Riker is offered his own command, whilst Worf appears to be in a depressed state of mind.
This is an okay episode with some good themes and character backstory, but it has some terribly clunky dialogue and feels too much like a soap opera at times.
There are two plots that focus on themes involving the male psyche such as the need to prove and test one's self, the aggressive nature and father/son relationships.
Most scenes with Riker I found to be soapy, because I never thought he would actually leave the Enterprise and with that concept being a non-entity, all that remains is his emotional state and relationship with his father. In fact he's pretty much playing a moody teenager for most of the episode.
The sub-plot involving Worf is okay but feels like it's dragged out to fill space in the episode.
The martial art scene towards the end does not work for me. Visually it could have worked if the actors, stuntmen and choreographers put some life and agility into making the martial arts appear plausible. The costumes only highlight this further by being so colourful and awkward looking. Most importantly it contains some of the worst exposition-heavy, unnatural and awkward sounding dialogue in the franchise. Unfortunately this comes at a crucial point in the story, but on a more positive note it is unintentionally funny.
The scenes I do like are the exchanges between Will Riker and Dr Pulaski and Kyle Riker and Deanna Troi. I think it's quite amusing for each of them to seek insight from each other's love interests.
Patrick Stewart is as solid as ever and the other cast members do a decent job with the material.
For me it's a 5.5/10, but I round upwards.