Rosie O’Donnell is not closing the door entirely on a return to The View.

During an appearance on Watch What Happens Live With Andy Cohen on Thursday, June 18, O’Donnell, 64, was quizzed about whether she’d be interested in returning as a guest host, like her former View sparring partner Elisabeth Hasselbeck did earlier this year.

“I would be up to guest host, but they haven’t asked me. So we’ll see what happens,” the comedian and former talk show host shared.

O’Donnell also reignited her feud with former costar Hasselbeck, 49, noting that she caught the latter’s return to the ABC daytime talk show in March.

“It’s interesting, in the time of Trump, I think she’s the perfect person they want on TV spouting their rhetoric, you know?” O’Donnell said, referring to Hasselbeck’s conservative political views.

O’Donnell appeared on The View from 2006 to 2007 (and again from 2014 to 2015) and famously clashed with Hasselbeck on current affairs topics discussed around the table.

In May 2007, during a heated debate about the Iraq war, producers used a split-screen shot to show both O’Donnell and Hasselbeck — something that O’Donnell is still unhappy about.

“Are you still annoyed that the director went to the split screen?” host Andy Cohen asked O’Donnell.

She responded, “Yeah, I’m still annoyed, believe me. Mommy knows how to hold a grudge.”

In an October 2025 radio interview, O’Donnell claimed the split-screen saga “was a set-up,” adding, “Our producer [was] not an on-the-fly kind of guy … he wouldn’t have been like, ‘Let’s go to a splitscreen.’ That was prepared.”

O’Donnell quickly left The View after the controversial segment, asking to be released from her contract with ABC.

“When I went off the stage that day, I went to my dressing room to pack all my stuff up, go back and do the rest of the segments … and walked out and never went back,” O’Donnell said. “It felt to me like I was on a basketball team of five women, and one of them kept tripping me on my way to the hoop. … This [was] supposed to be my team.”

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“They were right to have me leave that show,” she added. “It is not the best way for me to serve the talent and the people, because arguing about ridiculous, made-up things is a way for a slow death.”

O’Donnell returned to The View for a five-month stint in 2014, before departing again in early 2015, citing medical reasons.

“[My health] got a little bit worse right before the holidays — [my doctor] was kind of concerned,” she said at the time. “I can’t really fix [my personal life] right away, but I can fix [my job]. So I spoke to them at ABC, and I told them, and they understood. They’ve been unbelievably supportive and loving.”

The internet has been waiting for Ari Fletcher to speak up ever since her former friend Tuson Jewell seemingly claimed she had him jumped at the ‘Bad Boys: Colombia’ auditions. Ari appeared to break her silence during a recent livestream, and she didn’t hold back one bit.

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Tuson Jewell Shares His Side Of What Allegedly Went Down At The ‘Bad Boys’ Auditions

Okay, so BOOM! The speculation popped off after Tuson Jewell hopped online, claiming 20 men allegedly attacked him during the ‘Bad Boys’ auditions. He called out Lemuel Plummer and Natalie Nunn, saying he couldn’t believe it happened but was even more shocked that he walked away with just “a scratch.” Tuson didn’t name-drop Ari Fletcher at the time, but fans quickly started connecting the dots since she was in attendance and after he said, “A weak a** b***h sent the hit.” 

Ari Fletcher Enters The Chat After Tuson Speaks Out

Ari wasted no time addressing the chatter. She hopped on her own livestream and chopped it up with fans. When one viewer asked, “Did you get that man beat up?” the Remedy founder didn’t dodge the question. Instead, she told folks to wait until ‘Bad Boys’ drops before jumping to conclusions. Ari never mentioned Tuson by name, but she admitted that she would’ve preferred to keep everything under wraps so fans could see what happened on the show. “You’re not suppose to talk about it, your suppose to just wait until it come out.” She continued, “Like, you done blew it. It was just dumb.” From there, added, “Yes, though. I’m not saying I didn’t.” But even with that, she doubled down on encouraging fans to just wait and see what happens when the show airs.

