Coming of Age (Star Trek: The Next Generation) Coming of Age (Star Trek: The Next Generation) "Coming of Age" is the 18th episode of the American science fiction television series "". It first aired in broadcast syndication on March 14, 1988. Sandy Fries originally wrote the episode, but Hannah Louise Shearer performed an uncredited re-write. It is the only episode of the series directed by Mike Vejar, who went on to direct episodes of "", "" and "". Set in the 24th century, the series follows the adventures of the Starfleet crew of the Federation starship "Enterprise"-D. In the episode, Wesley Crusher (Wil Wheaton) takes a Starfleet Academy
Peak Performance (Star Trek: The Next Generation) orbit around a nearby planet. Picard is to command the "Enterprise", while Riker is to choose a crew to man the "Hathaway". Riker recruits Chief Engineer Geordi La Forge, Lt. Worf and Acting Ensign Wesley Crusher as his senior staff, and the team begins their efforts to restore the old ship to working order. The "Hathaway" is easily outclassed by the "Enterprise", and has no antimatter, making warp speed impossible. Wesley, however, returns to the "Enterprise" under false pretenses and surreptitiously beams a school experiment containing a small amount of antimatter to the "Hathaway", which would allow them a very