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This marble plaque depicts a "parturition", or birthing scene. Such scenes eased the fears of expectant mothers by depicting positive birthing images. During this time, midwives were female. Men were not present at births unless a doctor was required in the case of a high status mother. Here, a woman reclines on a couch covered in drapes, attended by three women. They are dressed in classical Roman robes and one is holding the baby. The plaque was excavated at Ostia, Italy.
Harry Kim tries to cheer his buddy up with his clarinet tunes, but in the end Tom Paris manages to get over his lovesick blues by raising a baby with his romantic rival.
Janeway sees a grieving Chakotay mourn her death very, uhmm, platonically.
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Weâre progressing on our string of speeddates here on A Star to Steer Her By, and next on our card is Star Trek: Voyager. This is pretty much the largest cast of any of the Trek series, so itâs no wonder that it also has the highest number of romantic entanglements that made the cut for us to fawn over this week.
Even more than other series, a solid majority of these romances are âlove âem and leave âemâ kind of affairs mainly because the ship was just passing through the area and not sticking around to make lasting relationships with people. The fact that they even ran into some of these people more than once is frankly baffling considering they were just trying to get home, but even these quick trysts make for solid stories! So follow along below for our slightly curated smooch list and listen to the hot gossip on this weekâs podcast episode (shimmy over to 40:12). If the Delta Flyerâs aârocking, donât come aâknocking.
Repeatedly and often we say on the podcast that weâd believe the Neelix-Kes relationship more if they were just friends because the romance angle seems superfluous. Kes is drawn to his worldliness and optimism, and Neelix is drawn to her even-keeled nature and innate kindness (she donates a lung in âPhageâ for crying out loud!). Which is nice, except that you can get the same dynamic without them being romantic, which more often than not is displayed grossly in episodes like âElogiumâ or through Neelixâs jealousy in episodes like âParturition.â
Tom Paris x Lidell
For the first couple seasons, Tom is basically the shipâs skirt-chaser. Heâs no Riker, mind you, in that we donât see him woo a ton of alien women, so he might talk a bigger game than he plays. But in âEx Post Facto,â we see it bite him in the ass when he gets involved with Lidell, a married woman who is just looking for any scapegoat to pin the murder of her husband on. The warning signs were all there, Tom!
Kathryn Janeway x Gathorel Labin
At first, the âfree loveâ nature on Sikaris in âPrime Factorsâ seems like a fine opportunity for the crew to blow off some steam. Itâs good for a while seeing Janeway loosen up with Gathorel Labin, even though his initial advances felt cringey as hell. And those first impressions prove right because once Janeway starts asking about their spatial trajector, Gath turns immediately ice cold. I guess he really only wanted one thing from Janeway, like the stereotypical man.
Harry Kim x Libby
How can someone possibly not have chemistry with Harry Kim? We know that Harry has a girlfriend back at home, and we get to meet Libby in âNon Sequiturâ and frankly⊠meh? Itâs mostly because sheâs doesnât match the acting of Garrett Wang, but we were terribly bored by their relationship. She plays the caring partner without particularly displaying that she cares that much and seems entirely oblivious to the fact that someone is clearly up with him. Pass.
The Doctor x Freya
Finally, our first instance that seems impactful! The Doctor does so much developing throughout the show in embracing his personhood, and you get a taste of that in âHeroes and Demonsâ when he not only gets to lead a mission but also gets the girl. And then tragically loses the girl. Even though Freya herself is a non-sapient hologram, finding that he can have feelings of love and loss definitely affects him going forwardâŠ
The Doctor x Danara Pel
In fact the next time the Doctor finds romance with someone comes up pretty shortly afterwards, this time with a real flesh-and-blood (and other Vidiian parts) person. In âLifesigns,â his relationship with Danara Pel is very lovely and sweet. Iâd say itâs not the same type of doctor-patient weirdness we criticized Julian for last week because theyâre more on equal footing. The power dynamic gives Danara the choice of how sheâd like to be treated, which really makes a difference. Plus the Doctor is so much less creepy at this point in the show.
