ruse to fool Sovak into thinking the Uthat was lost. She reveals the hidden Uthat and the Vorgons reappear, demanding it. When Vash suggests that the Vorgons may have ulterior motives, Picard has the Enterprise use the transporter to destroy it. The disappointed Vorgons reveal that Picard has acted just as their records said by destroying the Uthat, admit defeat, and leave. Vash and Picard have a final intimate exchange before they say goodbye to each other. Releases The episode was released with Star Trek: The Next Generation season three DVD box set, released in the United States on July 2, 2002. This had 26 episodes of Season 3 on seven discs, with a Dolby Digital 5.1 audio track. It was released in high-definition Blu-ray in the United States on April 30, 2013. Reception In 2010, Zack Handlen of The A.V. Club reviewed the episode and gave it a grade of B. In 2012, Keith R.A. DeCandido of Tor.com gave the episode 3 out of 10. In 2016, Geek.com described Risa as a "sex planet" and noted the focus on pleasure-oriented activities. In 2018, Tom's Guide rated "Captain's Holiday" one of the 15 best episodes featuring Picard, also noting the introduction of the character Vash (played by actress Jennifer Hetrick). CBR rated the relationship between Picard and Vash characters as the 12th best romance of Star Trek. In 2019, Higgy Pop noted "Captain's Holiday" as one of the time travel stories of the Star Trek franchise. In 2020, Vulture recommended as one of the best Star Trek episodes to watch along with Star Trek: Picard, noting " It’s not really a good episode, but it’s fun..". They note this episode's focus on Picard's adventures on a pleasure planet, where his space vacation takes a turn for an Indiana Jones type adventure. See also "Qpid", an episode of Star Trek: The Next Generation extending the Vash storyline "Q-less", an episode of Star Trek: Deep Space 9 concluding the Vash storyline "Two Days and Two Nights", Star Trek: Enterprise episode featuring the pleasure planet Risa (following a recommendation in "Fallen Hero") "The Game", The Next Generation episode mentioning Risa in its premise "Let He Who Is Without Sin...", Deep Space Nine episode set on Risa References Star Trek The Next Generation DVD set, volume 3, disc 5, selection 3 External links Star Trek: The Next Generation (season 3) episodes 1990 American television