That doesnt mean that the stars themselves were all quite on board with it.
I think she had to earn her way back from this episode.
You want to torture your characters as much as possible.
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The captains responsibility is to her crew.
Thats what the captains responsibility is.
And [Janeway is] the only one on the ship that can make the decision, Russ noted.
[Tuvix] cannot reproduce as a species.
Tuvix himself is pretty okay with how it went down, all things considered.
Speaking as the character, every entity alive is hardwired to want to survive.
So thats going to be Tuvixs default thinking.
But myself as an actor, I saw that he had to go, Wright said.
There wasnt enough justification for losing two entities for the sake of one.
People ask how I felt about it.
The reason I had any feeling at all is because I absolutely loved the character, he continued.
I know both [Ethan and] Tim separately from the show.
But the practical side of an entire ball of wax dictates something different.
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