Angel One
- FIRST SHOWN (US)
- 25 January 1988
- ON
- First-run syndication
- STARDATE
- 41636.9
- DIRECTED BY
- Michael Rhodes
- PRODUCTION NO.
- 115
WRITTEN BYWritten by Patrick Barry
Searching for survivors of a lost freighter, the away team visits Angel One, a world where women hold power and men are second-class citizens.
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The Enterprise searches for survivors of the freighter Odin, lost seven years earlier, and traces them to Angel One, a planet governed by women, where men are expected to know their place. Riker leads an away team to negotiate with Beata, the planet's leader. They find four men from the Odin, led by Ramsey, who have married local women, inspired a movement for equality and refuse to leave. Meanwhile, a virus spreads through the Enterprise after Wesley picks it up in the holodeck, and Dr Crusher races to find a cure as Picard and other crew fall ill. With the ship needed urgently at the Romulan Neutral Zone, time is short. Beata's council condemns the men and their followers to death. Riker argues that change cannot be stopped, and Beata exiles the group instead, accepting that she has only delayed the change.
- 01The first time the Romulans are mentioned in the series, though they are not seen.
- 02Intended as a comment on apartheid, using a reversal of gender roles.
- 03Director Michael Rhodes came to the series through a deal involving The Bronx Zoo, another Paramount production. He had won four Emmy Awards for his work on Insights.