This is a stand out even in season seven, which is saying a lot. I have watched it a different points in my life ever since it came out in 1994: as a highschooler, as someone fresh out of college, and now as someone who is way too close in age to the senior officers. The interactions among the ensigns and senior officers is spot on and the surprisingly heavy subject material turned into a major gut punch. Well done, TNG, well done.