An admiral comes aboard the Enterprise. He is suffering from a terminal illness; there is no cure. He is there to participate in a hostage release from a long ago enemy. The actor playing the part has the most hideous make-up. He is obviously a young man playing an aged one. He is driven for some reason and has agreed to participate in using an experimental drug which reverses aging. We watch as the lumps of make-up disappear and restore him to his younger self. Unfortunately, he hasn't told his loving wife. He also is carrying around some secret as to why he wants to invade the planet and rescue hostages instead of negotiating. There are some secrets that are eventually revealed; a terrible decision made at a time when youth and family supersede common sense. A very predictable episode of yet another loose cannon starship upper level person going mad with power.
Review of Too Short a Season