From Bestie’s To Goodbye: A Recap Of Ari & Tuson’s Past Falling Out

In 2024, Ari and Tuson were friendship goals, often sharing funny moments online, including clips from their viral joint cooking show ‘Dinner With The Don.’ But things went left earlier that year after Tuson accused Ari of gifting him $20K for a new car for his birthday and never actually following through. Their friendship took an even bigger hit during an episode of ‘The Impact ATL’ when Ari ended up spitting at him. After the episode went viral, both Ari and Tuson hopped on an Instagram livestream with BET+ to address the drama and clear the air on where they stood. Ari said Tuson blew things out of proportion because he wasn’t even near her when she spat. She also shut down any chance of a future friendship, even saying she wouldn’t attend his funeral. Still, she admitted that the bond they once shared was beautiful.

“Absolutely, no room for that. We will never, ever, ever in life be cool again. Never! No matter the circumstances, it’s nothing in this world that could make me be like, ‘I should reach out.’ Nothing! No, absolutely not!”

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Anne Hathaway is pregnant!

“The Devil Wears Prada” star has a third child on the way, confirming the news just minutes after her baby bump went viral.

Anne Hathaway is the proud mother of two sons, whom she welcomed during her longtime marriage to Adam Shulman.

Hathaway did not leave fans guessing, as she announced her third pregnancy just as pictures from her romantic getaway made rounds through the media. She proudly showed off her burgeoning baby bump on Instagram, sharing a video that captured her radiant and happy expression.

The actress walked into the camera frame in an all-white ensemble featuring a long-sleeved crop top and a high-waist skirt. She had her arms wrapped around her front, hiding her stomach before letting them fall to reveal her adorable baby bump.

Hathaway flashed a warm smile at the camera before wrapping her arms protectively around her baby bump and running off with a playful giggle. She captioned the heartwarming post, “x Baby, I’m yours x,” referencing the background music “Baby, I’m Yours,” the 1961 song by Barbara Lewis.

The TV Personality Debuted Her Baby Bump On A Sunny Vacation 

As stated, the award-winning actress confirmed the pregnancy news just minutes after her baby bump began trending on social media. TMZ reported that she debuted her baby bump while enjoying a sunny vacation with her husband in Saint-Tropez.

The outlet shared pictures from the romantic getaway, capturing Hathaway soaking up the sun in a multi-colored bikini. She accessorized the swimwear with a straw hat and oversized sunglasses. She also used a towel to cover her midsection and lower half, but her baby bump could not be missed.

Hathaway later ditched the towel for a white cover-up, which highlighted her baby bump. She reportedly visited the French Riviera with her husband, Shulman, and a group of close friends. The getaway comes after she starred in new projects, including “The Odyssey” and “The End of Oak Street.”

Fans Are Excited For The Actress’s Third Baby

Hathaway’s pregnancy confirmation post received thousands of comments in less than an hour, with many excited for her third pregnancy. Fans and celebrities alike were beside themselves with joy, with supermodel Gigi Hadid writing, “YESSSS MOMMMYYYYY,” alongside a string of heart emojis.

Singer/actress Kelly Rowland penned her congratulations while Brazilian singer Larissa Manoela expressed her joy with emojis. The love continued with YouTuber Paulettee raving about her happiness for the soon-to-be mother of three, with fans echoing similar sentiments.

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Many expressed their surprise with memes and GIFs, while others shared their well-wishes. Comments like “Mother,” “Mother is mothering,” and “so happy for you” flooded the comment section, showing how much fans were pleasantly surprised by Hathaway’s big news.

The Oscar Winner Welcomed Two Sons With Her Husband

Hathaway became a mother for the first time in 2016, when her son Jonathan arrived in March. She and Shulman honored their loved ones through the boy’s middle name, Rosebanks. The moniker referenced the actress’s grandmother, Roseline, and her husband’s mother’s maiden name.

