When reviewing a 30 year old television program you've really only got two options: judge it by the standards of your time or treat it as a window into the standards of theirs. I suppose you can also just watch for the characters, the stories, and the overall quality of the writing, but TNG season 1 seems to be going out of its way to make that difficult.
All I see in Angel One is Hippie values expressing themselves post Reagan revolution. All those kids that tuned in and dropped out eventually made their way into advertising agencies, corporate offices, and writer's rooms. And when they did they brought their new found values with them for better and for worse.
Did you know that sex exists and that its okay? It would seem that this message was incredibly important to broadcast episode after episode because here it is again in Angel One. Did you know the natural and inevitable progression of society is away from single gender dominance and towards egalitarianism? Well Riker is going to explain that to you in this episode.
And it is Riker that carries this one. His performance here is much better than in "Q Who" and he is written much more believably. In fact, this is the first episode where it gets obvious that Riker is basically just Kirk 2.0. That's a good thing as without him this episode would be a skip.
Verdict: Watchable
All I see in Angel One is Hippie values expressing themselves post Reagan revolution. All those kids that tuned in and dropped out eventually made their way into advertising agencies, corporate offices, and writer's rooms. And when they did they brought their new found values with them for better and for worse.
Did you know that sex exists and that its okay? It would seem that this message was incredibly important to broadcast episode after episode because here it is again in Angel One. Did you know the natural and inevitable progression of society is away from single gender dominance and towards egalitarianism? Well Riker is going to explain that to you in this episode.
And it is Riker that carries this one. His performance here is much better than in "Q Who" and he is written much more believably. In fact, this is the first episode where it gets obvious that Riker is basically just Kirk 2.0. That's a good thing as without him this episode would be a skip.
Verdict: Watchable