Another episode that makes me judge others opinions. Neelix has a great character and show has shown a great character building over the seasons. This episode shows how one of the most appreciated person on ship feels himself worthless.
I think this episode is great learning point for everyone who sometimes struggle on seeing their worth, even people who are around people every day, making them talk, helping resolve personal issues, doing small things like creating events to celebrate with the team, and in general increasing morale of a crew in great distress with a simple commodity - home made food sometimes think that they are a burden.
When losing the last ideal of his own, that he is watched by his family who have died from afterlife, it is lost when he does not see the guiding tree.
I think premise of the show is amazing, it shows that people can get lost and can be helped by people around them and it is just a great story telling about simple character, such as Neelix. Through out seasons he has gone through many disasters, his family has died prior to Voyager, divorce of Kes, and then her leaving, and now destruction of his beliefs, those are small things that are not really spoken about in the show, just kind of in background, and seemingly such a happy persona can still decide that there is no reason to live.
I can see some dumbness in execution, some miracle cure at a lucky moment, some random necrosis, Chikotay magic device, but it is a TV show just tells a great story.
I think this episode is great learning point for everyone who sometimes struggle on seeing their worth, even people who are around people every day, making them talk, helping resolve personal issues, doing small things like creating events to celebrate with the team, and in general increasing morale of a crew in great distress with a simple commodity - home made food sometimes think that they are a burden.
When losing the last ideal of his own, that he is watched by his family who have died from afterlife, it is lost when he does not see the guiding tree.
I think premise of the show is amazing, it shows that people can get lost and can be helped by people around them and it is just a great story telling about simple character, such as Neelix. Through out seasons he has gone through many disasters, his family has died prior to Voyager, divorce of Kes, and then her leaving, and now destruction of his beliefs, those are small things that are not really spoken about in the show, just kind of in background, and seemingly such a happy persona can still decide that there is no reason to live.
I can see some dumbness in execution, some miracle cure at a lucky moment, some random necrosis, Chikotay magic device, but it is a TV show just tells a great story.