Three years later, the longtime couple welcomed their second son, Jack, in November 2019. At the time, the doting mom kept the boy’s name a secret until he was 11 months old. She dropped his name while appearing on “Live with Kelly and Ryan,” per PEOPLE.

Not much is known about Hathaway’s sons except the little she shares, as she is fiercely protective of their privacy. In a 2023 interview, the mother of two explained that she keeps her professional and private life separate for her health and that of her family.

Anne Hathaway Has Been Open About Her Fertility Struggles

Hathaway’s third pregnancy is a cause for celebration for many reasons, given her past fertility struggles. She made these issues public following the birth of her second son and delved deeper into the topic while speaking to Vanity Fair in 2024.

The TV personality explained that she had to come clean about her fertility struggles, given the pain she endured while trying to have a second child. She suffered a miscarriage while starring in a six-week run of the off-Broadway one-woman show, “Grounded,” where her character had to give birth on stage.

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She recalled how painful it was to perform such scenes while grieving the loss of a child she never had. “It’s really hard to want something so much and to wonder if you’re doing something wrong,” Hathaway said. Fortunately, those days are over for the entertainer.

Congratulations, Anne Hathaway!

Hulu is a good streamer to subscribe to if you like a steady diet of new releases and classic films that never go out of style.

That’s especially true this week, when the streamer just premiered new comedy Never Change!, about adults who have to return to high school to receive their diplomas.

Hulu also just added the classic comedic thriller Catch Me If You Can, which sees Leonardo DiCaprio’s suave con artist assume all sorts of identities so he can outrun Tom Hanks’ FBI agent.

Watch With Us also recommends the classic ‘90s drama The Remains of the Day, starring Anthony Hopkins and Emma Thompson as two British servants who grow closer to each other over the years.

‘Catch Me If You Can’ (2002)

Some stories are too good to be true – in Frank Abagnale Jr.’s (Leonardo DiCaprio) case, it’s hard to separate fact from fiction. In the 1960s, Frank was a fast-talking teen who successfully conned people into thinking he was a pilot and a doctor. Why? Well, for money, of course; living a jet-setting life doesn’t come cheap. But Frank’s need to be other people masks a deep hurt, something that keeps him running from lawmen like Carl Hanratty (Tom Hanks), an FBI agent who is determined to get his man. Throughout the decade, Carl pursues Frank relentlessly, but deep down, he begins to respect a man whose crimes hurt him more than anyone else.

Based on Abagnale Jr.’s 1980 autobiography of the same name, Catch Me If You Can is based on a true story that’s largely been debunked by experts since the film’s release in 2002. That doesn’t matter when the story is this good – and when everyone involved in the movie is clearly having the time of their lives. Director Steven Spielberg is known as a master entertainer of big-budget spectacles like Jaws and Jurassic Park, but he’s never been lighter or freer than he is here. Ditto for DiCaprio and Hanks, who play a deft cat-and-mouse game with all the glee of small children opening their presents at Christmastime. The movie is a gift that keeps giving; from John Williams’ jazzy score or Christopher Walken’s note-perfect supporting performance as Frank’s small-time criminal father, you’ll think it’s Christmas, too.

Catch Me If You Can is streaming on Hulu.

‘Never Change!’ (2026)

One of my worst nightmares is being forced to return to high school to finish coursework that somehow was never completed. That’s almost exactly the premise of the new comedy Never Change!, which premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival at the beginning of the month and is now streaming on Hulu. In 2008, a tornado shut down North Meadows High School, disrupting the final weeks of high school seniors Sunny (John Reynolds), Katie (Sofia Black-D’Elia) and the rest of their small class. Almost 20 years later, they found out they have to finish those last two weeks of high school or else their diplomas will be rescinded.

