▁direct ▁him . ▁Meyer ▁thought ▁in ▁ret ros pect ▁that ▁the ▁Cet i ▁e el ▁scenes ▁might ▁have ▁been ▁cor ny , ▁but ▁felt ▁that ▁Win field ' s ▁performance ▁helped ▁add ▁gravity . ▁ ▁K irst ie ▁Al ley ▁as ▁Sa av ik , ▁Spo ck ' s ▁prote ge ▁and ▁a ▁Star f le et ▁commander - in - training ▁ab o ard ▁the ▁Enter prise . ▁Ser ving ▁on ▁board ▁as ▁the ▁navig ator ▁in ▁Che kov ' s ▁absence , ▁she ▁has ▁a ▁strong ▁habit ▁of ▁question ing ▁Kirk ' s ▁ecc ent ric ▁hero ic ▁methods , ▁prefer ring ▁a ▁more ▁by - the - book ▁approach . ▁Const antly ▁qu oting ▁rules ▁and ▁reg ulations ▁to ▁Kirk , ▁she ▁is ▁actually ▁v ind ic ated ▁during ▁the ▁battle ▁with ▁Khan , ▁and ▁her ▁manner ▁provides ▁Spo ck ▁with ▁the ▁idea ▁for ▁how ▁to ▁talk ▁in ▁code ▁to ▁Kirk ▁down ▁at ▁the ▁science ▁lab . ▁When ▁Kirk ▁and ▁Mc Co y ▁intend ▁to ▁beam ▁down ▁to ▁the ▁science ▁lab , ▁she ▁ins ists ▁on ▁going ▁with ▁them ▁on ▁the ▁pre text ▁of ▁protect ing ▁Kirk . ▁The ▁movie ▁was ▁Al ley ' s ▁first ▁feature ▁film ▁role . ▁Sa av ik ▁c ries ▁during ▁Spo ck ' s ▁fun eral . ▁Meyer ▁said ▁that ▁during ▁film ing ▁someone ▁asked ▁him , ▁"' Are ▁you ▁going ▁to ▁let ▁her ▁do ▁that ?' ▁And ▁I ▁said , ▁' Y e ah ', ▁and ▁they ▁said , ▁' But ▁V ul