angel article star trek generation episode cable channel known angel angel 14th episode season american science fiction television series star trek generation broadcast january united_states broadcast syndication written directed set 24th century series follows adventures crew starfleet starship enterprise episode away team visits world dominated women search survivors downed freighter crew enterprise suffer effects virus episode intended commentary south_africa gender role reversal problems cast director filming sought nature episode changed resulting episode liked members production team response reviewers negative plot enterprise arrives planet angel native population run women dominant position power ship looking survivors freighter years having evacuated freighter missing escape pods planet range angel away team consisting commander commander data counselor beam surface attempt negotiate elected native inhabitants let search survivors time essence enterprise travel federation outpost near neutral zone group detected soon resolve investigation survivors reveals aware male survivors caused disruption society considered requests stay later requests orders data track survivors camp leader stay forth data concludes survivors platinum angel naturally devoid platinum allowing enterprise easily detect dresses given dinner dressing clothes ways win favor responds saying honoring local customs acknowledges beauty comfortable enterprise searches orbit angel doctor captain duty crew fallen ill random virus board gives sense odd smell victims time infection captain leaves lieutenant burton command time shortly find transmit location beam directly confronted men having taken wives started families seven years refuse leave informs medical situation board ships detected near learns society structure collapsing men served accelerate decline argues course evolution taking place enterprise systems harder maintain crew virus friendly reminder remembers command delegate perform tasks stay bridge finds virus airborne organism produces sweet smell encourage viral inside body gets date situation decides group large refusing leave planet little leaving find assistants married followed men camp arrested survivors families attempt explain reason refusal leave council reject reasoning threatens execute following day failing convince group leave contacts enterprise hopes transport group consent despite violation prime directive certainly end career treating captain chair refuses allow beam aboard fear infected allows data android return orders data command enterprise neutral zone late following morning invited witness execution followers moments rejects invitation data makes contact informs minute window find cure situation planet ship leave planet men prepared executed despite pleas discovers cure virus prepared away team survivors enterprise announces stay execution men families support far planet explains stop fall slow end away team return ship recovering virus hardly having voice orders ship high warp production producer explained episode commentary south_africa men planet representing black people original plot seen data travel surface female away team offended planet leader extent strength order prevent immediate execution imprisoned men named begins uprising jones killed death followers assault government version fall ill board enterprise reverse role society included pilot movie planet earth wright described thousand times book sexual generations star trek generation points similar plot anti feminist angel featured mention appear later season finale neutral zone directed episode deal television filmed rhodes previously won emmy awards occasions work television series insights later recalled issues main cast director didn know worked day shoot gates described episodes sought episode changed reduce elements production crew subsequently thought poorly angel executive producer described terrible terrible ones soon producer felt sexual places dragged absurd reception angel aired united_states broadcast syndication january received rating meaning seen percent households increase previous week received rating reviewers watched episode following end series reviewed episode described episode episodes star trek produced feminism virus subplot filler boring filler overall said absolute low points giving score cast member watched thought started soon descended appearance episode original series role noted speech gave end episode given overall message subtle gave grade overall den geek said episode bad code honor contained terrible cliché seen season episode summed saying seen barely interesting time second time tedious horrible episode levels zack_handlen watched episode said expected saying sure reversal gender roles episode meant achieve described virus subplot absurd gave episode grade episode included couple worst episode lists including compiled wired magazine ranked fourth worst episode website home media release home media release angel vhs cassette appearing august united_states canada episode later included star trek generation season dvd box set released march released season blu ray set july
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