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EPISODE · Feb 11, 2026 · 59 MIN

The Final Frontier Podcast Season 2, Episode 12: Old People Suck

from The Final Frontier Podcast · host Arete Media

🤑 - Start using Holo.ai to create social media ads today: https://hololtuab.sjv.io/raAjMB🚀 - Start watching Starfleet Academy & more on Paramount+: https://paramountplus.qflm.net/GKnjLLBeam 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 fakeoutOur 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.👇 Drop a comment: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.)👍 Like, ✅ subscribe, and hit the bell so you don’t miss next week’s episode: “Obsession” (and yes… the title reference will make sense when you hear it).#startrek #theoriginalseries #TheDeadlyYears #finalfrontierpodcast #startrektos #scifipodcast #startrekreview #tos #startrekfans #paramountplus #startrekpodcast #aretemedia

🤑 - Start using Holo.ai to create social media ads today: https://hololtuab.sjv.io/raAjMB🚀 - Start watching Starfleet Academy & more on Paramount+: https://paramountplus.qflm.net/GKnjLLBeam 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 fakeoutOur 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.👇 Drop a comment: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.)👍 Like, ✅ subscribe, and hit the bell so you don’t miss next week’s episode: “Obsession” (and yes… the title reference will make sense when you hear it).#startrek #theoriginalseries #TheDeadlyYears #finalfrontierpodcast #startrektos #scifipodcast #startrekreview #tos #startrekfans #paramountplus #startrekpodcast #aretemedia

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