I think that's a very good point. The Kirk/Spock relationship revolved around Kirk (The Rebel) teaching the uptight Spock (The Establishment) that it's okay to have feelings once in awhile. Tuvok would have made an excellent counter-Spock; teaching that discipline and detachment have a place in the human condition as well.Absentminded_Wizard wrote:On topic: My theory about Tuvok is that his character failed because he was the only pure Vulcan character in ST lore who wasn't either trying to be/understand humans or trying to get it on with one or more humans. He was supposed to be happy being 100% logical all the time, making him hard to write for humans who can't relate to this mindset.
Except that Seven stole that role.
I thought that Kes had a lot of potential; showing an entire lifetime of experiences in seven years could have been unique. I'm sure that if the series had ended the way the producers had expected, back in the first season, it would have revolved around her death.