Worst example of Voyager ruining an opportunity to return home

[Guy Gardener]

Would Janeway have diffused the Dominion War, made it a hundred times worse or had zero effect on DS9 entirely?

Besides, if the Val Jean was still taken (And Voyager wasn't.) that would have meant that Janeway not only failed in her mission but that she lost Tuvok. You can lose all the 20 year old human Ensigns you want and nothing, but if you "misplace" to death a hundred year old Vulcan Lt Commander... If you don't lose your ship for gross negligence, then surely the Admiralty is going to have zip confidence in your style and you're allotted with bullshit unimportant nowhere assignments for the rest of your career like guarding latrines.

 

[Enow]

I never understood why a portion of the series couldn't have been used to deal with Voyager's return and the subsequent fallout. Why not show the characters trying to adjust to life back in the Alpha Quadrant? So much potential wasted because the return was delayed until the end of the series.

--Sran

True. With the Maquis all dead upon returning, surely the former Maquis members of Voyager would take up the mantle again or at the very least, there would be a fierce debate about it so that the Starfleet members of Voyager may very well wish they were back in the Delta Quadrant.

 

[KaraBear]

in the novels I liked some aspects of the crew coming home. You had the people in the Alpha quadrant who were like you guys had it easy, you didn't go through the Dominion war. And then Voyager crew who were like no YOU had it easy, we were alone always facing new dangers without starfleet for help

 

[R. Star]

Well you can argue if getting stabbed with a knife or smashed with a hammer hurts more... needless to say neither were very good.