Liz and Anika talk about Kes, a character we loved more than Voyager's writers did.
- Kes did not even get an entry in her own right in the Voyager character bible
- We swore we weren't going to use Kes's episode to talk about Neelix, but seriously: why is Neelix?
- In fact, why are all Kes's stories about men?
- Anika's home for wayward narratives
- How Soji is Kes 2.0
- Everyone is wrong about Elogium except Liz (okay, and Anika)
- We had to cut a long discussion about how great Tuvok is because THIS IS NOT AN EPISODE ABOUT THE MEN IN KES'S LIFE
- Any situation which can be compared with the end of Breaking Dawn is probably bad
- Fury hits REALLY differently now we know more about Lien's departure
- COSTUMING, including our '90s aesthetics and a terrible quote from costumer Robert Blackman
Episodes to watch:
- Elogium (an episode about Neelix deciding if he's ready for Kes to have a baby)
- Cold Fire (an episode about a guy recruiting Kes for his cult)
- Warlord (a man possesses Kes's body)
- Darkling (the Doctor is very concerned about Kes falling in love)
- Before and After (it's actually about Kes! Just don't think too much about Ocampa and human co-existence…)
- The Gift (an episode about Seven of Nine where Kes decides it's time to leave Voyager)
- Fury (but don't feel like you actually have to watch it to listen to this episode, Liz certainly didn't bother)
