I have to say, I'm a bit flabbergasted by the other review here. This is a great episode of Star Trek. The politics of the episode harkened back to the TOS/TNG era in a strong way. The mission to train cadets in the qualities of teamwork while tackling a botched away mission was spot-on. Even seeing Culber officially take on the counselor role seemed to work really well. I'm stunned by people hating this episode, but to each his own. In my opinion, this is a perfect episode.