Picard finally says, 'Make it so!' as he orders the other cadets to execute his plan. But, it turns out the whole thing was a test. Picard and the other cadets were on a Holodeck and the test was actually to see how well they worked together as a team. They fail. Later, at a party we learn that Cadet Doq is actually Q in disguise.
Little of surprise here. The cadets fail but learn a valuable, Saturday morning cartoon, lesson about team work and such. Picard's close friend is actually Q, which feels like the laziest thing I've read in a very long time.
five out of ten.