Originally posted by cdtm
Agreed, was surprisingly good.Spoiler:
The way Brad quickly adapts to his new promotion makes it look like he was held back by pretty much everyone.Mariner especially is looking like a lesson to the kids, "See what happens? Do NOT be like her!"
Yeah, Brad looks like a model officer who just never got noticed. One good thing I will say about Mariner is that for all her faults, she did have a positive effect on him. This way, he won't end up like Picard in the episode Tapestry.