Would Neelix have been happy if he had stayed with Voyager?

[hux]

His true colours came out during Mortal Coil. An angry, bitter, judgmental little man filled with self-loathing and dyspeptic bile.

Whenever I'm introduced to the office clown, I always think... "I bet he beats his wife."

But yeah, other than that, Neelix is great.

 

[Amaraen]

I feel that is a bit harsh. Neelix went through a crisis of faith, and had to fight off a personal demon, as he explained to Naomi. Losing a critical part of your life can be very traumatic and difficult to cope with. Neelix's suffering felt very real. But he overcame it in the end and was able to find a way to restore his inner peace.

I hope you are joking about the office clown comment. You never know what is going on in someone's life or why they do things (particularly when you first meet them).

 

[Catarina]

I feel that is a bit harsh. Neelix went through a crisis of faith, and had to fight off a personal demon, as he explained to Naomi. Losing a critical part of your life can be very traumatic and difficult to cope with. Neelix's suffering felt very real. But he overcame it in the end and was able to find a way to restore his inner peace.

I hope you are joking about the office clown comment. You never know what is going on in someone's life or why they do things (particularly when you first meet them).

I really like the thought you put into his defense.

 

[Mr. Laser Beam]

I think Neelix is much happier now that he actually found a Talaxian colony to live with. He belongs with his own people and he needs a family.

 

[DonIago]

I'm not even remotely suggesting you meant it this way, but "he belongs with his own people" sounds just a bit racist to me... Do Klingons belong with Klingons?

 

[Mr. Laser Beam]

^ No, it's just that Neelix (for all his boisterousness) didn't seem very happy on Voyager. I thought he was overcompensating for his sadness by acting like a goofball. Ever since he lost his homeworld he has felt very alone.

If Talax had not been under alien occupation, and Rinax (his home) hadn't been DESTROYED, Neelix might have been happier on the ship. But with all that tragedy in his life, he needed to be around other Talaxians because it was the only home he ever had.

 

[Scotchy]

As long as they still have cat litter in the 24th century, sure.

 

[Infern0]

Neelix is the sort of person who fits in anywhere, i'm sure he would have opened a nice restaurant in san fran, and been somewhat of a tourist spot, he'd spend his days yarning to all and sundry

I think he'd have been fine

 

[Catarina]

^ No, it's just that Neelix (for all his boisterousness) didn't seem very happy on Voyager. I thought he was overcompensating for his sadness by acting like a goofball. Ever since he lost his homeworld he has felt very alone.

If Talax had not been under alien occupation, and Rinax (his home) hadn't been DESTROYED, Neelix might have been happier on the ship. But with all that tragedy in his life, he needed to be around other Talaxians because it was the only home he ever had.

but he certainly didn't cringe at the opportunity to serve the captain from afar with his cushy ambassador gig. The writers set him up to have best of both worlds, didn't they?

Now on another matter, I need to reevaluate if my tears were for him and voyager or my selfish whims of knowing the show was ending.