Washburn recalled properly the drama of Lieutenant Galway and even was a little bit bummed out that her character needed to die:
“I used to be the primary to die and I used to be the youngest. As you watch the episode you progressively see the others getting older. Then, in fact, Chekov discovered the treatment, however too late for me. I hoped I might have gotten cured, however that did not occur. But it surely was a really particular function and it is nonetheless considered one of my favourite roles that I’ve achieved.”
She additionally recalled the scene whereby she needed to die of previous age, a tall order for an actor in her 20s. It was very dramatic and tragic, with the younger character pondering her wasted potential. She obtained to look straight at her reflection, seeing how she was imagined to look in 70 or 80 extra years and performed the scene with a mix of panic and weary acceptance. Whereas Washburn was digging deep, nonetheless, William Shatner was laughing:
“William Shatner was a really humorous man and he was simply cracking up the entire time as a result of they’d him together with his gray hair, beginning to age. So he was doing all this humorous shtick on the stage. It was a extremely lighthearted, enjoyable set to be on after which we would attempt to get proper into the second after we needed to shoot it. Individuals keep in mind the scene, so I assume we did job of it.”
Plainly lightheartedness on set was important for Washburn to carry out the scene. She was feeling the load of her character’s drama and everybody’s giggles and jokes allowed her to loosen up.