Summary

• Tom Paris and B'Elanna Torres' romantic relationship on Star Trek: Voyager was hinted at as early as season 1, showcasing their chemistry and potential for a future romance.
• Despite initial tension and limited interactions in the early seasons, Tom and B'Elanna became Voyager's most stable couple, providing the show with a much-needed romantic element.
• Unlike other Star Trek couples, Tom and B'Elanna's relationship was a success story, as they ended the series happily married with a child.

Star Trek: Voyager set up Tom Paris' (Robert Duncan McNeill) greatest romance as early as season 1. Tom was the USS Voyager's helmsman and occasional medic, initially recruited by Captain Janeway (Kate Mulgrew) to help track down the Maquis ship she was on a mission to find in Voyager's pilot episode. After Voyager became stranded in the Delta Quadrant, Janeway promoted Tom to Lieutenant, and he became a valued member of the crew and experienced substantial character growth and change over the course of Voyager's journey home.
One of the biggest ways Tom changed during Voyager's seven seasons was his attitude towards romance and women. Initially a notorious ladies' man, Tom ended up as one half of Voyager's only long-term couple. The other half was B'Elanna Torres (Roxann Dawson), Voyager's half-Klingon Engineer and a former member of the Maquis. Tom and B'Elanna's relationship didn't fully materialize until season 4, but although the two weren't exactly set up as a couple from the start, the seeds of their later relationship were actually planted very early on.

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