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I still don't understand why they couldn't have restored Neelix and Tuvok and kept Tuvix around.
8 0 ReplyTechnically, they could, but then you've got a hybrid person with full past memories of the others. Ethically touchy, since Tuvix would not be able to be with Tuvok's family or Kes in the same manner previously.
14 0 ReplyI feel like they could have kept Tuvix and Tuvok and given up Neelix...
I kid. Mostly...
10 1 ReplyStill better than being annihilated
8 0 ReplyI mean, that would be up to Kes and Tuvoks family to decide. Complex, but families and relationships often are.
Not shining a light on the trek "transporters are actually infinite cloning beams" problem was probably for the best though.
4 0 ReplyThat's been similarly tackled from the eugenics perspective on TNG with these guys:
On the other hand, it'd be fun to have a Gary from Fallout type episode caused by the transporters.
2 0 ReplyHuh, what TNG episode is that?
2 0 Replys2e18 "Up the Long Ladder" aka the planet Ireland episode.
The other plot involves a more "refined" planet populated by clones who need fresh DNA to not degrade their society.
2 0 ReplyAhh the Ireland episode. That's why. Ive skipped it for so long I forgot the plot lines.
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I don't think "ethically touchy" mattered much to Janeway...
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