One person’s nightmare is another’s comedic premise, and Never Change! mines the odd concept for all its worth. There are gags about school shootings and a staging of a horrible play overseen by Topher Grace wearing a deliberately hideous wig. The film’s humor is similar to Wet Hot American Summer’s, with some envelope-pushing and absurdist jokes thrown around to see if they’ll stick. Some fail miserably (you’ll groan at least once), but enough gags land to make Never Change! a worthwhile if instantly forgettable comedy.

Never Change! is streaming on Hulu.

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‘The Remains of the Day’ (1993)

In 1930s Great Britain, house servants still existed, and no one was better at it than James Stevens (Anthony Hopkins). As the head butler at Darlington Hall, he is dedicated solely to his profession and makes no time for such trivial things as a personal life. That threatens to change with the arrival of Sally Kenton (Emma Thompson), a young maid whose warm demeanor disturbs Stevens for reasons he’s not even sure of. Could it be love? Stevens has never even acknowledged that he has those kinds of feelings, let alone expressed them. But is Kenton’s arrival the catalyst for him to finally change after all these years?

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Based on Kazuo Ishiguro’s Booker Prize-winning book of the same name, The Remains of the Day is all about repressed emotions, pregnant pauses and stolen glances that suggest rather than tell what’s going on. The film depicts a specific time and place where duty was still favored over emotions, and men like Stevens were almost invisible to the people he loyally served for decades. Hopkins is a two-time Oscar winner for The Silence of the Lambs and The Father, but he deserved another statuette for his brilliant, subtle work as a man who can’t quite open himself to love. It’s a beautiful and haunting performance, just like the film itself.

The Remains of the Day is streaming on Hulu.

For fans, the news that Jelly Roll had filed for divorce from Bunnie XO came as a complete shock. 

After nearly a decade together, the couple had weathered addiction struggles, custody battles, financial hardships, and fame itself. 

However, according to a new report, one final issue mattered deeply to Bunnie before she could accept the end of the marriage. It wasn’t about money, property, or even their future plans. It was about the daughter she helped raise as her own.

As details of the divorce emerged, sources revealed that Bunnie’s connection to Jelly Roll’s daughter, Bailee Ann DeFord, played a major role in how she approached the split.

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According to an insider, Bunnie felt deeply connected to the teenager after years of helping raise her. 

The source said she felt “spiritually tied” to Bailee and wanted to make sure her stepdaughter’s life remained stable before moving forward with such a major life change.

“[Bunnie] is spiritually tied to his daughter,” the source explained to the Daily Mail, adding, “She waited to graduate [Bailee] from high school and get her off to college.”

That protective instinct comes after years of acting as a mother figure to Bailee while also helping care for Jelly Roll’s younger son, Noah. 

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Jelly Roll Fought To Save His Daughter As Her Mother’s Addiction Worsened

Long before fame arrived, Jelly Roll’s life changed when he learned he had become a father while serving time in a Tennessee jail in 2008 after a drug-dealing conviction.

His daughter Bailee was born following a relationship with Felicia Beckwith, but the singer has admitted he wasn’t always present during her early years. 

In his documentary “Jelly Roll: Save Me,” he described himself as a “less than present father” and recalled how difficult it initially was to secure visitation rights.

As Bailee grew older, however, her mother’s struggles with addiction intensified. Jelly Roll explained that Beckwith’s battle with fibromyalgia led to prescription pill dependency before eventually escalating into heroin addiction.

By the time Bailee was seven years old, he said her mother had “started really going downhill.” Determined to create a more stable environment, he turned to Bunnie for help.

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At the time, Bunnie was earning substantial money as an escort in Las Vegas, and she helped finance the effort to gain custody. 

She assisted the Grammy Award winner in securing legal representation and even helped him rent a condo suitable for raising his daughter. Their efforts paid off when he was awarded primary custody of Bailee in 2016.

Jelly Roll And Bunnie Helped Bailee Through A Family Crisis

Although there were signs of tension between Jelly Roll and Beckwith over the years, things briefly improved in 2020 when Bailee’s mother reached out after becoming sober.

Just before Bailee’s 12th birthday, Beckwith contacted her daughter while living in recovery housing after serving jail time. With Jelly Roll’s support, the pair reconnected.

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The singer later shared a photo featuring himself, Bunnie, Bailee, and Beckwith together. At the time, he celebrated Beckwith’s sobriety and praised his wife.

“Bunnie is a special person who has a beautiful soul. I am a blessed man,” he wrote. Unfortunately, the progress did not last. Speaking before lawmakers in Washington, D.C., in 2024, Jelly Roll suggested that Beckwith had relapsed.

“Every single day I have to wonder, me and my wife, if today will be the day I have to tell my daughter that her mother became a part of the national statistic,” he said.

Bailee later detailed some of the most painful chapters of that period during an appearance on Bunnie’s “Dumb Blonde” podcast. She revealed that during a summer visit in 2022, her mother introduced her to alcohol and marijuana and encouraged her participation.

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Bailee also alleged that her mother “manipulated me and convinced me to do” another drug after a Fourth of July celebration. For months afterward, she said she was “never sober,” regularly drinking, vaping, and abusing prescription medications without her father’s knowledge.

It was only after returning to Nashville that Jelly Roll and Bunnie realized something was wrong and helped her begin the process of getting sober.

Jelly Roll’s Daughter Found Stability In Bunnie XO

While her relationship with her biological mother became increasingly difficult, Bailee’s bond with Bunnie only grew stronger.

Over the years, social media has offered glimpses into their relationship through dance videos, family moments, and heartfelt tributes. 

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Bailee has frequently referred to Bunnie as her “best friend” and once credited her father and stepmother’s custody victory with changing her life for the better.

In one emotional birthday message, she wrote, “Mom, I love you more than anything in this life and ever will.” She continued, “Thank you for being everything I ever needed. Thank you for everything. Happy birthday mama, Iove you so much.”

Bailee also formed a close relationship with Cheyenne Murphy, Beckwith’s former longtime girlfriend. Murphy remained a supportive figure throughout Bailee’s upbringing and has frequently shared milestones with the teenager, including concert outings and prom celebrations.

After news of the divorce broke, Murphy declined to comment publicly.

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Jelly Roll’s Family Future Was Already Expanding Before The Split

While Bailee’s story has often been public, Jelly Roll’s younger son Noah has largely been kept out of the spotlight.

Born in August 2016, the same month Jelly Roll married Bunnie, Noah is shared with Melisa Cowell. Court documents showed the pair shared custody arrangements, with Cowell maintaining primary responsibility for their son.

Unlike Bailee’s mother, Cowell has remained actively involved in Noah’s life, and Jelly Roll has said he tries “not to get in the way of what [Cowell] is building over there” because he wants to respect those boundaries.

Bunnie has also spoken warmly about Cowell, calling her “one stand up chick” and saying, “It takes a village to raise these babies & luckily we have her as a part of the family.”

Yet even while helping raise Jelly Roll’s children, Bunnie had long hoped to become a biological mother herself. The couple spent years pursuing IVF after learning that her fallopian tubes were blocked.

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As recently as February, Bunnie revealed they had found a surrogate and were moving forward with plans to welcome twins. Now, with Jelly Roll’s divorce filing bringing their marriage to an end, those plans appear uncertain.

To think, when the final season of Yellowstone aired, some felt that its time had rightly come to an end and it was due to be sent off to the farm upstate. And yet, what’s this? Two Taylor Sheridan spin-offs later, and the Dutton family have never been hotter? Color us completely unsurprised. The flagship series may well have ended, but the franchise has not exactly ridden quietly into the sunset. Between Dutton Ranch and Marshals, Paramount’s Western empire is still riding high.

