De acordo com o artigo Memória Alfa em Doutor Pulaski , o fato de que o personagem deixou o show foi uma espécie de acordo mútuo entre a equipe, os produtores e a atriz que interpretou Pulaski:
The Pulaski character was ultimately deemed to have been a failed experiment. Rick Berman commented, "That never quite worked [....] The character of Doctor Pulaski just never really quite solidified." Not only did the TNG staffers turn down the offer of renewing Diana Muldaur's contract for TNG Season 3 but Muldaur herself wasn't really interested in reprising the role of Pulaski either, as she had found that the mythos of TNG was such a technology-based setting with little focus, compared to TOS, on character. (William Shatner Presents: Chaos on the Bridge)
Assim, ela deixando o show não estava especificamente ligada a esse pequeno gesto.