I didn't really mind the way hostile species like the Kazon & the Vidiians disappeared later in the series. The way I looked at it Voyager was heading steadily towards the Alpha Quadrant and would eventually leave the territories of these early adversaries and enter the territories of new ones. It seemed consistent with what you would expect to happen.

One of the best shows ever made. This show helped me so much when I was in a horrible Heroin addiction. At times that I was depressed, at rock bottom, and had almost nothing to live for, I would watch Voyager and just be so happy. It’s more than a show to me

The worst thing about binge watching a Star Trek series, is when it ends.

"We Went too Fast and Became Lizards" is the worst thing ever and I kind of love it for that

Best voyager character: the emergency command hologram

When I was younger, Star Trek was always two things to me. Firstly, is the idea that we're all on the same team. The second is that science is awesome. Voyager did not deviate. I enjoyed it as the space adventure show it was at the time.

I think Voyager is actually the closest Trek to TOS. Hear me out: Voyager, by being flung into the Delta Quadrant, brought the show back to the days where anything goes. Not just anything goes because Q says so, but just because noone has been out this far. The isolation from their home just opens up so many opportunities for creativity, just like with TOS. In TNG and DS9, we are playing in an established area of space. Sure there is plenty to see, and we do plenty of exploring, but there is a limit to how crazy you can go within Federation known space. TOS was about a crew on a frontier, and in leiu of large seasonal arch's, TOS leaned into it's characters to dive head first into interesting ideas. Among my favorite of these ideas is when Voyager encounters a planet where time moves much, much faster, and they are able to observe a civilization develop, unknowingly being a sort of symbol for them in the process. It's the kind of one episode plot that feels bigger than an episode, like the classic TOS style of beaming down to a Planet adorned with fog machines and governed by an interesting idea. I'm just surprised that instead of seeing this side of Voyager, all the haters seem to look at the side that Voyager messed up on.

would love to see a whole video on why "Bride of Chaotica" is the best Trek holodeck episode of any series, and in the top five of all Trek episodes of any theme, bc it was a very rare example of a self-aware Trek poking fun at itself

The doctor seems like he should come off as irritating, but somehow he ends up being sincere and relatable and one of the best characters in all of Star Trek.

I was raised on Voyager reruns by my Trekkie parents- Voyager was my mom's favorite, and she wanted her daughter to have a well-rounded, strong female role model like Janeway to look up to. To this day, Voyager is my favorite Trek, and Janeway is both my favorite captain and one of my all-time favorite characters. Watching her as a toddler made me realize that science wasn't just the domain of boys, and I'm not sure if I would be where I am now, going to school to become a paleoanthropologist, without seeing her. Also, Voyager was the subject of the first fanfiction I ever wrote (at age seven), where Janeway and Chakotay got together, and I 100% stand by that plot. J/C forever.

"Fought a macrovirus, got assimilated... STILL got her crew home." Best line in this video!

Voyager is my fav. It was on during the darkest time of my life and became a bright spot for me. Seven and The Doctor are some of the best characters in Trek. In my opinion.

Voyager is definitely my favorite Star Trek. It’s just got such a friendly, comforting feel to it; it feels like home. It was also the first Star Trek I watched when I was old enough to grasp the themes and characters fully, and Janeway was a really good role model for me as a little kid. It holds a lot of nostalgia for me and influenced me a lot.

"Imagine if Gul Dukat perished in an explosion-" *imagines it vividly and repeatedly*

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="135">2:15</a> I’m such a TNG nerd, I know which episodes the darker shades are without checking.

My wife and I have been rewatching Voyager recently and when we got to Equinox I realised how much wasted potential there was in just making it a two parter. Just imagine if the Equinox crew hadn't immediately betrayed Voyager and decided to travel home together. the writers could have easily stretched the Equinox story into a short multi episode arc(4-6 episodes IMO) where the Equinox crew endeared themselves to the Voyager crew and earned their trust through mutual cooperation only to have the Equinox crew turn around and stab them in the back! That would have made their betrayal that much more impactful and meaningful.

