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Code of Honor

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  1. 1. What rating would you give Code of Honor?

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Series: Star Trek: The Next Generation

Season: 1

Episode #: 3

Production #: 104

Episode Name: Code of Honor

Original Air Date: 10.12.87

 

The Enterprise has arrived at Ligon II to negotiate a treaty and obtain a rare vaccine desperately needed by the people of Stryris IV. The negotiations are threatened when the leader of the Ligonians kidnaps Tasha Yar. Picard must find a way to obtain the vaccine and free Yar.

 

Cast:

 

Patrick Stewart as Jean-Luc Picard

Jonathan Frakes as William Thomas Riker

LeVar Burton as Geordi La Forge

Denise Crosby as Natasha "Tasha" Yar

Michael Dorn as Worf

Gates McFadden as Beverly Crusher

Marina Sirtis as Deanna Troi

Brent Spiner as Data

Wil Wheaton as Wesley Crusher

 

Guest Cast:

 

Karole Selmon as Yareena

Michael Rider as Transporter Chief

Jessie Lawrence Ferguson as Lutan

James Louis Watkins as Hagon

 

Director: Russ Mayberry

Written By: Katharyn Powers & Michael Baron

 

Related Items:

Ligon II

Ligonians

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Nothing much I can say about this one.

 

Terrible episode.

 

The fact that this race of people has a vaccine which the almighty Federation couldn't create is nonsense, and if it was really that rare, one might have thought they would have asked for something more in return than Tasha Yar.

 

If it were me, I would have asked them for a fleet of starships and masses of Federation technology in return, along with Tasha Yar.

 

THAT would have made for a more interesting episode. If the virus that the vaccine was needed for was an epidemic, would Picard give up so much to get the vaccine?

 

The end could have come with Picard forcibly taking the vaccine or organising a coup with a rival faction to overthrow the greedy and lustful leader holding the Federation to ransom, and replace him with a more reasonable regime, possibly in return for Federation membership?

 

Now, I think that sounds better. But that's the "DS9" side of me coming out.

 

Why didn't we see such a storyline in this episode?

 

Oh yeah, I forgot, Roddenberry was still alive.

 

I give this episode a rating of 0

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The first clunker of the series has little redeeming qualities other than Wes does not save the day. Man smitten with Yar, man kidnaps Yar, Yar fights for vaccine, man breaks word and loses everything.

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An average episode but not horrible. A fair balance of humor and action make this episode watchable without being unbearable. Feels more like an episode from the original series rather than from TNG.

 

*** out of *****

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May I quote the Shat? This comes from the "Celebrity" Video.

 

"Crap"

 

"Crap. (I'm trying to say a bad word but can't). Caca."

 

"I liked the end."

 

"No, you know, the end, where [it] stops, that part? Great."

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I give it a 4.

 

It's actually one of the few BIG Tasha Yar episodes.

 

Back then the holodeck seems really cool with the Martial Arts training and whatnot.

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