According to Ridley Scott. P. K. Dick disagreed.

😁

It has some interesting ideas and chapters. But when the creator of the show and the actor playing the Nietschean first officer leave due to Sorbo’s ego, the show really turns into a dumpster fire.

That man deserve no respect from me since he turned Duncan Idaho into a fucking fratboy (that is, the only part he’s ever played everywhere).

Nah, there was the clear risk that Tuvix exhibited the worst traits of Tuvok and Neelix. That would be a total nightmare. Restoring the original was the proper choice. At some point an opportunity to get rid of Neelix could appear, and you could retain the original Tuvok without loss.