If you haven't read them before, I highly suggest reading Wil's other episode reviews. Not only does he offer some great insight into the behind the scenes action on ST:TNG (that any TNG fan should enjoy reading about) he's got a great style and good flow with his writing.
"Data tells her that he's a robot who's just anatomically male, and Troi and Tasha share a knowing look."
Thanx Wil, that's some funny stuff right there....
The reviews are great ... anyone who says otherwise is either (a) someone who never saw any of Star Trek: TNG, (b) a jealous loser, or (c) both of the previous...
There are some gems in the first season, but most of them are pretty cringeworthy like this one. If I come across TNG while flipping channels, I usually check the uniforms to make sure we're at S3 or later.
I always thought it would have been cool to integrate the "Traveler" and Wes into at least one of the STNG movies. I thought that twist in the series was cool. It would have been best in Nemesis I think.
Will, you should have pushed for this! You're character was the poster boy for kids everywhere who were smarter than most of the adults they were around. It would have been nice to see you in action again.
One thing that bugged me about "Angel One," the planet, was how many times the show re-used the matte painting of the city in other episodes of Star Trek (all the way up through the even more god-awful Voyager). Thanks to the internet, a simple Google search brought up a listing of where Angel One's architects had construction projects throughout the galaxy: