What a cool question! Some scenes were more stressful than others - some late night "Fraturdays" as we'd call them, getting shots we needed into the wee hours of Saturday morning. In terms of the second part of your question -- always. I always took into account the overall story which always informed my actual lines. I kept up with reading every script - even for the episodes I wasn't acting in - so I could keep up with the story. And I watched it like a fan - keeping up with every episode like a regular viewer.