Ep 22. Homestead

The show Star Trek: Voyager season 7 episode 22, titled "Homestead," follows the crew of the USS Voyager as they come across a group of Talaxians, Neelix's native species. Neelix learns that his people have been forced to leave their home planet due to a threat from the Metreon Cascade, a powerful weapon that can destroy entire planets.

Neelix is distressed at the thought of his people being displaced and offers to help them find a new home. His desire to help his people is tempered by the fact that he has found a family aboard Voyager, including Captain Janeway, who he views as a mother figure.

The Talaxians inform Neelix that they have discovered a suitable planet to settle on, but it is located in an uncharted region of space. Neelix and the Voyager crew decide to accompany the Talaxians to the new planet to explore it before they potentially decide to settle there.

Once they arrive at the new planet, they explore its surface and uncover a potential problem with the planet's ecosystem. Neelix is torn between wanting to help his people find a new home and his loyalty to Voyager, where he has found a sense of purpose and a family.

As tensions rise between the Talaxians and the Voyager crew, Neelix must come to a difficult decision about his future. He ultimately decides that his place is aboard Voyager, with the family he has found, and chooses to stay with the crew of the starship.

The episode "Homestead" explores themes of loyalty, family, and finding one's place in the world. It also provides a deep dive into Neelix's character, allowing viewers to see his struggle to balance his desire to help his people with his loyalty to Voyager. The episode brings Neelix's character arc to a satisfying conclusion, as he comes to a decision about his future and the direction he wants his life to take.