Star Trek: Voyager
Summary
A blood from aStar Trek : Voyagerseason 4 episode may have explained Neelix ’s ( Ethan Phillips ) and Kes ’s ( Jennifer Lien ) dissolution better than the show officially did . Neelix and Kes were both serial publication regular onVoyager ’s cast of character , although Kes departed the show at the showtime of time of year 4 after Jennifer Lien was written off to make room for another type . For most ofVoyagerseasons 1 and 2 , Kes and Neelix were in a amatory relationship , but the two broke up off - screenduring time of year 3 under slimly secret circumstances .
It ’s in the main accepted thatVoyagernever fully explained Neelix and Kes ’s separation . However , an isolated line fromVoyagerseason 4 , episode 10 , " Random Thoughts " may have shed some light on at least one of the reasons for their parting ways . During the episode , B’Elanna Torres ( Roxann Dawson ) was accuse of a " thought crime " by a race of telepaths after a red thought of hers led to physical violence among members of the species . When discuss the issue withSeven of Nine ( Jeri Ryan ) , Neelix made a very revealing comment about his sentiment on telepathy .
Star Trek : Voyager ’s beloved characters have returned in Star Trek : Picard , Star Trek : Lower Decks , and particularly Star Trek : Prodigy .
Neelix’s Opinion On Telepaths Explains His Kes Breakup On Star Trek: Voyager
Neelix had some strong opinions on telepaths in “Random Thoughts”
During his conversation with Seven , Neelix comment that he never like telepathy and cited one of the reasons as it being " uncollectible for relationship . “Given thatKes had several genial powers let in telepathy , Neelix ’s line seems to indicate that he was talking about her specifically . Voyagernever describe Neelix in a family relationship with another telepath , and the episode that record anything close to his and Kes ’s official breakup featured Kes being taken over by a brutal war criminal because of her might . Neelix ’s line in " Random Thoughts " seems to mean that he blamed Kes ’s abilities for their breakup .
After Kes left inVoyagerseason 4 , Neelix did not see love again until the end of season 7 , when he meet a Talaxian char named Dexa ( Julianne Christie ) in the installment " Homestead " and also ended up forget the ship to settle down with her and her Word , Brax ( Ian Meltzer ) .
However , the line and its entailment are also somewhat bizarre , as Neelix never displayed any on - filmdom enmity towards Kes ’s powers in premature seasons . There were other issues in Neelix and Kes ’s relationship , such as the age gap between the two and Neelix ’s green-eyed monster over Kes spending time with other men , but when it come to her abilities , Neelix always seemed supportive . Kes ’s powers were finally what ask her away fromVoyager , so perhaps Neelix ’s bitterness towards them had been growingafter her departure . Either way , it ’s hard to imagine that Neelix ’s parentage in " Random Thoughts " was n’t a reference to Kes .
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Why Star Trek: Voyager Never Showed Neelix And Kes’s Breakup
Voyager dropped the ball with Neelix and Kes’s relationship
Although their family relationship was n’t democratic , Voyagernever formally showing Neelix and Kes ’s breakup is still an uneven oversight . Kes dumped Neelix on - screen during the season 3 installment " Warlord , " but that was done under the influence of someone else possessing her . After that point , however , the two were express to be formally transgress up without another scenewhere they discussed making the change in their relationship functionary . Ethan Phillips unveil thatVoyagercut a Neelix / Kes breakup scenein a later episode , something that was done for time intention but that he felt was a error in the foresightful footrace .
Before her powers evolve to the point where she had to leave the ship , Kes and Neelix pose down for a chat where they reaffirm their affection but agreed that their dissolution was the right option .
Neelix and Kes did at least get a devout good-by during Kes ’s last instalment . Before her powers evolved to the gunpoint where she had to leave the ship , Kes and Neelix sat down for a chat where they reaffirm their heart but agreed that their breakup was the right selection . The scene was a angelical ending to Kes ’s time onStar Trek : Voyager , although it doescontradict Neelix ’s later statements about telepathy since he showed nothing but support for Kes ’s evolve powers . Without more grounds of Neelix ’s opinion , it ’s ultimately hard to recognize where his rancour toward telepaths came from .
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