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If when someone is Tuvixed they keep their memories, then Captain Doctor Frigleeman would've kept the memory that Captain Freeman wanted to keep everyone alive. If Frigleeman knew that, then why did she help T'Illups if she knew he was misguided?

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[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

Freeman said she planned to take them to Earth to have them figure out how to keep everyone alive, but my guess is that inside, she was using this to pass the buck to someone else and privately was pessimistic about the chances of figuring out a way to separate them without Janewaying them. That feels like a very Freeman thought process. But yeah, they ought to have said something on screen.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

I guess that makes sense...

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

This is the best explanation there is I think. I honestly tried to come up with a witty response to this and came up empty, but this does make some sense.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I'd also like to have seen an explanation of that. She knew they weren't planning on killing T'illips so seems grossly out of character.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

Yeah, my first thought as she was being transported was that she would know, but then I was surprised when she wanted to convert more crew after she was transported.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I just assumed that the orchid has some innate "evil" tendency that influenced the personality of the hybrid.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

Maybe, but then why didn't Tuvix go evil?