Ralph Senesky, one of the last living links to the era of the original Star Trek , has died at 102. The news came to us via Comic Book Resources . You might not know the name Ralph Senensky, but he directed six episodes of Gene Roddenberry’s iconic sci-fi series. He was the last surviving director of the iconic original 79 episodes of the show. The episodes he directed were season one’s “This Side of Paradise,” and season two’s “Metamorphosis,” “Obsession,” and “Bread and Circuses.” For season three, he directed “The Omega Glory,” “There Is in Truth No Beauty,” and “The Tholian Web.”
Of all the episodes he directed, his most beloved is “This Side of Paradise,” an early episode that allowed Spock to show his emotional side for the first time. The episode was so special to actor Le

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