Kathryn Janeway x Chakotay
For some reason, there are a whole bunch of J-C shippers in the community who really wanted Janeway and Chakotay to smash. The SSHB hosts donât really buy it (the power dynamics are all wrong, and it takes quite a long time for the writers to settle on who Chakotay is as a character and not as a stereotype), but in âResolutions,â we can almost see it. If Janeway could ever put her own happiness over getting the crew home, the two of them could make sweet sweet love in that hand-crafted tub.
Tuvok x Marayna
Tuvokâs got his wife TâPel waiting for him back at home, so weâre not gonna see him really engaging in romantic relationshipsâit wouldnât be logical! But that doesnât stop women from trying! âAlter Egoâ introduces us to one such lonely soul when we meet Marayna, who pretends to be Harryâs new holo-girlfriend for a while until she actually finds some kinship with the equally lonely Vulcan. It doesnât get lovey-dovey in nature, but their commonalities do strike a chord.
Chakotay x Riley Frazier
When heâs not surrounded by pan flutes and squicky stereotyping, thereâs a lot to love about Chakotay, and I in particular defend him all the time, especially referencing episodes like âUnity.â Chakotay is such a compassionate person that he might be the only one who would ever sympathize with the colony of ex-Borgs he stumbles upon, and his chemistry with Riley is truly lovely. Now when the two of them get intimate, does the whole colony feel it?
Kes x Zahir
For most of the time sheâs on the show, Kes is in the afore-mentioned relationship with Neelix, so by the time sheâs finally single in âDarklingâ sheâs able to hook up with this cute boy! And we actually dig it! Zahir seems like a good chap and heâs offering her the same kind of appeal that Kes initially saw in Neelix: the opportunity for adventure and new experiences! Something that most Ocampas would never fathom!
Tom Paris x Kes
Also while Kes and Neelix were still together, Tom gets a crush on her and is wise enough not to act on it, mostly due to that streak of Talaxian jealousy we talked about. But we kinda get to see the relationship that never was in âBefore and Afterâ when weâre shown an alternate future in which Tom and Kes have married and had a kid together, and damn, they really really work! Theyâre sweet and patient and genuinely care for each other, and even Neelix agrees!
BâElanna Torres x Tom Paris
In actual reality, Tom and BâElanna end up in the longest-lasting relationship⊠possibly in all of Trek? Their expression of love for each other in âDay of Honorâ is one of my favorite Voyager scenes! Depictions of their pairing vary wildly since good storytelling typically involves having some kind of conflict, so we see them on bad days an awful lot, like in âDriveâ and âAlice,â but we also see a lot of their very caring love for each other, like in âNothing Humanâ and âMemorial.â Basically, when Tom isnât being immature and BâElanna isnât being hostile, theyâre a great couple.
Chakotay x Kellin
This one might be my favorite, which is shocking because the episode itself is so paradoxically forgettable. But âUnforgettableâ gives us another of those depictions of what a great partner Chakotay would be. He and Kellin have chemistry absolutely all over the place. And again, because heâs the most empathetic man in space, he might be the only character who would give her absolutely ludicrous story the benefit of the doubt and weâre very glad he did!
Kathryn Janeway x Kashyk
We were really rooting for Kashyk not being a fascist piece of shit in âCounterpointâ because he and Janeway really gelled together. But like in âPrime Factorsâ or âResolutions,â the captain will always put the mission over her own happiness, so when she sees through his facade, she gives up on trying to change him real fast even though they really made such beautiful music together⊠or at least listened to it.
Tuvok x Noss
We have one more one-sided relationship with Tuvok that we wanted to bring up. Again, Tuvok will never consider cheating on his wife no matter how many quadrants away he is, but his bond with Noss in âGravityâ still ends up somehow working. Like in âAlter Ego,â he stops it just at the cusp of getting romantic, much to Nossâs chagrin, but heâs able to show her just as much affection as he can, which is actually a lot for a Vulcan, so it counts.
