This is reasonably good episode that serves as a decent sequel to the previous episode 'Booby Trap'.
I like that the writers followed up a previous episode that fixated a lot on someone's fantasy and this time presented us with the reality. Although entertaining, the story does not exactly present Geordie in a very good light. The subplot is okay but feels stretched out to make up time.
What the writers were trying to achieve with the Geordie and Leah Brahms scenes I am not sure, but if they wanted the viewer to empathise with Geordie due to Brahms 'coldness' it misses the mark with me. If they were trying to show that Geordie is one of those nerdy men who at best ends up being best friends with all the girls, but never romantically involved, they succeed. Even to a single person, I fail to see anything remotely appealing in his character in this episode. She on the other hand does not come across as cold or hard nosed, just a professional who is a bit freaked out by his overfamiliar and generally weird behaviour. That being said, it entertains with general awkwardness and a positive outcome for the two characters.
The visuals were very good back in the early 90s but today the space creatures look very animated.
LeVar Burton and Susan Gibney play their parts excellently and are supported well by the rest of the cast, especially Patrick Stewart and Caryn Johnson.
For me it is a 6.5/10 but I round upwards.