ersosandor:

tbh we talk a lot about how chakotay/seven does an injustice to jc but i almost NEVER hear people mention how much of an overly-simplistic, sloppy ending it was for seven of nine? her entire story was about her pursuit of individuality, autonomy, and control over her own story, and in the last episode of the show virtually all of her conversations and conflicts center on chakotay. seven doesn’t even get a “last shot” of her own—she shares it with chakotay. and while there’s nothing wrong with that, per se, it seems pretty ridiculous for a woman whose arc was consumed by her own search for meaning and self last to be seen by the audience glancing adoringly at a man she began having feelings for approximately 3 seconds prior. it’s just. so lazy and sloppy and poorly-considered a way to conclude her story.

they jut resorted to the “and romance makes us human!” trope, and that was just disappointing for a character whose encounters with love were so much more complex and varied than her ending suggested.