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Homestead (Star Trek: Voyager)
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"Homestead" is the 169th episode of Star Trek: Voyager
. One of the final episodes of the series, it marks the departure of Neelix
from the crew of Voyager.
and his favorite food (cheese pierogi
).
During the party crew of Voyager is surprised to detect a Talaxian settlement hidden within an asteroid
belt, light-years away from the nearest Talaxian territory.
A curious Neelix travels toward the Talaxians' asteroid along with Paris
and Tuvok
aboard the Delta Flyer, but they are shot down and crash before they can make contact. A company of miners claims the asteroid belt, and they are hostile toward any intruders into their territory.
The Talaxians rescue the Voyager crew and Dexa, a widowed mother, takes a liking to Neelix. The feeling becomes mutual as the two get to know each other. He learns that Dexa's people emigrated to the asteroid and constructed a small city there by dismantling the very spacecraft that brought them there. The miners pressure the Talaxians to leave the asteroid, which they would like to take for its minerals.
The Talaxians would prefer to stay in their asteroid home, but have no way to defend themselves against the miners' cooperative. Neelix being the resourceful person he is begins to devise a plan for the colony to defend themselves. Using the miners existing shield technology they planned to erect a defensive shield around the asteroid. They must act quickly as not to arouse suspicion. Neelix coordinates the shield placements by using his old shuttle which Voyager has had docked away. Neelix deflecting bomb attacks from the miners loses weapon control and attempts to ram the last mine. The Delta Flyer springs to aid Neelix and helps destroy the bomb. Together they fend off the miners' attacks.
After the miners retreat, Neelix returns to Voyager. He is distressed that he must leave Dexa and her son, Brax and his fellow Talaxians on the asteroid. After a bit of soul-searching, he decides that Voyager will be all right without him, and he joins the Talaxians on the asteroid. Voyager continues toward home, and Captain Janeway
bestows on Neelix the title of Official Starfleet Ambassador to the Delta Quadrant.
Neelix departs with an honorable ceremony surprising him as the crew of Voyager lines up in the corridors from the turbo lift to the transporter. Tuvok surprises Neelix by doing a small dance commemorating the day of first contact between humans and Vulcans. It has been 315 years, thus making this day April 5, 2378. Neelix is touched by the final gesture.
Star Trek: Voyager
Star Trek: Voyager is a science fiction television series set in the Star Trek universe. Set in the 24th century from the year 2371 through 2378, the series follows the adventures of the Starfleet vessel USS Voyager, which becomes stranded in the Delta Quadrant 70,000 light-years from Earth while...
. One of the final episodes of the series, it marks the departure of Neelix
Neelix
Mr. Neelix is a fictional character in the television series Star Trek: Voyager. He is played by actor Ethan Phillips.-Fictional Biography:Mr. Neelix is a Talaxian originally from Rinax, a moon of the planet Talax, in the Delta quadrant, although his great-grandfather was Mylean. His entire family...
from the crew of Voyager.
Plot
USS Voyager is holding a party to celebrate "First Contact Day", including an ancient jukebox playing the favorite music of Zefram CochraneZefram Cochrane
Zefram Cochrane is a fictional character in the Star Trek universe. Created by writer Gene L. Coon, the character first appeared in the 1967 Star Trek episode "Metamorphosis", in which he was played by Glenn Corbett. James Cromwell later played Cochrane in the 1996 feature film Star Trek: First...
and his favorite food (cheese pierogi
Pierogi
Pierogi are dumplings of unleavened dough - first boiled, then they are baked or fried usually in butter with onions - traditionally stuffed with potato filling, sauerkraut, ground meat, cheese, or fruit...
).
During the party crew of Voyager is surprised to detect a Talaxian settlement hidden within an asteroid
Asteroid
Asteroids are a class of small Solar System bodies in orbit around the Sun. They have also been called planetoids, especially the larger ones...
belt, light-years away from the nearest Talaxian territory.
A curious Neelix travels toward the Talaxians' asteroid along with Paris
Tom Paris
Thomas Eugene "Tom" Paris, played by Robert Duncan McNeill, is a character in the television series Star Trek: Voyager. Paris serves as the chief helmsman and an auxiliary medic aboard the USS Voyager...
and Tuvok
Tuvok
Tuvok is one of the main characters on the television series Star Trek: Voyager. Tuvok is a Vulcan who serves as the ship's chief of security and its chief tactical officer. Tim Russ portrayed Tuvok throughout the show's run, from 1995 to 2001....
aboard the Delta Flyer, but they are shot down and crash before they can make contact. A company of miners claims the asteroid belt, and they are hostile toward any intruders into their territory.
The Talaxians rescue the Voyager crew and Dexa, a widowed mother, takes a liking to Neelix. The feeling becomes mutual as the two get to know each other. He learns that Dexa's people emigrated to the asteroid and constructed a small city there by dismantling the very spacecraft that brought them there. The miners pressure the Talaxians to leave the asteroid, which they would like to take for its minerals.
The Talaxians would prefer to stay in their asteroid home, but have no way to defend themselves against the miners' cooperative. Neelix being the resourceful person he is begins to devise a plan for the colony to defend themselves. Using the miners existing shield technology they planned to erect a defensive shield around the asteroid. They must act quickly as not to arouse suspicion. Neelix coordinates the shield placements by using his old shuttle which Voyager has had docked away. Neelix deflecting bomb attacks from the miners loses weapon control and attempts to ram the last mine. The Delta Flyer springs to aid Neelix and helps destroy the bomb. Together they fend off the miners' attacks.
After the miners retreat, Neelix returns to Voyager. He is distressed that he must leave Dexa and her son, Brax and his fellow Talaxians on the asteroid. After a bit of soul-searching, he decides that Voyager will be all right without him, and he joins the Talaxians on the asteroid. Voyager continues toward home, and Captain Janeway
Kathryn Janeway
Kathryn Janeway, played by Kate Mulgrew, is a fictional character in the Star Trek franchise. As the captain of the Starfleet starship USS Voyager, she was the lead character on the television series Star Trek: Voyager, and later, a Starfleet admiral, as seen in the 2002 feature film Star Trek...
bestows on Neelix the title of Official Starfleet Ambassador to the Delta Quadrant.
Neelix departs with an honorable ceremony surprising him as the crew of Voyager lines up in the corridors from the turbo lift to the transporter. Tuvok surprises Neelix by doing a small dance commemorating the day of first contact between humans and Vulcans. It has been 315 years, thus making this day April 5, 2378. Neelix is touched by the final gesture.