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This week on Final Frontier, we warp back to Star Trek: The Original Series Season 2, Episode 10: Friday's Childâthe one we accidentally dubbed âFriday Stepchildâ (and honestly⌠it kinda fits). đ
We break down the episodeâs weirdly-relevant premiseâtwo superpowers fighting over a smaller world for mineral rightsâplus the very 1967 vibes that hit harder than a Capellan warrior with a spear. Along the way we dig into:
-Why the title âFridayâs Childâ is a deep-cut reference to the âMondayâs Childâ poem
-Topaline: the âvitalâ mineral the episode barely explains (classic Trek)
-The Capellansâ strict honestyâand why one lie actually works
-The Klingon envoy who feels⌠oddly un-Klingon (until he isnât)
-Scotty in the captainâs chair (and why heâs criminally underrated)
-McCoyâs intense cultural clash + the childbirth sequence (so much to unpack)
-Julie Newmar trivia + that âStar Trek planets look like Southern Californiaâ energy
Written by D. C. Fontana and directed by Joseph Pevney, this episode is a solid watchâeven if modern audiences would absolutely light it up online.
If youâre watching along, tell us: Is âFridayâs Childâ secretly more relevant than it should be⌠or is it just 60s TV doing 60s TV things?
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