Honestly, Neelix grew on me as the show progressed, but these last couple of episodes, his character really irritated me. This episode is a classic example of finding a new form of life as the A plot, but it also has multiple other plots going on at the same time, none of which I found particularly compelling. Tom and Harry hang out in Sandrine's for the first time... and it's kinda boring, not to mention an energy drain. Chakotay has one of his first big "generic Native American" moments with Janeway, which just feels culturally insensitive. Then there's Neelix just being suddenly super negative about the crew and Janeway, all of whom I thought he seemed to respect before. Just kind of weak in my opinion and kind of forgettable to me.
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