code honor star trek generation code honor fourth episode american science fiction television series star trek generation originally aired october broadcast syndication episode written directed replaced way filming episode assistant director set 24th century series follows adventures crew starfleet starship enterprise episode ship visiting planet retrieve abducted leader race strict code honor leader seeks use increase personal power powers baron pitched story based race following code honor similar code developed final story described having 1940s tribal africa theme staff writer episode wasn received cast crew thought basic premise held promise episode received negatively reviewers series ending including described possibly worst piece star trek plot enterprise arrives planet acquire needed combat outbreak fever crew possessing little information culture finds follows strict customs status similar ancient africa specifically men culture rule society land controlled women leader transports enterprise provide sample impressed status head security demonstrates skills opponent tour ship transport surface captain demands return considering kidnapping act war receives response planet consultation officers determines took counting coup heroism contacts peaceful manner grants permission enterprise crew beam planet promises return banquet honor announces banquet wishes surprising enterprise crew challenges fight death claim position objects fight refuses enterprise rest crew investigates combat ritual find weapons coated lethal poison wealth owes position prepares enterprise harmed battle match progresses equally skilled eventually lands strike quickly covers orders transport enterprise demands aboard ship reaches moments death able counteract poison revive woman body demands know fate reveals died match breaking bond free select new mate chooses effectively strips position power lets gives enterprise supply production writer invited pitch story generation friends star trek writer alongside writing partner powers pitched story involving race called followed code honor similar script aliens went changes making screen powers write season episode emancipation stargate held similar themes code honor african theme episode brought director race cast entirely african american actors fired production creator assistant director completed episode star trek novel author later recalled casting cast member thought racist guest stars cast staff writer pleased 1940s tribal africa theme aliens combat scene end episode resembled versus fight original series episode time writer said good idea execution fell apart script actors told different twist different baroque fell apart concept having guy somebody kill wife person good idea cast including sought prevent episode aired interview entertainment_weekly agreed fans considered season episode measure man truly great episode series stating season weak episodes referring code honor particular said think early involved race black aliens felt embarrassed episode saw appearance black yellow grid structure interface unit resembled phone seen crew members vocal commands program future episodes captain showed pride french heritage episode character repeated following episode outpost removed character reception code honor aired broadcast syndication week commencing october received nielsen ratings reflecting percentage households watching episode timeslot lower ratings received episodes preceding higher received following episode outpost reviewers watched episode following end series cast member reviewed april couldn remember actually appearing episode time originally broadcast seen said wasn good overtly racist recalled mean certainly racist angel hadn determined entirely african american wouldn issue said episode example type episodes season resulted cancelled mid season hadn supported fans run directly syndication whilst writing den geek differed assessment asserted episode racist said isn bad television openly offensive best effort important lessons original series years supposed learned overall said possibly worst piece star trek zack_handlen reviewed episode april said aliens episode note overall code honor didn generate emotional investment gave episode score sure believe great come watching code promise sounding like complete tool watched code honor thought episode clichés says episode racist casting script didn played white people dialogue change racist said gave score thought episode slowly paced fight scene end awkward suggesting opposition cast crew episode overall thought plot holes including couldn replicate quality episode beginning friendship data forge website reviews gave episode half star describing absolutely terrible thought represented story closer original series saying employs including goofy alien customs hand hand fight death clever captain silly gender roles played fight death particularly stunt sequences rarely looked cheesy trek worst episodes home media release home media release code honor vhs cassette september united_states canada episode later included star trek generation season dvd box set released march released season blu ray set july
Code of Honor (Star Trek: The Next Generation)