Summary I love Star Trek: Voyager, but I've always hated that the show brought Kes back in season 6 after her departure. Kes was a series regular on Voyager for the show's first three seasons, but to me, it always felt like Voyager didn't quite know what to do with her. Perhaps because of this, and her diminishing popularity, Kes left Voyager at the beginning of season 4 to make way for Seven of Nine , a character that the show overall had more success with.
Related Every Voyager Character Who Has Returned In Star Trek Star Trek: Voyager's beloved characters have returned in Star Trek: Picard, Star Trek: Lower Decks, and especially Star Trek: Prodigy. In a season of generally strong episodes, "Fury" stood out like a bad seed, and further tarnished Kes's reputation as a character.
Why Kes Is Such A Controversial Star Trek: Voyager Character Kes never reached a desirable level of popularity Close There is no doubt that Voyager largely failed Kes, both in terms of the character's setup and subsequent storylines. In my opinion, Jennifer Lien did her best given what she had to work with, but Kes suffered from a too-vague set of telepathic powers and a badly conceived romantic relationship with Neelix .