Indeed. Still an incredible episode and showcased the dramatic possibility of the characters if taken a different direction in the story.
I DON'T AGREE. I never had a problem with
"Voyager". You know, I didn't start watching the series until mid-Season Four (I caught up with the previous seasons, thanks to re-runs). I had avoided it, because so many told me that it was inferior to the likes of
"TNG" and
"DS9". I don't even know why I had avoided it after hearing such comparisons, because I had difficulty viewing the other two shows, along with
"TOS" on a regular basis, back then. When I finally began watching
"Voyager", I immediately became a fan. And in time, I managed to view both
"DS9" and
"TNG" on a regular basis. I noticed something else. I realized that the quality of all three shows seemed more or less the same to me. All three had their flaws, yet I found it easier to watch all three than the other Trek shows - including
"TOS".
And many of the developments that it featured could have been replicated in the series as a whole.
* Obviously, we don't want to snuff Janeway, but she could have been incapacitated for a time, requiring Chakotay to take command. The Maquis could quietly adopt conventional rank insignia at the same time.
* While Harry/Linnis would have been problematic at normal speed (because we would see her as a kid only years before), Kes getting married (to Tom or Neelix or someone else) would have been Ok.
* There was certainly no reason not to promote a few more people. If someone gotta be duh ensign, just "mustang" a few crewmen up to that rank.
* As replicator energy became less of an issue, it would make sense for Neelix to branch out. And, he actually looked pretty good in that gold uniform.
* I realize that his namelessness was an inside joke, but why not have the Doctor experiment with a few different "looks"? For him, a full head of hair is just a matter of rearranging a few photons.
NO THANK YOU!!! "Before and After" was fine as an episode, but there is no way on this earth that I would accept it as part of the series' main narrative arc. No thank you. I refuse to accept a scenario in which Janeway is incapacitated for a time and which there is no Paris/Torres relationship. Tom's relationship with Kes in this episode was almost boring. And the idea of the Doctor having a head full of hair is not only very insulting to actor Robert Picardo, but also to other men who are balding.
I'm tired of being told over and over again that
"Voyager" was lacking as a series. The more I had watch that show, the more I found it difficult to swallow this opinion. Was it perfect? No. Then again, none of the Trek shows were or are.
Just about every Star Trek series had both flaws and virtues up the yahoo. And to this day, I still believe that this heavy barrage of criticism toward
"Star Trek Voyager" had originated with the fandom's sexism and its inability to accept the idea of a woman as the lead of a Trek show. Why are these people so bothered by a woman as not only the lead in a science-fiction show, but also a figure of authority? Considering that
"Star Trek Discovery" is the only other Trek show that not only has a female lead, but receives a heavy barrage of criticism, I stand by my opinion.
Compare how much Sisko changed with how much Janeway changed, over the seven years of their respective series.
Both had changed and developed a good deal over the years. What are you getting at?
Character. Mulgrew did fine with what she was given but I did not enjoy or find the character consistent. This is nothing against the actors and all on the writers.
I disagree with you.
How long is this attempt to bash the Kathryn Janeway character and Kate Mulgrew's performance going to last? Forever?
