86. Big Yikes (And Big Yucks)

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)