#Janeway isn't doing PR for Tuvok bc she doesn't think he needs it

[bumblingbabooshka]

I genuinely love how terrible Tuvok is as a leader. The two times he's in charge the people under his command try to mutiny against him. Chakotay has to threaten to beat people up for the Maquis to go back to his lessons and the only reason Harry Kim didn't start a mutiny is because Kes got him to change his mind about going back to get the captain. He was literally like one second away from being forced to walk the metaphorical plank.

They just wanna talk Tuvok :) Neelix literally said it best in 'Learning Curve'

The theme of him being too rigid to lead a wide variety of people is so interesting. I assume that as a security head it's easier because you're supposed to be able to unemotionally carry out tasks...there's a certain personality I'm sure that gravitates towards that line of work and perhaps that personality is the kind that Tuvok works well with but I find his claim that he's 'never had an issue' with teaching others before in Learning Curve to be him being oblivious to those issues. In 'Repression' the Maquis crew are all talking about how they can't trust Tuvok because he's a traitor and there's no real push back against this. No one brings up anything Tuvok's done to make up for this betrayal or soothe these clearly festering bad feelings because he hasn't. He's done literally nothing. This is season 7. He's spent SEVEN YEARS just letting that whole 'I betrayed half this crew' thing mellow because I doubt he even thought to do anything about it. I love this man - he's gonna get stabbed!!!

Chakotay & Neelix forced to do PR for Tuvok as he just obliviously marches forth, unaware that anyone might dislike him or why he should care if they do.

#Tuvok: -Harry's holding a gun to his head- I just want everyone to know that I'm turning around because /I/ want to. #I genuinely do like this <3 It's an interesting character flaw and aspect of his personality #Especially when you contrast it with say B'Elanna as head engineer. She probably has to work with a wide variety of people #personalities and ideas and judge what's best - what to do - it's a more 'creative' job and the fact she does it so well shows that #despite what she thinks she IS good with people! At least in a familiar work setting! She has it in her! #It makes the fact she was practically forced out of Starfleet even sadder...if she'd just been encouraged more !!! AGH!! #anyway Tuvok should not be a captain in Picard and I hate that he is #it's not his personality it's not in his character it was never a stated goal of his it's stupid #not every character needs to be a captain or an admiral to show they've 'made it' #Tuvok needs to be contained to Security he needs to be in there HEHEH #oh another terrible leadership thing is his whole episode with B'Elanna #Tuvok is only good at nurturing people who want to become 'Model Vulcan' or 'Model Starfleet Officer' and only in one particular way #Tuvok #st voyager #Tuvok: I've always taught people this exact way and I've never had any problems with it #Me: X #literally the only thing Chakotay or B'Elanna can say when the Maquis crew say they don't trust Tuvok is like 'hey...c'mon man....' #Janeway isn't doing PR for Tuvok bc she doesn't think he needs it