I know "Fury" is a very sour topic for Lynx and other Voyager fans, so I thought we could have some FUN and take our own shots at a "Kes returns" episode. To guide the conversation, just one rule: it has to be a single episode or two-parter. Beyond that, do whatever you want with your Kes returns episode.
I'd do the "Kes returns" episode in S6 like we got, but I'd scrap "Ashes to Ashes" episode to make a two-parter. The zombie-like episode always weirded me out. Anyway, with "Fury" as a two-parter, I'd mostly keep the same plot, but I'd expand on the story, do different things, and give it a different ending.
Fury, Part 1
#1 The episode opens up with Tuvok's birthday and Ke's return in the same way.
#2 I'd have Kes kill multiple people on her rampage, not just B'Elanna. Maybe Seven too!
#3 I'd keep the warp core for time travel point and Kes morphing to look young.
#4 Most of "Fury" happens more or less the same way in the past.
#5 The big cliffhanger is that future-Kes kills Captain Janeway and Chakotay fails to free Voyager from the Vadiians.
#6 I'd swap out the rushed ending for a dark cliffhanger - Kes succeeded, the Vadiians succeeded, Voyager falls.
Fury, Part 2
#1 The Vadiians invade the ship, and crew members are being killed and taken for spare parts left and right.
#2 Some of the crew manage to abandon ship via escape pods. The two Kesses plus Neelix escape in a shuttlecraft.
#3 Chakotay fails to activate the self destruct. The bridge seals off from the ship, Harry's corridor seals closed, and the bridge launches out as an escape pod, piloting away from Voyager and leading the escape pods to safety. Launched shuttlecraft follow the escape pods, providing cover fire.
#4 The Vadiians decide they're more interested in taking Voyager as a prize and aim to use the ship to aide them in their organ snatcher activities.
#5 Seska defects to the Vadiians, proposing an alliance between them and the Kazon, using Voyager as their war hammer.
#6 One by one, Voyage's escape pods are picked off by the Kazon and the Vadiians.
#7 Meanwhile, back with fuure Kes, her younger self, and Neelix.. after spending the entire journey talking about reckless the Voyager crew had been, it's just not their problem. His new focus is on what to do when they return to Ocampa to fend off the surface dwelling Kazon.
#8 The shuttle makes it back to Ocampa only to find Voyager crewed by Vadiians, Kazon, Seska, Lon Suitor, and the Doctor (this is pre-mobile emitter days).
#9 Voyager aims to destroy the shuttle just to make sure old-Kes doesn't get an ideas to screw around with time again.
#10 Neelix kills old Kes, hails Voyager, and showing old Kes, dead. He asks for safe passage for him and young Kes to leave and just be left alone.
#11 Neelix and Kes depart in their shuttle. What now?
#12 Years later, Species 8472 have defeated the Borg, and they have begun a war on the entire galaxy - your galaxy WILL be perged.
#13 Elderly Kes and Neelix in their wrecked Voyager shuttle have been on the run for years. Kes's telepathic encounters have been taking their toll on Kes over the years. She has a plan, and she needs Neelix's help. They set course for a Species 8472 ship as Kes makes contact, knowing said contact accelerates her powers. She begins to glow as Neelix starts firing on the shuttle to provoke the ship, dodging weapons fire, and Kes begins to glow brighter. Neelix sets the warp core to overload and sets a collision course to the Species 8472 weapons ship. As the enemy ship readies fire, Neelix turns around toward Kes, "I'll see you soon, sweeite." The aliens ship discharges weapons, and the shuttle explodes.
#14 The Vadiians are attacking Voyager, an unknown force rips Voyager free from the Vadiians, Chakotay cripples their ship - photon torpedoes.
#15 In the cargo bay, old Kes is about to kill Janeway, but a second older Kes appears. The two elderly Kes battle it out, trashing the cargo bay, fatally wounding each other. Janeway crawls across the floor toward the third Kes to figure out WTF is going on. All the 2nd older Kes can say is... one day, she will leave, and when she comes back, keep her from the warp core at all costs - it will be the death of the crew, and open the door to the fall of the entire galaxy, the fate of everyone is on Janeway now. Kes dies.
#16 Back in the present day, old Kes returns for her rampage. The scene in engineering with old Kes plays out like in single-episode "Fury," but this time, she's confronted by Janeway, Tuvok, the Doctor, Neelix, and hologram Kes. Whatever happened to her over the past three years, whatever her anger is, changing the past will only end in death. Tuvok offers to risk his own wellbeing to mild meld with Kes to offer her peace and calm. We learn what happened to Kes over the past 3 years and why it basically corrupted her. We learn Kes plans to see Susperia on her way back to Ocampa - it's time to go home.
#17 Voyager gives Kes a second shuttle, packed with supplies. Neelix greets her in the shuttle for one last goodbye.
#18 The episode ends with Kes's shuttle warping back toward Ocampa. Fade to black.
