First off, though I won't rant about it, I am really surprised at the poor rating and bad comments about Angel 1. For me it is a 10 out 10. The story is interesting here though secondary. What makes this episode so great is the interaction between the Star Trek officers. For the first time since the beginning of the show you feel the sense of companionship, trust and affection between the main characters.
This episode is very well written and acted. It carries a lot of emotion, some of the scenes, though minimal, are amongst my favorite in the entire show. I was pleased to see Tasha and Troi seemingly jealous of Riker's interest for the female leader of the planet Angel 1; I laughed with them when they saw him dressed in half naked indigenous fashion, I was touched at Riker's final pitch and Mistress Beata reaction. Most of all I adored that little interaction between Geordie and Worf when the Klingon gave an advice to Geordie about how an acting captain should behave. And what about Data! The perfume scene is hilarious and Riker's trust in him in the final moments is touching.
This episode has successively Geordie, Riker, Crusher and Data acting as acting captain. It characterizes what made this show so great: a vision of a team, a society whose members have absolute faith and trust in each other. Never the members of the Entreprise have an ill feeling about another, they do not get offended when one is temporally promoted above another, rather they support each other. They trust everyone's skills and have faith in each other.
A few episodes before, upon meeting Q, Picard talked about the fact they the members of the Enterprise and their current society were superior humans to the ones that lives in the XXth Century. This episode, and others, is the perfect example of the superiority Picard is referring to. There is no animosity, ill rivalry, selfishness or ill feelings within the member of the Enterprise. They respect, tolerate and trust each other. As a manager of a team of 16 it will be my dream to have them respect and trust each other as the officers of the Enterprise do.
This episode is very well written and acted. It carries a lot of emotion, some of the scenes, though minimal, are amongst my favorite in the entire show. I was pleased to see Tasha and Troi seemingly jealous of Riker's interest for the female leader of the planet Angel 1; I laughed with them when they saw him dressed in half naked indigenous fashion, I was touched at Riker's final pitch and Mistress Beata reaction. Most of all I adored that little interaction between Geordie and Worf when the Klingon gave an advice to Geordie about how an acting captain should behave. And what about Data! The perfume scene is hilarious and Riker's trust in him in the final moments is touching.
This episode has successively Geordie, Riker, Crusher and Data acting as acting captain. It characterizes what made this show so great: a vision of a team, a society whose members have absolute faith and trust in each other. Never the members of the Entreprise have an ill feeling about another, they do not get offended when one is temporally promoted above another, rather they support each other. They trust everyone's skills and have faith in each other.
A few episodes before, upon meeting Q, Picard talked about the fact they the members of the Enterprise and their current society were superior humans to the ones that lives in the XXth Century. This episode, and others, is the perfect example of the superiority Picard is referring to. There is no animosity, ill rivalry, selfishness or ill feelings within the member of the Enterprise. They respect, tolerate and trust each other. As a manager of a team of 16 it will be my dream to have them respect and trust each other as the officers of the Enterprise do.