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  1. Posted

    I think the best thing about Kes is she is so small and petite that she could play "Sit & Spin" with me.

     

    And if I got tired of that? Hey, it's not like she was going to live forever.

     

    What just made no sense is that, for the 3 or 4 years she was on the show, she didn't show any signs of aging except when she was brought back for one episode. She would have joined the crew basically a teenager and at least been middle-aged when she left. Where were the wrinkles? Where were the sags? where were the grey hairs? I'm not saying I wanted to see these things, but if your average lifespan is 8 years you shouldn't always look like a 20-year old for 4 years.

     

    The nine-year lifespan was a mistake from the beginning. It's highly unrealistic since a species which lives such a short time would never develope to anything more than primates. Not to mention the "one-child syndrome".

     

    It was simply bad writing, just as if the writers thought "hey, we haven't had that before in Star Trek" and when it didn't work (which I guess that they would realize) then they just kept the ball rolling, like "oh, never mind, the viewers won't notice). The lifespan issue was hardly mentioned after season 1, only on some occasions.

     

    The smartest thing to do would have been to prolong her lifespan. There were also hints for such a solution, most notably in "Cold Fire".

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    I love how kind and gentle she is. Her ability to empathize with others. I think she’s got a lovely voice.

     

    yes, but sometimes too much. She was always so sugary nice, it got annoying at times. It's kind of annoying seeing someone doing right all the time, never doing anything wrong, kind of a goody goody.

     

    I also wonder how it was possible for her to be able to answer everyone's questions when she has like no life experience

     

    Sugary nice? No, I don't think so. She was strong-willed and determined and didn't hesitate to put her foot down if something was wrong. Watch her speech to Toscat in "Caretaker". There were other occasions too.

     

    By the way, this thread is "for Kes-fans only". :P

  3. Posted

    I don't understand the purpose of making her an admiral.

     

    I mean, she was rather fresh as a captain, at least compared to Picard and many others.

     

    She'd been on a couple of missions as captain before her command at Voyager, none of them that dangerous. Then she accidentally ends up in the Delta Quadrant. OK, she's doing a great job in taking the ship home, no problem there. But making her an admiral just after that? Not believable!

     

    Besides that, I don't think she's the kind of person who would become a desk clerk. She's an explorer and should be out in space, exploring and boldly going where no man (or woman) has gone before.

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    The only thing I found somewhat unrealistic was that it took Voyager almost two years to pass through their territory. It was too big for a species or nation with so much internal fighting between different sects.

     

    It would have been more realistic if some of the events with the Kazon involved would have taken place with Voyager stranded at "The 37's planet". In this case, the Kazon territory could have been smaller and the scenario more realistic.

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    I like the Kazon. They are great villains.

     

    Good villains don't have to have super-powers or be totally invincible. They can just be brutal and arrogant and I do think that the Kazon (and the Cardassians) are good examples of that.

     

    I do see some historical similarities here as well. The Kazon was one of those people who revolted against an opressive and discriminating power which was understandable but everything went wrong from there. Instead of remaining united and create an independent, prospering nation, they started to fight among each other. Still they were strong enough to become a power in that part of the Delta Quadrant. That has happened before in history and I do think that the concept for the Kazon in that aspect is realistic and well-thought.

     

    I always enjoyed the episodes with the Kazon, especially those with Culluh and Seska involved. They were really a beautiful team. :giggle:

  10. Posted

    I would say her whole personality.

     

    She is nice, friendly and beautiful, yes. But she's also strong-willed, determined, brave and curious. She has a way to get things the way she wants without fighting and arguing, instead she attacks the problem from another angle and solves the problem that way. With her calm, wit and smartness, she's both a complement and a contrast to more traditional action characters like Janeway, Torres and Seven.

     

    She also personifies the spirit of Star Trek with her will to learn and explore.

     

    She's definitely one of Star Trek's most interesting characters.

  12. Posted

    I vote for Birth Of The Federation. Really great game and even better with the new Ultimate Dominion Mod. :vbg:

     

    Elite Force was OK but too much of the Voyager season 4-7 scenario for me. I would have preferred to fight the Kazon and the Vidiiians. I would also have liked to have real Voyager characters or one I could name myself instead for that Munro or whatever his name was.

     

    I also remember having some old TNG game once upon a time which was good.

     

    I haven't played any of the other games mentioned here, just read somewhere that there are many bugs in them. Is that true? :cheers:

  13. Posted

    Top 10 episodes:

     

    1. Cold Fire

     

    2. Persistence Of Vision

     

    3. Caretaker

     

    4. Warlord

     

    5. Basics (Part 1 and 2)

     

    6. Projections

     

    7. The Swarm

     

    8. Darkling

     

    9. Time And Again

     

    10. Before And After

     

     

    Bottom 5:

     

    Fury

    The Gift

    Mortal Coil

    Endgame

    Relativity

    Message In A Bottle

    Fair Haven

    Spirit Folks

    Homestead

    The Fight

    Barge Of The Dead

  16. Posted

    I thought the show got much better after the beginning of season 4. Not only did the cast work together better, but a boring character was replaced with a much better character. After the beginning of season 4, the stories got much better, and the crew seemed so much more comfortable with each other and their own characters.

     

    That's not the truth. There were some tensions between Mulgrew and Ryan in the later seasons and some actors felt that their characters were shoved aside when Voyager became a three-character show.

     

    I don't think the stories became better.

     

    And Kes was definitely not boring. She was a great character who should have remained in the series.

  18. Posted · Edited by Lynx

    I love this picture and have it set as my wallpaper. You should all do the same.

     

    I get the impression that Janeway is your favorite among the Voyager crew. Am I correct? :laugh:

     

    Anyway, excellent work. Great wallpaper! :superhappy:

  19. Posted

    "Endgame" was horrible. I agree with everything that Lt.Nelson wrote.

     

    "All Good Things" on the other hand was a good end episode. That episode left a good feeling after watching it while "Endgame" only made me annoyed.

  20. Posted

    ^^

    "Tattoo" could have been OK if it hadn't been for the insult to the American Indians by labeling them as some descendents to alien visitors.

     

    They should have made the episode different, as if Chakotay and some crew members had been stranded on a planet where the inhabitants way of life reminded Chakotay of his youth but nothing more.

     

    Chakotay's background story was actually interesting and the subplot where Kes altered The Doctor's simulated flu was funny and did save the episode from being a total disaster.

  22. Posted

    The Ocampa (for certain reasons) even if they were badly handled by the writers.

     

    I liked the Kazon as villains. Seska and Culluh were agreat team. I always enjoyed the episodes in which they were involved.

     

    And don't forget the Talaxians! It's impossible not to love a species where they have names such as Neelix, Laxeth, Paxim, Wixiban, Uxxin, Eximar, Vaxi, Alixia and Palaxia, where they have a holiday named Prixin and a musical instrument called Ixxel. Not to mention their fondness for Leola Root!