Tuvix
- Episode aired May 6, 1996
- TV-PG
- 45m
IMDb RATING
7.7/10
2.5K
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Transporter trouble merges Tuvok and Neelix into one, creating Tuvix.Transporter trouble merges Tuvok and Neelix into one, creating Tuvix.Transporter trouble merges Tuvok and Neelix into one, creating Tuvix.
Roxann Dawson
- Lt. B'Elanna Torres
- (as Roxann Biggs-Dawson)
John Copage
- Science Division Officer
- (uncredited)
Tarik Ergin
- Lt. Ayala
- (uncredited)
Holiday Freeman
- Transporter Chief
- (uncredited)
Kerry Hoyt
- Crewman Fitzpatrick
- (uncredited)
Bob Mascagno
- Holographic Accordion Player
- (uncredited)
Louis Ortiz
- Ensign Culhane
- (uncredited)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaTom Wright was eager to pursue the role of Tuvix when he first heard about it. While he had not previously watched Star Trek: Voyager (1995), he was acquainted personally with Tim Russ and Ethan Phillips, having often auditioned for the same roles as the former and having appeared in a play with the latter. When he originally read for the role, knowing little about Tuvok and Neelix, Wright instead based his portrayal on his knowledge and experience of Russ and Phillips.
- GoofsThough he is the more senior officer, Lieutenant Hogan addresses Ensign Kim as 'Sir'. This is because whilst Hogan is senior in rank, Kim is a Bridge Officer and part of the command crew. In this instance, Hogan is addressing Kim's seniority by position not by the rank on his collar.
This has been long held in terrestrial armies and navies for centuries up into the current times. An Officer In Command (OIC) is deferred to even though their actual held rank may be lesser. It is done to keep the command structure of the vessel intact.
- Quotes
[the Doctor has come up with a solution to separate Neelix and Tuvok]
The Doctor: I assure you, Mr. Tuvix, there's nothing to worry about. We've accounted for every variable.
Tuvix: Except one. I don't want to die.
- ConnectionsReferenced in Star Trek Timelines (2016)
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Neevok
This is quite an interesting episode with lots of ethical dilemma involved. When Tuvok and Neelix are merged into one individuum after a transporter accident, the first reaction of course is, to revert them back to normal. Unfortunately Kim, Torres and the doctor are unable to fix this mess although they have found out why this accident happened. Tuvix makes himself comfortable with this new situation and begins to accept his new reality. He starts to work like a normal officer on board the Voyager, makes friends and seems to be popular among the crew. It looks like he merged the best parts of both characters into one: He cooks better than Neelix now and his logical deductions are sprinkled with humor.
The dilemma though: When finally a possibility is found to revert the accident and restore Neelix' and Tuvok's life, Tuvix does not want to "die". He claims that he has a right to live this life. So, the question is: Is Tuvix' life worth more than the lives of Tuvok and Neelix? Does he even have the right to live in the first place or is he just the result of an accident? Is he really an indipendent individuum? After all he has the memories and skills of both Neelix and Tuvok - one could argue that he stole their lives and personalities and is only some sort of parasite, or an impostor as he points out in the beginning himself.
We then see a strong character moment from Janeway. She does not only have to make a decision but carry it out on her own, too. Mulgrew does a good job here again. She really embodies this tough captain figure.
Viewers seem to be devided if Tuvix deserves to live or not. I think, there is no simple truth here. Both sides have valid arguments to back their claims. I am on Tuvok's and Neelix' side though. Their existences were removed by an accident and if there is a chance to give them back their lives, this should count more than Tuvix' new existence. After all Tuvix was never born in classical sense. He also did not evolve his own character, he possesses the character traits and memories of Tuvok and Tuvix. In a way you could say, he is still Tuvok and Neelix, an amalgam of the two. By separating them again, you do not lose anything - you just give those two minds, trapped in one body, their original bodies back. If Tuvix had a completely different character, no memories of the two at all and would be something new and unique, the situation might be different.
The dilemma though: When finally a possibility is found to revert the accident and restore Neelix' and Tuvok's life, Tuvix does not want to "die". He claims that he has a right to live this life. So, the question is: Is Tuvix' life worth more than the lives of Tuvok and Neelix? Does he even have the right to live in the first place or is he just the result of an accident? Is he really an indipendent individuum? After all he has the memories and skills of both Neelix and Tuvok - one could argue that he stole their lives and personalities and is only some sort of parasite, or an impostor as he points out in the beginning himself.
We then see a strong character moment from Janeway. She does not only have to make a decision but carry it out on her own, too. Mulgrew does a good job here again. She really embodies this tough captain figure.
Viewers seem to be devided if Tuvix deserves to live or not. I think, there is no simple truth here. Both sides have valid arguments to back their claims. I am on Tuvok's and Neelix' side though. Their existences were removed by an accident and if there is a chance to give them back their lives, this should count more than Tuvix' new existence. After all Tuvix was never born in classical sense. He also did not evolve his own character, he possesses the character traits and memories of Tuvok and Tuvix. In a way you could say, he is still Tuvok and Neelix, an amalgam of the two. By separating them again, you do not lose anything - you just give those two minds, trapped in one body, their original bodies back. If Tuvix had a completely different character, no memories of the two at all and would be something new and unique, the situation might be different.
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- Runtime45 minutes
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- 4:3
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