Voyager investigates a swarm of space-dwelling organisms and is drawn into their midst. The energy they emit causes Kes to go into early elogium (puberty). It’s a one-off opportunity, so she and Neelix have to quickly decide if they want to have a child. This ‘theme’ episode is all about sex and procreation: Chakotay catches two officers kissing in the turbolift, he and Janeway discuss the implications of relationships and ‘pairing off’ as they begin their 75 year journey back (and she gives him a few good long looks during this discussion, although she mentions her boyfriend Mark – you can just hear the erotic fiction writer’s keyboards clicking), and Voyager has to resort to anti-mating tactics to escape the swarm. Best line is from Tuvok: "We appear to have lost our sex appeal." Most unbelievable: that Neelix would have to think twice before accepting the chance to mate with Kes for six days straight.
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