Why did they get rid of KES on Voyager?

At the time Berman and Taylor said they chose to remove Kes since they felt the character was not properly developed over the course of the show, though this was later revealed be a cover story to protect Lien. Executive producer Brannon Braga said this decision was a "failure of imagination on the writers' part".
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Did 7 of 9 replace Kes?

The episode marks the transition of Kes, played by Jennifer Lien, out of the main cast of the series, and integrates her replacement, Seven of Nine, played by Jeri Ryan, into the ensemble.
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What happen to Jennifer Lien?

Jennifer Lien stepped away from acting in 2002 when she gave birth to her son. Since that time, she has not appeared in front of the camera. She has, unfortunately, continued to make a name for herself, but for all the wrong reasons.
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Why did Kes break up with Neelix?

In the early fourth season episode “The Gift,” they share some Talaxian champagne and Neelix tells Kes that he realizes he was holding her back—and jokes that she broke up with him because she hated his cooking. But the meaty, more specific interaction described by Phillips was never seen by viewers.
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Why did Kes hair change?

Jennifer Lien, the actress who played Kes, was apparently sensitive to the make-up and adhesive used to apply her Ocampa ears. With the longer hairstyle, it was no longer necessary to apply the Ocampa ears each time she was filmed.
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How old was Kate Mulgrew during Voyager?

According to the final draft of "Caretaker", Janeway was described as being in her "early 40s" in 2371, slightly older that the real age of actress Kate Mulgrew, who was thirty-nine when she took the role.
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What did Kes become?

She uses her newly acquired powers to hurl Voyager and its crew safely beyond Borg space, 9,500 light-years closer to Earth, before turning into living energy.
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Does Kes come back to Voyager?

"Fury" is the 143rd episode of Star Trek: Voyager, the 23rd episode of the sixth season. It saw the return, for this episode only, of former regular cast member Jennifer Lien as her character Kes.
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What happened to the Ocampa?

Voyager in 2371, the Caretaker died and the Ocampa were left with energy and supplies lasting until 2375. By the late 2370s, the Ocampa, whose natural lifespans are only a few years long, started sending out generational ships into the Delta Quadrant, seeking new allies such as the Talaxians and a new home.
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What happens to Kess on Voyager?

A member of the Ocampa species, Kes possessed telepathic abilities and was romantically involved with Neelix initially, before breaking off the entanglement in season 3. In a further alien quirk, Kes was tragically destined for a lifespan of only nine years.
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What race was Kes?

Kes is a female Ocampa, the species with a life span of only nine years whose home system Voyager was pulled into by the "Caretaker" entity of the Nacene race; although she appears as a twenty-year-old in human years, Kes is actually just two.
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What happened to Neelix after Voyager?

Neelix left Voyager in “Homestead,” choosing to stay at a Talaxian mining colony while the ship continued on its journey home. At that point, it looked like Neelix was going to add the roles of husband and father to his already prodigious list of titles. And that was a good place for Voyager to leave Neelix.
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Is Janeway a Picard?

Seven of Nine (Jeri Ryan) dropped a major revelation about Admiral Kathryn Janeway (Kate Mulgrew) in Star Trek: Picard season 2, episode 9 that would have changed Star Trek in two key ways.
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Is Ensign Janeway related to Captain Janeway?

TL;DR: As of yet, there is no known relationship between the two women (beyond the shared surname), although it's possible both owe their name to Jeri Taylor. Ensign Janeway (first name unknown) was a Sciences officer serving aboard the NCC-1701-D in the year 2369.
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Why is Janeway an admiral before Picard?

Checking out Janeway's history on Memory Alpha, I see that she had her first assignment sometime in the 2350's. She was promoted to Admiral shortly after Voyager's return home, which was in 2378. Now, Picard on the other hand, had his first assignment in 2327. He was then ordered by Admiral Janeway to Romulus in 2379.
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Does Kes have a child?

Later, Kes ultimately decides against having a baby, but is relieved by the Doctor's belief that her elogium may have been a false alarm brought on by the electrophoretic field created by the swarm; it could recur later.
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Who was the boy in Kes?

In 1969, Ken Loach opened a window onto the world of a working-class, Northern 15-year-old in his film, Kes. David Bradley was brilliantly cast as Billy Casper, a boy with no real prospects who finds a brief respite from life in his relationship with the kestrel he finds and trains.
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Where was Kes filmed?

The film was shot on location, including in St Helens School, Athersley South, and Edward Sheerien School (demolished in 2011); and in and around the streets of Hoyland and Hoyland Common.
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How long do the Ocampa live?

Race moved underground and grew dependent upon the "Caretaker" alien who had accidentally made their planet's atmosphere incapable of producing a water cycle some 500 generations ago. The average Ocampan life-span is nine-years.
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Who played Tuvix in Voyager?

In the Star Trek: Voyager episode "Tuvix," the good Captain (flawlessly played by Kate Mulgrew) has to deal with Tuvok and Neelix becoming one being thanks to yet-another-transporter-accident. Everyone gradually accepts Tuvix, played by Tom Wright, until the EMH finds a way to reverse the process.
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Who did Janeway murder?

Too often people want to forget that aspect of the episode when talking about Tuvix and the events at hand. Too many people want to say that Janeway murdered Tuvix for no reason, not that she ended a sentient life to save two of her crew.
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Did Tuvok and Neelix remember Tuvix?

From that perspective, it is clear that Tuvok and Neelix both remembered all of Tuvix's memories (but probably not each other's memories that Tuvix didn't actively recollect and consider).
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