KPmusmag
Screenwriter
Final Mission is one of my fave episodes, but then, I am a Wesley fan which I know is not the case across the board. I will absolutely agree that that the shuttle captain being such an arrogant fool was contrived in order to guarantee that Wesley would be the hero. In fact, there are several episodes where for whatever reason Picard has to take a shuttlecraft and that always leads to a "situation". Then, in this case, it isn't even a Starfleet shuttle and the captain is an ass. All that aside, I still love the episode and how it highlights both respect and affection between Picard and Wesley.