But how, you ask? Well, the Yellowstone franchise hit a new Top 10 milestone this week, with its two spin-off series charting at the same time for the first time. Dutton Ranch climbed to No. 4 on the Originals chart, up from No. 5 the previous week, and also entered the overall streaming rankings at No. 10 with 736 million minutes watched following the release of its third episode on Paramount+.

Meanwhile, Marshals made its own Top 10 debut after wrapping its first season on CBS. The fellow Yellowstone spin-off landed at No. 10 on the Acquired chart with 528 million minutes watched. Combined, the two shows pulled in more than 1.2 billion minutes. Oh, so people aren’t quite sick of the Duttons yet, then?

The cast of Dutton Ranch includes Kelly Reilly (Yellowstone) as Beth Dutton, Cole Hauser (Good Will Hunting) as Rip Wheeler, Finn Little (Those Who Wish Me Dead) as Carter, Annette Bening (American Beauty) as Beulah, Ed Harris (Westworld) as Everett McKinney, and Jai Courtney (Dangerous Animals) as Rob-Will. Marshals stars Luke Grimes (Yellowstone) as Kayce Dutton.

What are ‘Dutton Ranch’ and ‘Marshals’ About?

Dutton Ranch follows Rip, Beth and Carter on their new adventure down in Rio Paloma, Texas, where they attempt to start their own ranch, but end up finding trouble where they should have most expected it — the neighboring ranch which is a dynasty overseen by the imperious Beulah Jackson. The Jacksons know where all the bodies are buried, but Rip’s no stranger to digging holes and taking souls, either.

Marshals, meanwhile shifted the franchise toward Kayce Dutton’s next chapter after Yellowstone. Reeling from a tragic loss, Kayce takes up a position with the U.S. Marshals and keeps Montana tidy, for all intents and purposes, in a procedural series on CBS. Gil Birmingham and Mo Brings Plenty reprise their Yellowstone roles.

Dutton Ranch and Marshals are on Paramount+.

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May 15, 2026

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Paramount Network, Paramount+

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Christina Alexandra Voros

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Jacob Forman, Hilary Bettis, Chad Feehan, Hayley Tibbenham, J. Todd Scott, K.C. Scott

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There’s little doubt that Star Trek: The Next Generation saved the franchise, bringing Gene Roddenberry’s creation to “the next generation.” With a bigger production budget and a focus on what’s happening with the crew – their beliefs, relationships, and decisions – as opposed to what’s happening to them, the series was markedly different from Star Trek: The Original Series, yet retained Roddenberry’s optimistic vision of a hopeful, inclusive future.

And sparking the eternal Kirk vs. Picard argument. But one episode in the first season of Star Trek: The Next Generation is so far removed from that vision that it’s cited by cast member Michael Dorn as “the worst episode of Star Trek ever filmed.” And he’s not alone.

‘Star Trek: The Next Generation’s “Code of Honor” Sees Tasha Yar Fight for Her Life

In the episode, the Enterprise heads to Ligon II, a planet that produces a vaccine needed by the denizens of Styris IV, in the throes of an Achilles fever outbreak. The crew knows little about Ligonian culture, other than that men rule society, while women control the land. Ligonian leader Lutan (Jessie Lawrence Ferguson) arrives on the Enterprise to provide a vaccine sample, and is fascinated by head of security Lt. Tasha Yar (Denise Crosby), a woman. Further impressed by her combat skills, Lutan and his party of Ligonians abduct Yar and return to the planet’s surface.

The act enrages Captain Picard (Patrick Stewart), who demands that Lutan return Yar immediately, but receives no response. He tries a more tactful approach, which does elicit a response from Lutan, who grants Picard and his crew permission to beam down to the planet, promising to return Yar following a banquet in his honor.

