10 Terrible Decisions That Led To Star Trek Losing Key Players
9. Terry Farrell Asked For More Time Off. They Gave It To Her.
Terry Farrell's departure from the show was one of the more avoidable ones, yet when Farrell asked to be made a recurring character on Star Trek Deep Space Nine's final season, rather than a main character, the response was to kill her off.
There have been a couple of versions of the story. In The Fifty-Year Mission: The Next 25 Years by Mark A. Altman and Edward Gross, Farrell revealed that it was primarily due to her relationship with Rick Berman that led to her departure.
She explained that he was, in her words, a misogynist who would regularly criticize her appearance. He also attempted to bully her into confirming her role in the seventh season. She described phone calls that she would receive from him mere moments before she was due to film a scene.
She had no wish to leave Star Trek, just that she was run down with the long days and the lack of options to explore other projects. Reducing her role to recurring status would, she felt, relieve a lot of this pressure and allow her to deliver her best performances.
However, she was offered a sign-or-leave deal. Jadzia Dax was then killed off in the season six finale.