Of course it's great to see these little Ferengis again. It's fun. As always, Voyager episodes are immediately better when they can capitalize on the well established universe that is the Alpha quadrant. Even the story ain't totally bad: it's about science (the wormhole), culture clashes, the ugly side of capitalism, first contact and the prime directive, religion. Classic Star Trek mixture. Neelix in disguise is actually better than regular Neelix. It's not an entirely good episode though. It could have told a darker and more serious story. For a start, they could have put more effort in the hope represented by the wormhole - I mean shouldn't that be a natural climax episode when Voyager actually is about to seize an opportunity to come back? They should have put up a fight. Instead they - once again - used the Ferengi civilization in a stereotype way and as a pure comedy element, although this race is actually quite fascinating. As a comedy, it ain't as hilarious as some Quark episodes were.
Shout by Alexander von LimbergBlockedParent2022-01-24T20:27:07Z— updated 2023-06-23T08:01:30Z
Of course it's great to see these little Ferengis again. It's fun. As always, Voyager episodes are immediately better when they can capitalize on the well established universe that is the Alpha quadrant. Even the story ain't totally bad: it's about science (the wormhole), culture clashes, the ugly side of capitalism, first contact and the prime directive, religion. Classic Star Trek mixture. Neelix in disguise is actually better than regular Neelix. It's not an entirely good episode though. It could have told a darker and more serious story. For a start, they could have put more effort in the hope represented by the wormhole - I mean shouldn't that be a natural climax episode when Voyager actually is about to seize an opportunity to come back? They should have put up a fight. Instead they - once again - used the Ferengi civilization in a stereotype way and as a pure comedy element, although this race is actually quite fascinating. As a comedy, it ain't as hilarious as some Quark episodes were.