2010, SciFiNow ranked this the ninth best episode of the original series. Zack Handlen of The A.V. Club gave the episode a "C+" rating, noting positively the aliens' makeup and some "good moments", but also noting that these were outweighed by an overpowering message. In their compendium of Star Trek reviews, Trek Navigator, Mark A. Altman and Edward Gross both rated the episode as mediocre, describing its message as obvious and heavy-handed. They did find some redeeming moments, such as the climactic chase to the ruined planet's surface and Gorshin's performance as Bele. This episode is noted as one of the top ten Star Trek episodes that takes on the topic of tolerance. In 2016, The Hollywood Reporter rated "Let That Be Your Last Battlefield" the 11th best television episode of all Star Trek franchise television shows prior to Star Trek: Discovery including live-action and animated series but not counting the movies. A 2016 article in The New Yorker noted that this episode was a dramatization about slavery and racism. In 2017, ScreenRant ranked "Let That Be Your Last Battlefield" the 7th most optimistic episode of Star Trek television, pointing out the crew's reaction at the end. In 2016, SyFy ranked guest stars Frank Gorshin and Lou Antonio (as Bele and Lokai, the black and white aliens), the 10th best guest stars on the original series. In 2018, Collider ranked this episode the 12th best original series episode. In 2018, PopMatters ranked this the 19th best episode of the original series. In 2020, ScreenRant ranked it as the 10th best episode of TOS to re-watch. They note that as the two characters are introduced, each appears half-black and half-white, but the Enterprise crew does not understand the feud between the two characters. Releases This episode was released in Japan on December 21, 1993 as part of the complete season 3 LaserDisc set, Star Trek: Original Series log.3. A trailer for this and the other episodes was also included, and the episode had English and Japanese audio tracks. The cover script was スター・トレック TVサードシーズン This episode was included in TOS Season 3 remastered DVD box set, with the remastered version of this episode. References Mentioned in the Big Bang Theory Season 4 Episode 21, "The Agreement Dissection." Transcript External links "Let That Be Your Last Battlefield" Review of the remastered version at TrekMovie.com Star Trek: The Original Series (season 3) episodes