I’m so conflicted about how I feel about Michael Sullivan. On the one hand, of course the Captain would need some form of meaningful companionship, on the other hand, is it meaningful if it’s not with Chakotay with a hologram? We know she’s blocked herself from making further edits (although she’s already tailored him to her specifications) so in a way it’s no different to interacting with a person (or the Doctor) such that it can have all the ups and downs of everyday interactions. Maybe my issue is that it comes across as a hobby / distraction, so my issue is with her calling him her “boyfriend”, because he won’t be able to understand and partake in her life in the same way that she (I think) would ideally need her partner to in order to be truly emotionally fulfilled. Then again is she calling him her boyfriend in a totally tongue in cheek way? It’s fun to see Janeway let her hair down anyway.