"I will always remember her fondly, as a child woman who ate bugs that one time" had me dying. Fantastic, 10/10

"I'll remember her fondly, as the child-woman who ate bugs" 😆 🤣 😂

I personally really liked Kes! I felt like her character did a really good job accentuating the best qualities out of the rest of the cast. She was a foil to a lot of characters; Janeway, the doctor, and Tuvoc, and I don't think Voyager would be quite the same without her. Because she was more a civilian that lived on the ship then an actual member of the crew, I think that's why other characters were able to act in different ways. Janeway was sweet and almost mother-like when talking with Kes, and I really enjoyed seeing that part of Janeway when she was usually focused on being a headstrong captain for her crew (which is just as equally cool to watch, but seeing different sides of Janeway was fun). Kes was a major part of the Doctor's character growth as well. I think the reason why the writers had Kes as a nurse was for the doctor and Kes to learn from each other. The doctor was not good at all with talking with his patients in the beginning, and Kes was one of the people who helped him understand the importance of socializing and empathy the most. She encouraged the doctor to learn new things, and she believed he was more than his programming. I feel like the doctor almost learned more from her than she did from him. And I really enjoyed seeing Kes's interactions with Tuvoc. Being a Vulcan, there are times where I found it hard to learn more about him when he was so blunt. But with Kes, the audience not only gets to learn about Kes's abilities, but more about how Vulcan's abilities work as well. And Tuvoc mentioned how he had a family with two(?) sons at home, and I always wondered how Vulcans would treat their offspring and show affection. Even though Kes wasn't a Vulcan, I feel like her apprentice role showed how Vulcans would teach their children and how they would act when caring about someone (platonically). And I hear a lot about how the viewers say that the writers of star trek "didn't know where to go with Kes" and "Kes's potential was squandered". Maybe that's the case. I have only just come across this view, and I'll have to think about it more. But I always thought she was pretty well written. I thought the "uncertain aspect" of her character was appealing. She had the potential to go many places in life, and she didn't know where she was going to go, and sometimes questioned what she wanted in to do in life. The episode where she started aging rapidly showed how one of the futures she could possibly have was marrying Tom Paris and raising a family. Or that one episode where she almost decides to leave the ship with another alien (forgot the episode) because she felt like it was important for her personal growth, but in the end, decided to stay on voyager because she wasn't quite ready yet. I remember Janeway telling Kes how she and the crew would support her decision to leave the crew, but until then, she would always have a home on Voyager. That scene was so sweet to watch. To me, she felt like a young character in the process of growing up and developing her own wings, learning from the more experienced people around her, until she was able to grow up and leave on her own and choose one of the many directions she could go in life. And when she was written off and 7of9 was introduced, I thought they wrote her off with dignity, and her character arc came to a satisfying conclusion. The only thing I didn't really like was her relationship with Neelix. Kes felt really child/teen/young adult coded, and it was kinda creepy seeing her date someone who felt and looked a lot older than her. And I felt like Neelix's character suffered when he was dating Kes. He was the self assigned "morale officer", but a lot of the times he would start conflict over his jealousy over Kes making friends with Male crewmates on voyager, and I found that really annoying to watch, and painted Neelix in a more negative light. And now that I think about it, Kes's powers did seem to get a bit overpowered near the end. Welp. I'll have to think more about this. But overall, I really liked Kes.

I really loved Kes, even if the writing was bad, she was a kind and curious character and she didn't deserve so much hate

Voyager has such great moments and great characters that the low points are heartbreaking. Also Tuvok is the best Vulcan since Spock.

My favorite episode is the one where they get caught in the atmosphere of that time-distorted planet where each second on Voyager equals a day on the planet's surface. What a great episode (yes, I know it was based on a TOS ep.), and I'm also intrigued by the fan theory that the inhabitants of that planet evolved into the Q Continuum. Voyager has so many episodes that have stood the test of time.

Thanks for this! I tend to agree on every aspect, except I think Janeway deserves a little more praise for having arguably the most challenging choices and consistently making good overall decisions with them.

