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In defense of Voyager (sorta):
1. Janeway
It is my impression that people are way harder on her than on other captains. I think it is because she is a woman. I'm usually the last person to cry "oppression," but this is the feeling I get. I've heard completely contradicting criticisms, such as, "She's too womanly," and "she's not feminine enough." "She's too head strong / stubborn," "she's too cautious." Folks, if you're going to bitch, at least have some consistency.
Kate Mulgrew was the best part of the show. Yep, that's right, I said it. She often had garbage to work with and miraculously pulled it off somehow. Yes, her character is extremely flawed- that's the point. As much as I liked Picard, sometimes he was so goddamn perfect it was obnoxious. This was a welcome change.
2. Story arc
For me, the best story line of the show was Seska. A wonderful actress, a great charaters, and an intriguing plot. The Kazon thing was a nice start to a possible story arc. The first three seasons, while flawed, was interesting and presented lots of potential.
As someone said above, "continuity" became a bad word. They show started sinking when that happened.
3. 7 of 9
Don't get me wrong, I'm in love with Jeri Ryan, and if only I could hold her in my arms.... uh, erm, anyway...
While I was never a big fan of Kess, the show was better with her on. 7 of 9 was an awful character- just completely devoid of anything interesting. If they would have put half as much effort into her character as they did into designing that comic-book teenage fantasy outfit, they would have had something.
4. The premise
Get them the hell away from the rest of the Treks- I like that. It allowed them to start fresh- and it did start well.
5. Characters
Like any Trek show, some character were better than others. The problem was that there wasn't one that really jumped at me like, say, Warf or Spock.
Janeway- yes, I did like her. So sue me.
Chakotay- Normally pretty cool, except sometimes his moral preaching got a little annoying. But he was a good counterpoint to Janeway.
Kim- didn't like him. He's the kind of guy we used to beat up on in school.
Kes- weak, but not bad
7 of 9- the hotness factor almost makes up for her awfulness, but not really
Neelix- I never liked obvious comedy relief characters. If I'd have been stuck on that ship with him, I'd have to crack him in his hairy yellow jaw at least one.
Tuvok- I like Vulcans, including this one.
Torres- At different points, I could go from extreme dislike to real interest. Very schizo with this one. Like everything else in this show, she was better in the beginning.
Paris- pretty cool, but nothing special
Seska- rocked!
The doctor- Was funny in the beginning, but got really annoying later on. "Look at me, I can sing!" Shut up and grab a medical tricorder, baldy.
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