All of the first three seasons of Star Trek featured rather lacklustre and flat finale episodes, which almost always missed the mark, with the third season finale proving to be an abrupt and disappointing venture. Here we take a look at some of the reasons that might have made the finale episodes of Star Trek: The Original Series unremarkable.

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