As an indigenous person, I have mixed feelings about Chacotay. On one hand, it’s nice that there is leading role representation of indigenous peoples and the importance of spirituality and culture to many of us. And it was interesting to see how future tech might be incorporated into traditional culture, especially in relation to spirituality. On the other hand, his representation is monolithic and bolsters the common view that all indigenous cultures are the same. While in the future, and while indigenous cultures influence each other a grow closer in some ways, it’s still a poor representation. So yeah. Mixed bag. But hell, considering we constantly get ignored at every turn in social discourse, it’s still kinda nice to be recognized as more than just a sports mascot even if the representation is shoddy

I'm sad that "Voyager is actually great" is an 'unpopular opinion'. =(

A list of Kes' features and benefits:- a} Kes was a potential Charles Xavier. She exhibits telepathy, (which on one occasion she employs as a weapon) ability as a live clairvoyant lookout, and very powerful telekinesis. b} Kes was the ship's nurse; a role that both her emotional temperament and her physical profile were ideal for. Anyone reading this comment who is a nurse, will know that I don't really need to add anything else to this point, to emphasise Kes' value; especially when you consider some of the situations which *Voyager* got itself into. When Kes left, Tom Paris had to take her role; and as much as I like Tom as a character, that was a job which should have been given to someone else. Nursing was Tom taking a bullet for the team, and doing something he disliked while screwing up his face into a smile for his patients. It was duty, but it was not fundamentally part of who he was. c} Kes was a farmer (or harvester, at least) in the hydroponics bay, and if memory serves it was she who suggested the idea of the hydroponics bay to Janeway. d} Kes was the first advocate for the rights of the Doctor as a sentient being. In-universe, she was instrumental in the Doctor's evolution from a surgeon bot to a suprano. We would not have the Doctor as we later knew him, if it had not been for her.

Voyager is much more family than the other shows. The side characters are always in and between and mostly the same actors throughout the show. I have always bonded more with them than with any other crew.

I really like it. I watched it as a teenager and researched it Resently. Absolutely loved it. The premise of having to fight for yourself in an unknown part of the universe. Not being able to call for backup from the Federation Needing to find materials to restock and repair the ship making deals finding allies.

Ohh, you should have mentioned B’lanna’s mini arc where she is traumatized over her survivor’s guilt when she finds out her old rebel friends are all dead. That felt...weirdly realistic as far as mental health issues in Star Trek, and I was impressed at its inclusion and how it lasted more than one episode.

I've never felt so validated in this fandom in my life, it's always so hard to find people that genuinely like Voyager, it's not perfect but it was and still kinda is my favourite, and damn I'll defend it, so thanks for all your great points.

I made a life rule along time ago. "Don't sweat the small stuff". I watch star trek to entertain me, knowing these actors work hard to entertain me. I accept it for the story they are telling and not stress small continuity errors. I have watched every episode of star trek. I like it all. Just enjoy the story or change the channel, In my opinion.

Thank you so much for defending this series! It is actually in my top two favorites in the entire Star Trek lineup and it deserves so much more credit than it gets. As for Janeway being written as tough vs mean I actually think that, overall at least, the series did a pretty good job of showing a different kind of strength than most tough female characters. She can be hard on the crew but even when she's chewing someone out it more often comes in disappointed looks and quiet regret and you see the crew respond to that. She doesn't need to yell at or berate them and I definitely got a strict but fair mom vibe. So much of her strength comes from her compassion and her protective nature over the people she leads and I like that we saw her be human and soft and feminine without it turning into a storyline where people question her authority because of it. I felt like she was allowed to be feminine and still strong and intelligent while also not being hypersexualized. There are, of course, some exceptions where you can tell in one or two episodes that someone took over writing for her and the portrayal gets a little inconsistent but I feel like through the majority of the series she was a well rounded character that subverted the idea that she had to be unfeeling and cruel to be strong. She's honestly my favorite Star Trek captain.

