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
The Host (Star Trek: The Next Generation) Odan's reaction was also right, as "everyone has a line, and if you love them, you won't ask them to cross it." The first home media release of "The Host" was on VHS cassette, appearing on July 23, 1996 in the United States and Canada. The episode was later included on the "Star Trek: The Next Generation" season four DVD box set, released in the United States on September 3, 2002. The fourth season was subsequently released on blu-ray in the UK on July 29, 2013, and July 30 in the United States. The Host (Star Trek: The Next Generation)