10 Biggest Star Trek Plot Holes
6. So Long, Yeoman Rand
Janice Rand was the Captain's Yeoman in the first season of The Original Series. She vanishes after several episode, only returning then for small parts in the movies. The question of what happened to her is actually a sad case of behind the scenes drama.
Grace Lee Whitney revealed that she had been sexually assaulted by a producer (who she refused to name) which led to her firing from the show. Abhorrent as that is, it was all the more noticeable as her character was being set up to play a major supporting role. So, when she vanished, it left a mark on the show.
While on-screen, it could have been explained away as a simple transfer, it bears mentioning here as it was a plot hole caused by the despicable actions of someone who abused their power. Rand deserved better and Grace Lee Whitney deserved a whole lot more.
Thankfully, when the movies began, the character returned in The Motion Picture, The Search for Spock and The Undiscovered Country. She also appeared in Flashback, alongside George Takei. At least the franchise tried, in some way, to atone for what happened to her and to Rand.