Voyager is my favorite ST series. It was my introduction to ST. I used to watch it every day after school with my dad. I have a super special place in my heart for Janeway especially as I hadn’t come across a woman in charge in sci fi before. I’m watching it with my husband on Netflix now and rediscovering how much I love it. I think Janeway and Chakotay should have ended up together. Just bc a woman is the leader doesn’t mean she can’t have a personal life and quite frankly if they were going to be travelling home for 70yrs, Voyager was going to need to be a generational ship. Who better to model that then the captain? Man I love this show

When my Trek friends would argue over who was the better captain Kirk or Picard I always loved Janeway.

Voyager has its problems, but I love it. I love the characters. "Oooh, I love Harry! Oooh, I love the Doctor! Oooh, I love Janeway!" That was me for pretty close to every character featured. 😛

B'Elanna is my favourite character. Her fire warms and scolds and overcomes what might have been a tragic destiny. Tom Paris is the character I most envy.

Damn, I hate this channel, challenging my formed concepts from twenty five years ago, now I have to re-watch 7 seasons of voyager.....I have things to do man!

I’m into season 5 of Voyager and honestly, the core concept of this series is so compelling that VOY would work and even excel as a stand-alone series if the idea were removed from the overall Star Trek universe. The journey home trope truly pulls its weight throughout the seasons.

I'm always disappointed when people remember Seven as nothing more than eye candy, she had the best development in Voyager imo. (But seriously, why is this efficient woman going on away missions in four inch heels, that did always stick out to me)

I grew up with Voyager and DS9, so I have a very deep and sincere appreciation of these shows in spite of their flaws.

When Paris was demoted. Kim being operations department head should have been able to get bumped up a rank since there was an open Lt. rank on board.

I've always said Voyager has been unfairly maligned in the Trek Fandom. I adore Voyager.

In my opinion DS9 is the best Trek show. It's literally a reenactment of WWII in space. Loved every minute of it. And, the cast was amazing. And yes, I loved Voyager as well. The EMH is my favorite character in Voyager.

"It will never be Pon Farr Night at the Vulcan night club." made me laugh more than it should have. LoL

People who actually watched Voyager: We know.

I grew up with Voyager on UPN soo heck yes

Voyager is the only ship that actually was in an exploratory circumstance after Kirk's Enterprise.

Every time I feel down, I construct in my head a off grid colony inspired by Voyager. It's hard to explain, but I do draw down the entire colony kind of cooperative homestead. Thanks to this I've learn a great deal about computers, technology in general, hydro-aero-aquaponic systems, solar generating and storage, liquid based batteries, composting, water purification, different building construction techniques, cooking, open source software and hardware and many more.

Title: Star Trek Voyager was good? Me: Always has been 🔫

I named my daughter Annika. At age 8 she asked me why I named her after a robot. Shut up and watch young one. Be happy i didn't name you Entropy.

Thank you SO much for this and well done! I adore Voyager and DS9. They both easily surpassed TNG for me. Loved your exploration of the characters and their different relationship dynamics. Bravo! BTW...I agree...TNG ruined the Borg, not Voyager and I too shed a tear when One refused the doctor’s help. 😢

I've just finished the show and seeing you mention the first seasons, specifically "The Chute" just unlocked feelings I had completely forgotten I had for the show. I think focusing on Seven and The Doctor in the later seasons was a great decision don't get me wrong they're the best characters however, they're also the coldest characters in the show. Characters like Tom, Harry and Chakotay had a warmth to them that balanced out Janeway and Tuvok. The later seasons never had an episode like "The Chute" that was just a classic sci-fi story about doing everything to protect your friend against all odds. I think my biggest gripe with the show is with how they handled B'Elanna. I know Chakotay was kind of forgotten about but I don't think it's that weird for him to choose to stay with Starfleet. B'Elanna on the other hand should've had some desire to check in with the Maquis. When they had 1 on 1 videocalls near the end of the series, the writers only cared about B'Elanna's relationship with her father. WHAT ABOUT THE MAQUIS! Paris is supposed to be the one with daddy issues, B'Elanna is the one who inflicted self harm because of her survivors guilt as a Maquis. Also B'Elanna's relationship with Janeway and Chakotay was so interesting in season 1 and then it was just non-existent in later seasons. She only had a relationship with Paris and her Dad. She was one of my favourite characters but she just wasn't given enough love from the writers.

