[s2e4] - Elogium

The Voyager encounters a massive swarm of space-dwelling lifeforms. These "space beetles" emit a field that accidentally triggers Kes’s biological changes.

This episode marks the first appearance of Ensign Samantha Wildman , who announces her pregnancy to Janeway, setting up the birth of Naomi Wildman—the first child born on Voyager . [S2E4] Elogium

Is the Ocampan reproductive method an evolutionary dead end? The Voyager encounters a massive swarm of space-dwelling

Critics often rank this as a "skip" episode due to its focus on Neelix and Kes’s romantic dynamic, which some find lacks chemistry or feels overly "sterile". who announces her pregnancy to Janeway