She would go on to re-appear as Lwaxana on average once per season for the rest of the run of "The Next Generation". Dutch actor Carel Struycken also made his first appearance as Mr. Homn in "Haven", which also marked the only time during his several appearances alongside Barrett that he had a line of dialogue. Robert Ellenstein appeared as Steven Miller; he had previously appeared as the Federation President in "". "Haven" also marked the first filmed appearance of another actor who would regularly appear in the "Star Trek" franchise. Armin Shimerman appeared as the face of the Betazoid gift box in this episode. This was his first filmed appearance, but his first broadcast appearance was as the Ferengi Letek in "". He would later appear as the Ferengi Bractor in the episode "" before being cast once more as a Ferengi, but this time in the main cast, as Quark in "". "Haven" aired in broadcast syndication during the week commencing November 29, 1987. It received Nielsen ratings of 10.3, reflecting the percentage of all households watching the episode during its timeslot. This was the lowest ratings received by the series since "" six episodes earlier. Several reviewers re-watched the episode after the end of the series. Cast member Wil Wheaton watched the episode for AOL TV in May 2007, saying that "this could have been an absolutely dreadful 'shotgun wedding' episode that was as predictable as it was tedious, but Tracy's script, aided by very good guest star casting and great acting from everyone involved, made it one of the better episodes in season one." He gave the episode a grade of B. James Hunt, for the website Den of Geek, watched the episode in November 2012. While he was mostly negative of the episode, saying that "Troi episodes tend to test the patience of even the most devoted "Trek" fan", he said that "Haven" marked the first time that the series would "properly execute the idea that TNG episodes can have an A and B plot which dovetail nicely in the final act". Keith DeCandido reviewed the episode for Tor.com in June 2011. He described the episode as "painful to watch" and one that where "all the worst sci-fi TV show clichés are in evidence". He criticised the out of date sexist values of the plot in which Troi would have been forced to leave the ship to be with Wyatt.