Voyager was always my favourite Star Trek show. Watching it feels like coming home.

Tuvok is one of my absolute favorite vulcans

I haven’t even watched yet and I cannot thank you enough! Best Star Trek series in my opinion and it makes me sad more people don’t connect with it. The strong female characters were so valuable and important to me ❤️ thank you!!!

I grew up with Voyager more than any other Star Trek film or series. The doctor was the most engaging character for me, and the episode with his hologram family--and the scene where he comforts his daughter as she dies--always breaks me!

I’ve always viewed the “why is the number of torpedoes inconsistent?” complaint as less nerdy, overzealous fans nitpicking over the minutiae of lore and more illustrative of the larger issue with the show never really embracing its premise to the fullest of its potential. The big sell of the show is that this is a federation ship stranded on the other side of the galaxy with no backup and limited resources... which is somewhat undermined when they seemingly have an unlimited number of torpedoes (and shuttlecraft) to throw at any threat they come across, and are somehow able to hit a reset button between episodes to undo any damage they may experience from week to week. I just feel it would have been far more interesting in the long run if bits of the ship did start falling off, and other alien bits had to be added on, maybe have a ship of Theseus situation where the Voyager that returns to Earth isn’t even really the same ship that left. And hey, running out of torpedoes would have been the perfect premise for an episode where Janeway has no choice but to put her sense of ethics to one side because she has to trade with a nefarious arms dealer, or something. I don’t hate Voyager, I don’t think it’s an awful show. My opinion is that it’s a Trek series with an extraordinary premise, but continually settles for being ordinary in its execution.

I never knew Voyager's first three seasons were so hotly debated until a few years ago. I'm glad my family maintained a separate Trekkie fandom away from the internet.

People never mention Tom Paris as neuro-divergent but I think he is. He is spot on as a person with ADHD. He gets hyper-focused on projects he enjoys and finds a hard time with the mundane day to day. He is impulsive and struggles with controlling those impulses to the detriment of his career in Starfleet. Only after he is in a situation where he gets to have second chances and a be on a ship that is less rigid in its Starfleet rules can he be appreciated for who he is. ADHD people can be very creative and productive when given the chance. :)

Unpopular Opinion: Voyager was actually my favorite Star Trek Common Ground: Literally any Star Trek made over 15 years ago is better than anything that's come out since.

I just started Voyager a few days ago. I'm a huge Trek fan and admittedly was turned off to Voyager after hearing so many complaints on the internet. I realize how dumb that is though and being a huge Trek fan I need to at least watch and judge for myself.

im rewatching this video and the second "you got kim'd" gets me so hard even when i knew it was coming

Janeway is my favourite Captain not in spite of her flaws but because of them. She is isolated from any higher command structure, riddled with guilt, overworked and stressed. Consequently she makes exactly the sort of batshit crazy decisions someone would when pushed to the limit, and she deals with the consequences of her bad decisions in later episodes. It is also referenced several times that Voyager has a terrible reputation in the Delta Quadrant for causing destruction and being self-serving. When people bring up her failings as a reason to dismiss the show entirely, my response is that her failings are what make her interesting. She is also an optimist at heart and never gives up.

I completely agree with this review. You even pointed out things that I didn't know, and I've heard some of Garrett Wang's podcasts that he did like more than 10 years ago, I think

You know what? _You know what??_ Yeah! Voyager is good, actually! I always had a soft spot for it because it was the first Trek show I jumped in on at episode 1 (I always missed the start and came into other Trek shows somewhere in the middle), and I love the design of the ship--but recently I went back and rewatched it with the approach of "I'll just skip the bad episodes/watch the episodes I remember being good/sound interesting", and I have to say, I ended up watching a lot more episodes than I expected, skipping less each season, and I really enjoyed it. You know what? As much as I love that television has moved away from episodic stories, in hindsight, the ability to skip bad episodes and miss absolutely nothing kinda works in Voyager's favor.