Harry Kim x Derren Tal
Harry doesnât get a lot of action⊠pretty much ever. And Iâm skipping all his various wives from âFavorite Sonâ because he was basically brainwashed, and also his pining for Seven in âRevulsionâ because that was infantile. But he gets a good one in âThe Diseaseâ because he and Derren Tal are a cute little couple for a while. Itâs only dumb when Janeway hypocritically treats him like a child for hooking up with an alienâsheâs one to talk!âand then the episode basically treats love as a disease. Itâs a weird one.
The Doctor x Seven of Nine
Speaking of pining for Seven, we could almost (almost!) see shipping her and the Doctor. Theyâre both outsider characters learning to be people. Theyâre easily the strongest actors on the show who work excellently together. But damn, the Doctor is just so toxic sometimes in how he treats Seven like someone who needs to be fixed. Notably in âSomeone to Watch Over Me,â it just comes across as gross, as this kicks off the era when we found the EMH really regressed.
Kathryn Janeway x Michael Sullivan
We can rag on La Forge or Barclay all we like (and we do!) for their antics in the holodeck, but Janewayâs affection for Michael Sullivan in âFair Havenâ and âSpirit Folkâ just strikes us as severely out of character. Sure, make yourself a fuck puppet to your desired specifications. Thatâs what the holodeck is for! Janeway had already done something similar with Lord Burleigh, but for some reason she falls head over heels for Sullivan to the point that it starts affecting her work, something that never even happened when she got involved with real people!
Harry Kim x Lyndsay Ballard
Weâre giving Harry one more time to shine and thatâs in âAshes to Ashesâ when heâs reunited with the reanimated Lyndsay Ballard, or Jhet'leya as the Kobali have renamed her. And itâs so sweet to see Harry helping his old crush reacclimating to becoming more and more human (especially since itâs definitely in a more consensual way than how Seven was disconnected from the Borg), and when they finally get to act on their mutual feelings, itâs all the more tragic that she canât stick around.
Seven x AxumÂ
While the rest of the crew (and the writers⊠and the audience) was busy sexualizing in Seven of Nine like hormonal teenagers, Axum was making actual headway with her by treating her like a person in âUnimatrix Zero.â Did we really need a Seven romance on top of this Matrix-style plot? Not really, but the two of them were really cute together and itâs probably the most comfortable weâve ever seen Seven in her own skin, even if that skin is in an augmented reality.
Kathryn Janeway x Jaffen
Also near the top of our favorite pairings list is Janeway and Jaffen in âWorkforce.â Itâs just so nice to see Kat with someone whose company she can just enjoy without having to be burdened by the Voyager plight all the time. Sure, sheâs memory-wiped, but the feelings are real! You really want Jaffen to join the ship by the end, but as usual, Janeway chooses the ship. Sad face.
Chakotay x Seven of Nine
Okay, hear me out. Since I usually end up defending Chakotay, I can definitely see the appeal in the Chakotay-Seven relationship. Her picking Chakotay as her specimen in âHuman Errorâ makes a sorta sense because heâs comfortable and unjudgemental, even if that whole plot is creepy. And in âEndgameâ when theyâre actually together, theyâre so supportive and sweet that I kinda ship it. Itâs really just making it happen with so few episodes left in the show that wasted this opportunity.
Neelix x Dexa
Our final example is another very sweet relationship. Neelixâs whole arc really comes full circle in âHomesteadâ when not only does he rejoin a Talaxian community, but he is also given a chance for redemption after his backstory as someone who deserted the Talaxian-Haakonian War. Even better, his reunion with his own people sparks a new family unit when he joins Dexa and her son Brax. Dexa pushes Neelix to do the right thing for their people, and weâre so happy for them!
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Now that weâve gotten our groove back, Voyager is back on course for the Alpha Quadrant! And likewise the A Star to Steer Her By is back on course for more Trek romances, so make sure youâre following along here for Enterprise next week. You can also keep up with our watchalong of Star Trek: Discovery over on SoundCloud or wherever you listen to podcasts, send us some love notes over on Facebook and Bluesky, and donât forget to delete the wife.
I love Threshold Day as much as anyone but y'all gotta learn how to distinguish amphibians and reptiles. Threshold is about baby space salamanders. It's an entirely different Voyager episode that has Tom Paris with a lizard baby.