Code of Honor (Star Trek: The Next Generation) Director Les Landau completed the episode. "Star Trek" novel author Keith DeCandido later recalled that this was because of the casting itself, while cast member Wil Wheaton (Wesley Crusher) thought that it was because Mayberry was racist towards the guest stars after they were cast. Staff writer Tracy Tormé was not pleased with the "1940s tribal Africa" theme of the aliens, and because the combat scene towards the end of the episode resembled the Kirk versus Spock fight in "" episode "Amok Time". Fellow "Star Trek" writer Maurice Hurley said that it was "a good idea, but the execution just
Coming of Age (Star Trek: The Next Generation) as "craptastic" and Wesley as "intolerable". She said that knowing about the "insane" alien parasite conspiracy in "Conspiracy" ahead of time made her look negatively on the episode. "Coming of Age" was first released on VHS cassette in the United States and Canada on November 11, 1992. The episode was included on the "Star Trek: The Next Generation" season one DVD box set, released in March 2002. The season one Blu-ray set was released on July 24, 2012. Coming of Age (Star Trek: The Next Generation) "Coming of Age" is the 18th episode of the American science fiction television series