Star Trek

When Neelix left Voyager in Star Trek Voyager: Homestead, do you think it was necessary to let Neelix leave. I did not like seeing him leave Voyager after being their for 7 years with the Voyage crew. What do you think? Leave your thoughts down below.

I was glad that at least he had a good reason to leave. As much as I am not a fan of Neelix (though I don't hate him he's just not one of my favorates of the crew) I am glad that they didn't phaser him in the back or something. His departure felt somewhat meaningful. And I really liked how we got to see how much Tuvok came to respect him by doing that little dance for him. Still it would be nice if Neelix had got to see Earth since he spent so much time with, primarily, humans. 

I always liked Neelix (in small doses), and I think his leaving in Homestead was probably for the best. The series finale was too action-oriented for everybody's story to have a meaninful ending, and Neelix just wouldn't have fit into it. Homestead gave him closure, something the rest of the characters never got.

I just wish they had explained how those Talaxians could possibly have traveled that far!

I really don't think it was like him to leave at the drop of a hat like that. You could tell that the producers were just trying to find an easy way out for him. It was kind of dissapointing that he left like that. 

But him leaving did clear up the difficult task of fitting him into Earth's society.

I thought it was great. I really like Neelix. He's my favorite character in a show full of characters I dislike. He was always written as heavily driven by romantic relationships. From the first episode, romantic relationships seemed to have very high value for him. He also was always very committed to other Talaxians. So his leaving to build a family with that woman and her son, and to help that colony, made perfect sense to me. And since it came right at the end so that he was only missing from the last episode, it didn't bother me at all.

Well, in my opinion it was "neccesary" to have Neelix leave far earlier than he did. In all seriousness, it gave the character real closure and a "happy ending" that he wouldn't of gotten in the finale. He would be much happier with his own people in the Delta Quadrant than he would be trying to fit in on Earth.