OK, maybe this should be a trilogy.
OK, if my attempt at Fury is shitty, don't be mean, just hack away.
I'd do the "Kes returns" episode in S6 like we got, but I'd scrap "Ashes to Ashes" episode to make a two-parter. The zombie-like episode always weirded me out. Anyway, with "Fury" as a two-parter, I'd mostly keep the same plot, but I'd expand on the story, do different things, and give it a different ending.
Fury, Part 1
#1 The episode opens up with Tuvok's birthday and Ke's return in the same way.
#2 I'd have Kes kill multiple people on her rampage, not just B'Elanna. Maybe Seven too!
#3 I'd keep the warp core for time travel point and Kes morphing to look young.
#4 Most of "Fury" happens more or less the same way in the past.
#5 The big cliffhanger is that future-Kes kills Captain Janeway and Chakotay fails to free Voyager from the Vadiians.
#6 I'd swap out the rushed ending for a dark cliffhanger - Kes succeeded, the Vadiians succeeded, Voyager falls.
Fury, Part 2
#1 The Vadiians invade the ship, and crew members are being killed and taken for spare parts left and right.
#2 Some of the crew manage to abandon ship via escape pods. The two Kesses plus Neelix escape in a shuttlecraft.
#3 Chakotay fails to activate the self destruct. The bridge seals off from the ship, Harry's corridor seals closed, and the bridge launches out as an escape pod, piloting away from Voyager and leading the escape pods to safety. Launched shuttlecraft follow the escape pods, providing cover fire.
#4 The Vadiians decide they're more interested in taking Voyager as a prize and aim to use the ship to aide them in their organ snatcher activities.
#5 Seska defects to the Vadiians, proposing an alliance between them and the Kazon, using Voyager as their war hammer.
#6 One by one, Voyage's escape pods are picked off by the Kazon and the Vadiians.
#7 Meanwhile, back with fuure Kes, her younger self, and Neelix.. after spending the entire journey talking about reckless the Voyager crew had been, it's just not their problem. His new focus is on what to do when they return to Ocampa to fend off the surface dwelling Kazon.
#8 The shuttle makes it back to Ocampa only to find Voyager crewed by Vadiians, Kazon, Seska, Lon Suitor, and the Doctor (this is pre-mobile emitter days).
#9 Voyager aims to destroy the shuttle just to make sure old-Kes doesn't get an ideas to screw around with time again.
#10 Neelix kills old Kes, hails Voyager, and showing old Kes, dead. He asks for safe passage for him and young Kes to leave and just be left alone.
#11 Neelix and Kes depart in their shuttle. What now?
#12 Years later, Species 8472 have defeated the Borg, and they have begun a war on the entire galaxy - your galaxy WILL be perged.
#13 Elderly Kes and Neelix in their wrecked Voyager shuttle have been on the run for years. Kes's telepathic encounters have been taking their toll on Kes over the years. She has a plan, and she needs Neelix's help. They set course for a Species 8472 ship as Kes makes contact, knowing said contact accelerates her powers. She begins to glow as Neelix starts firing on the shuttle to provoke the ship, dodging weapons fire, and Kes begins to glow brighter. Neelix sets the warp core to overload and sets a collision course to the Species 8472 weapons ship. As the enemy ship readies fire, Neelix turns around toward Kes, "I'll see you soon, sweeite." The aliens ship discharges weapons, and the shuttle explodes.
#14 The Vadiians are attacking Voyager, an unknown force rips Voyager free from the Vadiians, Chakotay cripples their ship - photon torpedoes.
#15 In the cargo bay, old Kes is about to kill Janeway, but a second older Kes appears. The two elderly Kes battle it out, trashing the cargo bay, fatally wounding each other. Janeway crawls across the floor toward the third Kes to figure out WTF is going on. All the 2nd older Kes can say is... one day, she will leave, and when she comes back, keep her from the warp core at all costs - it will be the death of the crew, and open the door to the fall of the entire galaxy, the fate of everyone is on Janeway now. Kes dies.
#16 Back in the present day, old Kes returns for her rampage. The scene in engineering with old Kes plays out like in single-episode "Fury," but this time, she's confronted by Janeway, Tuvok, the Doctor, Neelix, and hologram Kes. Whatever happened to her over the past three years, whatever her anger is, changing the past will only end in death. Tuvok offers to risk his own wellbeing to mild meld with Kes to offer her peace and calm. We learn what happened to Kes over the past 3 years and why it basically corrupted her. We learn Kes plans to see Susperia on her way back to Ocampa - it's time to go home.
#17 Voyager gives Kes a second shuttle, packed with supplies. Neelix greets her in the shuttle for one last goodbye.
#18 The episode ends with Kes's shuttle warping back toward Ocampa. Fade to black.
OK, maybe this should be a trilogy.
OK, if my attempt at Fury is shitty, don't be mean, just hack away.
