TNG - The First Duty

In The First Duty, Wesley Crusher, yet another annoying character, returns in an aptly named episode. The plot of this episode is very interesting, and much of the dialogue is superb. However, the fact that Wesley spends so much time agonizing over whether he should do his duty as a Starfleet officer, and tell the truth, or stick with his team on account of a sense of misguided loyalty that their leader has instilled in the members of Nova Squad, when, as Captain Picard explains, there really is no choice, detracts significantly from the episode. Robert Duncan McNeal makes his Star Trek debut here, playing a character that is even more obnoxious than the regular character, Tom Paris, he played later on Star Trek Voyager. The First Duty’s plot is actually superfluous, however the dialogue, and much of the acting is incredible, making it seem much better than it is.