We’re back on Earth to see Starfleet Academy for the first time with Wesley and no, that’s not Tom Paris.

Wesley is a member of elite pilots known as Nova Squadron and they are covering up an accidental death. This episode is all about Wesley eventually coming clean because of course. In my opinion, the only thing good about this one is that Lower Decks would do something useful with it 30 years later.

I summarize the plot and point out and explain all the references so you don’t have to