And that was it with Neelix? He leaves Voyager without saying a word to his comrades, without saying goodbye, without a farewell party? He, who used to throw a party for every alien holiday, now disappears without words of thanks and congratulations? He who annoyed us for years with "Mr. Vulcan" and leola root recipes and could never keep his mouth shut? Weak! Totally weak!
Also: Why does Neelix fly over 40,000 light years towards the Alpha quadrant if he then gives in three episodes before the big finale and instead prefers to spend the rest of his life on a desolate piece of rock? If he had wanted to live with Talaxians, there would certainly have been thousands of refugee colonies near his home planet. He could have saved himself the last seven years.
And what does Neelix actually want on this little asteroid? Aren't Talaxians particularly close to nature? Their afterlife is literally a forest with a large tree in the center. He even says in this episode how much he loved the nature on Talax. And now he wants to live underground, in caves? On a small boulder, without trees, without grass, without rivers or lakes, without animals... He cannot walk across the surface, breathe in fresh air. He doesn't see the sun or stars - unless he's flying in his shuttlecraft. There aren't even holodecks there! What does someone like Neelix want in such an inhospitable environment? Especially with people he has only gotten to know THREE of. For maybe 1-2 days!
And this romantic relationship between him and this woman - unbelievable. They know absolutely nothing about the other person. Who knows if they even have the same interests. Neelix barely exchanged more than a few hundred words with her! But as a viewer you are supposed to believe that the two are now entering into an intimate relationship? And that she is the main reason Neelix left Voyager? Ridiculous! There would certainly have been dozens of crew members on the trip who would have had no desire to travel anymore and would have started a new life on another planet with a new love. But with Neelix it all happens far too quickly, which seems inappropriate. He's just not the type of guy who would spend the rest of his life in an underground wasteland.
I can't understand all the positive reviews. I found this episode extremely weak and disappointing.
