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[โ€“] Infynis@midwest.social 25 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

Neelix and Kes when Kes is essentially in heat. That episode was so gross

[โ€“] Cap@lemm.ee 11 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Right, Kes is like 4 years old then

[โ€“] mosiacmango@lemm.ee 15 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

More like 2, actually. 4 would have been the normal time for her race, but some electrical storm nonsense kicked it off early for her temporarily.

I dont think that episode is that weird overall. They wanted to address the reproductive cycle of a very short lived race and also have a "what does it mean to be a parent" moral lesson.

"Hold hands with me to breed" is some pretty mild sex talk, honestly, especially for the "go fast and have lizard sex" writers.

They seriously didn't think it through, though.

Apparently Ocampa females go into heat exactly once in their lives, and have a typical litter size of one? Each generation should be less than half the size of the one before it.

[โ€“] MaggiWuerze@feddit.de 9 points 1 year ago (2 children)

All Kess and/or Neelix episodes belong on that list. Can't stand either character, although Kess is still way worse than Neelix

[โ€“] Infynis@midwest.social 9 points 1 year ago (1 children)

The hardest thing for me to come to terms with is that, while I hated Neelix while watching the show, I think if I'd actually been on Voyager, I would have really liked him. He's super friendly, and just wants to help, and makes all these crazy foods that would be fun to try. (Kess stuff not withstanding)

[โ€“] MaggiWuerze@feddit.de 4 points 1 year ago

He also gets progressively better through the show, just never near favorite territory

[โ€“] PowerCrazy@lemmy.ml 4 points 1 year ago

I hear your anguish, I present to you Tuvix!