Riddles
I just finished watching riddles for the first time and oh my god I loved it. I’ve seen a lot of people talking about Neelix and Tuvok’s friendship but I wanted to point out, as someone that has suffered an acquired brain injury, how relatable and realistic Tuvoks experience is.
All of the emotions Tukov feels are emotions I’ve felt in recovery. The moment when he’s looking at his personel file and talk about how he can’t do the things he used to be able to is one I’ve experienced many a time. And Neelix’s reaction of “well you can learn again, just be patient” is something I’ve heard so many times. Tuvok doesn’t want to learn again, he just wants to be himself and that is something I relate to so much.
The other thing I can relate to is that I, as Tuvok didn’t to begin with, wouldn’t want to go back to ‘my old self’ if I was given the choice. I’m a very different and much better person for having had a brain injury and I wouldn’t go back, even though I want to be able to do the things I could.
I know Tuvok doesn’t necessarily have a brain injury, I just felt his experience really resonated with me and my experience going through that.