Guest star Juliana Donald, who played the character Tayna (Apgar's assistant), said in an interview the most difficult part of playing the role of Tayna in "A Matter of Perspective" was how stoic the character was, which meant relating the character's internal emotions more subtly. To be selected for the role of Tayna she had to audition many times. The audition group for cast included the producer, director, and writers. Donald had further appearances in the "Star Trek" franchise, as different characters, in the "Deep Space Nine" episode "Prophet Motive" (S3E16) and in the video game "".