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Beam aboard for a surprisingly fun (and accidentally hilarious) breakdown of Star Trek: The Original Series – “The Deadly Years” (S2E11) — the episode where the Enterprise crew learns the hard way that space radiation + aging makeup = chaos. 😅
In this Final Frontier Podcast episode, we cover:
-Why “The Deadly Years” is better than it has any right to be (for 1967)
-The goofy-but-impressive aging effects (and why Shatner fought “too old” Kirk)
-Kirk’s dementia-coded mood swings, forgetfulness, and that wildly relevant hearing scene
-Spock’s iconic “it’s cold” bit (Vulcan needs a blanket, confirmed)
-The Romulan Neutral Zone mess + Commodore Stoker’s “oh no” command decisions
-The clever broken-code bluff + corbomite-style fakeout
Our favorite running gag: “Now is not the time for flirting… you have a ticking clock crisis on your hands.”
Episode facts we discuss:
📺 Original air date: December 5, 1967
🧾 Written by: David P. Harmon | Directed by: Joseph Pevney
🪐 Stardates: 3478.2 – 3479.4 (2267)
If you love TOS deep cuts, production trivia, and the kind of commentary that notices when Chekov is basically being used as furniture in Sickbay… you’re in the right quadrant.
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Did “The Deadly Years” work for you… or is it secretly the most “old people are dicks” episode in TOS? (We said what we said.)
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