For the second episode in a row a creature has begged Janeway to let it live only to have her turn it down. I remember really thinking this was a dumb episode as a kid, but this time I liked it a lot more. I still think it is kinda weak overall, but the ethical dilemmas it created were interesting and it was nice to have have actual Neelix around. I also feel like the writers were acknowledging that Neelix is terrible at just about everything when the only positive trait they could find other than having emotions was that he is outspoken. It doesn't seem like Tuvok stays quiet all that much to start with, but that is it.
The episode opens with Tuvok and Neelix picking orchids and not understanding each other as usual. When they beam back though something goes wrong and they get combined, along with the orchid, into one being. And that being is surprisingly very healthy and after some delay to be checked out medically is cleared to return to duty. The Doctor and Harry can't seem to find a way to separate him though and after some time they leave the system with him as one being now named Tuvix. Tuvix wastes no time trying to get things going with Kes again, but she is too devastated by having lost both Neelix and Tuvok to want his advances. She goes to Janeway who calms her down, but isn't really much help. Eventually they find a cure but Tuvix doesn't want to die. He has settled into his new life and is quite happy. And after much consultation she decides to separate the two and kill Tuvix in the process. The Doctor refuses to take part so Janeway does it herself and we conclude with the two now separate and seemingly fine in sickbay.
Review: It didn't seem like much actually happened in this episode. It was almost all people trying do deal first with the new combined person and then with their feelings about separating him. Not as bad as I remembered, but still not great.
4 out of 10
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