How brave of you to say something so true, yet so controversial

It's always been my favorite. And despite any criticisms of the story, I think it has the strongest premise of ANY of the Star Trek series

I liked Kes very much. My favourite Kes ep is Before and After. I for one want to know what happens in those alternate timelines she creates with each "jump". I loved Linnis and Andrew. Too bad they're never mentioned again. Kes had so much lost potential.

"We ate 'em" is an appropriate response to a surprising number of questions, thanks Paris

The dialogues between Janeway and Seven about free will are awesome.

Grew up on Voyager, watching a couple episodes every day with my mom. We've watched it maybe 3 times in my life? Every time it's been amazing. Janeway was a great role model and definately helped shape my idea of the ideal woman lol

Corona Time is my Star Trek time. First we watched Voyager as a family with my little sister and now we watch DS9. I love them both

"It was a mild shock, he will recover" Seven of nine.

Fine I will go back and watch it! With my girlfriend too because she hasn't seen it. We're actually already two seasons in. IT's great.

My father introduced my siblings and me to _Star Trek_ a few years ago (because apparently he was a Trekkie in his childhood and never told me), and my brother and I totally fell in love with both _TNG_ and _Voyager._ I've finally been getting my sister to watch _Voyager_ with me every night at dinner time. Our favourite characters are Tuvok, Janeway, Neelix and Seven. I just know we'll look back on _Voyager_ with fondness when we're old, and it'll be one of those comfort shows that reminds us of family.

I completely forgot how out of nowhere harry could be so sassy ^^

im a newbie trekkie and i love voyager-i was actually surprised to learn it's hated

"He toots, he toots real good" -Leon Thomas, 2020

"You are hurting me" Just hearing this or even thinking of it makes my heart hurt and I get tears. Seven, as stupid as it may sound, was my role model, along with Tuvok. I still, to this day, do the same little head tilt as a response to people who ask me a question where the answer is yes. And when I have anxiety, you'll always find my hands clasped, pointer fingers pointing outwards

Watching early seasons, I really liked Kes' portrayal as an empathetic ear and budding telepath. The fact that she was young and inexperienced made her interesting and her role as an empath was honestly a much more refined version of troi imo (but I think her inexperience just made it more believable when the show had to work around or nullify her talents). She was a very driven person who wanted to grow and help people and had enough backbone to assert that desire

Voyager was actually my favourite series of Trek. It was glorious. 💜

I want to watch the show with the You Got Kim’ed moments edited in. Maybe someone could put out a special edition.

"It's a chemical imbalance that Vulkans get once every seven years that can only be fixed by mating, or combat, for some reason! Those two things are nothing alike." *Sigmund Freud has entered the chat*

Voyager was the series that introduced me to Star Trek, back in the day. I would watch it with my dad, back when it was first airing, and I fell in love. ❤ While I acknowledge that it has some inconsistencies and flaws, it will always hold a special place in my heart, and I will always love it. ☺️

"Blink Of An Eye" was a great episode.

Also to be noted: my parents watched all the treks in the 90s, and as a little girl I gravited to VOY most because of all the central female characters. Seeing a captain that looked like me was important to me. I'm sure wasn't the only little girl that felt that way.

I recently finished DS9 the last of the TNG era Star Treks I'd never watched, and I'm not sure about which I place higher. Voyager got me interested from the pilot episode, and all the characters are interesting and a good reason to keep watching. However with DS9 it took a lot longer to grow on me... the constant presence of the Ferengi (until later on when Quark started to become more likable), Sisko as the 'Captain' and other little things niggled at me earlier on. Even Kira who would eventually become my second favroute character in the show took a while to grew on me. I think many Trek fans probably overlook the earlier DS9 problems as they do the earlier season of Voyager. Yes the later DS9 seasons are great and the supporting cast is awesome, Gul Dukat being a favroute, but there is also Kai Winn. While she is a well written and acted character I want to claw my eyes out everytime she appears on screen, and everytime she patronizes Kira you just want to punch her in her stupid face.... Another comparison between the two, DS9 brought Worf in - an established and already well liked character, whilst Voyager bought Seven in. Seven being a new character was a much riskier move, obviously it paid off as fans loved Seven but they had no way to know that when they wrote her character.

