- "I have become death, destroyer of worlds."
- ―Dylan Hunt
| Angel Dark, Demon Bright | |
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| Series Andromeda Season 1, Episode 6 | |
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| Air date | November 6th, 2000 (US) November 11th, 2000 (CAN) |
| Writers | Robert Hewitt Wolfe |
| Director | Allan Eastman |
| Producers | Majel Roddenberry; Allan Eastman; Robert Hewitt Wolfe; Karen Wookey |
| Starring | Kevin Sorbo; Lisa Ryder; Keith Hamilton Cobb; Laura Bertram; Brent Stait; Gordon Michael Woolvett; Lexa Doig |
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"Angel Dark, Demon Bright" is the sixth episode of season one of the science fiction television series Andromeda. It was directed by Allan Eastman and written by Robert Hewitt Wolfe. It first aired in the United States on the Sci-Fi Channel on Monday, November 6th, 2000. It was first broadcast in Canada on Saturday, November 11th, 2000 on the Global Television Network.
In this episode, Trance Gemini tries her hand at navigating the slipstream, but a malfunction shunts the Andromeda Ascendant backwards in time some three-hundred years and the destiny of the crew is realized as Captain Dylan Hunt is forced to take an action that could wipe out thousands of Nietzscheans in order to preserve the timeline.
Cast[]
Starring[]
Guest Starring[]
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Jo Bates | Captain Borotep "Oroto" Yeshgar |
Notes & Trivia[]
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- Production code number: 108.
- The main part of this story takes place in the year CY 10087.
- This is the second episode of Andromeda directed by Allan Eastman. He previously directed "D Minus Zero". His next episode is "The Devil Take the Hindmost".
- This is the third episode of Andromeda written by Robert Hewitt Wolfe. He previously wrote "An Affirming Flame". His next episode is "Music of a Distant Drum".
Allusions[]
- Rev Bem quotes the line, "Tyger, Tyger burning bright". This is the first stanza of "The Tyger" by English poet William Blake.
- Dylan Hunt's comment, "I have become death. Destroyer of worlds", is taken from Robert J. Oppenheimer, chairman of the atomic energy commission following the detonation of the first atomic bomb. He was stunned by the awesome destructive power of the weapon, just as Dylan was stunned by the destruction he was about to cause.
Opening quotation[]
- "The heavens burned,
The stars cried out,
And under the ashes of infinity,
Hope, scarred and bleeding, breathed its last." - ―Ulatempa Poetess, "Elegy for the Commonwealth"; CY 9823
Quotes[]
- Dylan Hunt: Do you believe in Fate?
- Rommie: The idea that the universe is a vast, preprogrammed machine does have a certain appeal.
....
- Dylan Hunt: Trance, I know you're in here.
- Trance Gemini: (popping up out of hiding) You do? How?
- Dylan Hunt: Actually, I was bluffing.
- Trance Gemini: (sadly) I always fall for that one.
....
- Tyr Anasazi: I can field strip a Gauss rifle blind and one handed. I imagine I can calibrate your lens.
- Beka Valentine: All right. Down, boy!
....
- Seamus Harper: So, to summarize: genius, young, somewhat good looking engineer sets trap. Nietzscheans arrive. Nietzscheans go boom! And everybody lives happily ever after. Harper out.
Home Video[]
- "Angel Dark, Demon Bright" has been made available on the following DVD collections:
See also[]
Media
The World of Andromeda
Andromeda miscellaneous
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