Elogium story
Space-dwelling life-forms cause Kes to enter the Ocampan fertile phase called Elogium, putting pressure on her relationship with Neelix when she wants to have his child. Directed by: Winrich Kolbe. Story by: Jimmy Diggs and Steve J. Kay.
13 total · 2 choice · 5 major · 6 minor
| Theme | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| deciding whether to be a parent | choice | Kes and Neelix agonized over whether to have children and the ramifications of becoming parents. |
| the desire to have children | choice | Kes felt pressure to procreate because her fertility window was closing. |
| coping with a jealous lover | major | Kes had to deal with Neelix's paranoia over her relationship with Tom. |
| coping with puberty | major | Kes entered into the Ocampa equivalent of human puberty after having been exposed to a swarm of space dwelling life forms. |
| fear of commitment | major | Neelix to become a father. |
| romantic jealousy | major | Neelix was jealous of Tom over Kes. |
| spaceborne being | major | The Voyager crew encountered swarms of organisms that were equipped with flagella-like tails. |
| anger | minor | Neelix at getting kicked out of sickbay |
| coping with a problematic person | minor | The Doctor chased Neelix out of sickbay for pestering him about Kes. |
| coping with discomfort during pregnancy | minor | Kes had them about eating the beetles |