzan for years) that it was pretty obvious who was going to survive. It was really cool when they bucked the trend. I love Rand but it would have made incredibly shocking TV if Rand had still been in the show and had been given a Tasha Yar moment in that episode.