• ThePowerOfGeek
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    83 months ago

    I still don’t understand why they couldn’t have restored Neelix and Tuvok and kept Tuvix around.

    • @ummthatguy
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      143 months ago

      Technically, they could, but then you’ve got a hybrid person with full past memories of the others. Ethically touchy, since Tuvix would not be able to be with Tuvok’s family or Kes in the same manner previously.

      • @[email protected]
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        3 months ago

        I mean, that would be up to Kes and Tuvoks family to decide. Complex, but families and relationships often are.

        Not shining a light on the trek “transporters are actually infinite cloning beams” problem was probably for the best though.

        • @ummthatguy
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          3 months ago

          That’s been similarly tackled from the eugenics perspective on TNG with these guys:

          On the other hand, it’d be fun to have a Gary from Fallout type episode caused by the transporters.

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              3 months ago

              s2e18 “Up the Long Ladder” aka the planet Ireland episode.

              The other plot involves a more “refined” planet populated by clones who need fresh DNA to not degrade their society.