Neelix was a great character once they got rid of Kes and effectively removed her from his character’s past — it was always a very possessive, groomer like relationship with rather creepy overtones.
Once that was gone he was valuable and somewhat relatable. His storylines with Naomi were wonderful.
I’d like to add the caveat that it was only once Scarlet Palmers was playing Naomi.
Garak works because they let him be nuanced, dark, and even outright evil at times. Too much of Neelix was aimed to be kid friendly. (Literally, its in the makeup design)
Watching Phillips as Spike in Avenue5 makes me wish we had THAT as Neelix
Spike was the whole reason to watch the show.
“It’s like slapping wet concrete”
Ok kid friendly is one thing but he was dating a child
Ok this one really pisses me off. Stop applying human lifespans to ocampans. She was the equivalent of her early 20’s.
Slag him off for the power/ experience imbalance and the creepy fuckin’ predatory nature but do not infantalise an adult.
He was VERY kid friendly
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Garak has a sense of humor. Neelix has a cheese that corrupts living things.
To be fair, that cheese saves the day in Lower Decks.
Nonsense, Neelix is precious
He was never my favourite character but he played a valuable role showing how an alien could take to heart the ideals of the Federation.
To be fair, Garak wasn’t fucking a 4 year old.
Kill it! Kill it with fire!