But at that banquet, things get really complicated, really fast, after Lutan announces that he intends to make Yar his “first one.” No one is more surprised than Yareena (Karole Selmon), his current “first one,” and she challenges Yar to a fight to the death to restake her claim. Yar will have little choice but to participate, as Lutan refuses to release more of the vaccine unless she does. The weapons used are coated with a lethal poison, meaning one scratch is certain death. But the combatants are equally skilled, and the intense match finally comes to an end when Yar lands a strike on Yareena.

At that, Yar orders the Enterprise to beam them both aboard the ship, where Dr. Crusher (Gates McFadden) can revive Yareena. They return to the surface, where Crusher explains to Lutan that Yareena was officially dead for a time, meaning Yar wins the match, thus breaking Yareena’s “first one” bond with Lutan. Free to choose a new mate, Yareena ditches Lutan, who achieved his power on the back of her wealth, and chooses bodyguard Hagon (James Louis Watkins) as her “second one.” Yar is free to go, and the Enterprise is given its full supply of vaccine.

‘Star Trek: The Next Generation’s “Code of Honor,” Ironically, Has Little of It

Before you say, “That doesn’t sound all that bad,” let’s add some context. The Ligonians, for one, are all depicted as one-note characters by Black actors, wearing non-specific African tribal culture garb, in a one-note, non-specific African tribal society. Lutan, a Black man – sorry, humanoid – kidnapping a blonde white woman whom he is creepily obsessed over, is problematic, to say the least. Originally, the episode called for a reptilian alien race with a culture akin to Kamakura-period Japanese samurai. But the African theme and casting of Black actors for the roles was the choice of director Russ Mayberry, a white man. That choice of casting all Black actors as members of an aggressive, primitive race did not sit well with Roddenberry, who fired Mayberry during production and never hired him to direct another episode again (per TrekMovie).

“Code of Honor” might have found a degree of redemption with a profound statement on gender roles. Only it drops the ball with that, too, with Yareena still yielding a position of power in society to her “second one,” instead of claiming it for her own, thus starting a new, gender-balanced societal path for the Ligonians. But the overwhelming amount of vitriol reserved for the episode is in its glaring racial insensitivity, particularly among the cast themselves.

Per TrekMovie, Jonathan Frakes is reported as calling it a “racist piece of s—,” Brent Spiner said he felt it was “racist” and the “worst of the series,” LeVar Burton assesses that the episode “stinks, without question,” and Tracy Torme, a writer for Season 1, said the episode was “offensive” and drew a parallel between it and 1950s sitcom Amos ‘n’ Andy, long decried for its negative depiction of Black Americans. Likewise, critics have cited “Code of Honor” as, in no particular order, “possibly the worst piece of Star Trek ever made,” “idiotic,” “pure trash,” and OkayAfrica, a website devoted to bringing African culture to a global audience, simply calls it “absurdly racist.” “Code of Honor” is a stark outlier in a franchise that once made bold, groundbreaking moves when it came to tearing down racial barriers.

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Gene Roddenberry

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Cliff Bole, Les Landau, Winrich Kolbe, Rob Bowman, Robert Scheerer, Jonathan Frakes, Robert Wiemer, Gabrielle Beaumont, Alexander Singer, David Carson, Paul Lynch, Corey Allen, Patrick Stewart, Chip Chalmers, Joseph L. Scanlan, James L. Conway, Robert Lederman, Tom Benko, Timothy Bond, Robert Legato, Adam Nimoy, Robert Becker, David Livingston, LeVar Burton

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René Echevarria, Maurice Hurley, Richard Manning, Melinda M. Snodgrass, Tracy Tormé, Hannah Louise Shearer, Stuart Charno, Ira Steven Behr, Sara B. Cooper, Peter Allan Fields, Herbert Wright, Frank Abatemarco, Burton Armus, Hilary Bader, Morgan Gendel, David Kemper, Michael I. Wagner, Philip LaZebnik, Robert McCullough, Susan Sackett, Nick Sagan, Fred Bronson, Robert Hewitt Wolfe, Sam Rolfe

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