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
Star Trek: The Next Generation plots being resolved by the "deus ex machina" of Wesley Crusher saving the ship. However, Patrick Stewart's acting skills won praise, and critics noted that characters were given greater potential for development than those of the original series. Both actors and producers were unsure whether Trekkies loyal to the original show would accept the new one, but one critic stated as early as October 1987 that "The Next Generation", not the movies or the original show, "is the real "Star Trek" now". While the events of most episodes of season one were self-contained, many developments important to the show as