I love voyager, it feels modern and the whole lost in the delta quadrant made their often rebellious antics less rebellious. I mean the prime directive was still brought up but more often then naught it was thrown out the window in favor of exploration and for the greater persuit of finding their way home. Its sort of how I now feel about Lower Decks, granted satr trek started with animation but it feels fresh having adopted the modern cartoon style we have all come to expect and with that is making fans of voyager happy again. Don't get me wrong I respect next generation because it paved the way for voyager but man is it dry when compared with the emotional realness that voyager serves. Next gen feels authentically accurate in that humans will propoably evolve to become logic based lifeforms but for people like myself who grew up with emotionally heavy 90s shows like charmed, 90210, buffy, twin peaks, angel, and x files voyager just fit with 90s vibes so perfectly with witty combacks, emphasis on sexual tensions, and that traditional happy familial feel that it hits all those happy nostalgic feels that 90s shows still give me to this day, which is probably why I rewatch Tales from the crypt and voyager, and charmed, amd x files. Modern TV dramas prefer to focus on shock value, horror, and diverting audiences expectations, and no I am absolutely not going to including teen dramas which are a shell of 90s peak nostalgia, which is fine I guess but man do I miss the 90s.

Every time I go out for ice cream I order coffee flavored. And although no one ever asks, I say “Captain Kathryn Janeways favorite flavor was coffee, so it is also mine.”

My only real problem with voyager (I’ll admit it’s been years) is that there are too many “We found a way home. Oops nope” episodes.

I grew up with Voyager. The opening will forever fill me with childhood wonder.

Unpopular opinion: Icheb was a likable character and so adorable 🥺

I grew up watching the original series with my mom, the next generation after school in syndication, but Voyager was the first series I saw from the beginning and felt like it was MY Star Trek

I loved Voyager. The more futuristic and long space exploration feel of the show was what made it so great and different from other Star Trek shows.

I grew up watching Voyager so I have a soft spot for it, but it was really so powerful for a little girl to see a woman be captain on tv... Also, when I was a teen I was going through one of the worst period of my life and watching this show was a true lifeline, it helped me connect with my father when I most needed it. I related so much with Seven's will to integrate with others, and her managing to do that while still being herself was great to see. I love TNG and DS9 (and now Lower Decks) but Voyager was just able to connect with me on so many levels, and it will always have my heart

It's been six months since I began Voyager and I'm in the home stretch in season seven. I really underestimated this series and I know I'll feel a mixture of accomplishment and longing when I reach the end. DS9 is next on my list and while I'm not looking forward to dealing with Ferengi, I hear the Dominion War is interesting.

"Verified snack Harry Kim" made me laugh. Fantastic. I do wish they had kept up better on Torres' and Kim's friendship. I still felt it was there in later seasons, I just wish it was in the forefront more than the background. So seriously I would love to see a Star Trek series about an expedition to explore outside the galaxy being led by Captain Harry Kim. Also I freakin' love the "You got Kim'd" bit. Thank you. In her first season I think Seven got the focus because she was a new character that the writers could tell new stories with. In later seasons I really think it is Jeri Ryan's talent as an actress that attracted the focus she got. I think she did so well in the role. The same thing for the Doctor. Robert Picardo has fantastic on screen chemistry with the whole cast and his stand alone episodes tend to be great. Thanks for the great episode. All your work is great but these "is good actually" episodes are my favorite.

I'm actually re-watching Enterprise right now bc I wanted to check if it was as disappointing as I remember, and I am on the verge of postulating " Star Trek: Enterprise is good, actually". T'Pol might have become my second-most-favorite Vulcan. I like Archer's rather informal style. I like the Vulcans as jerks. Shran.

This was the show that introduced me to Star Trek and as such it will always hold a special place in my heart.

Voyager was more closer in intent to the original series than any of the other shows, it's about exploration. The next generation was about a galactic empire working out how to handle people on the edges of their empire, while deep space was about diplomacy.. (and yes that is a massive simplifying of the two shows, but the point is that voyager was really the only show that didn't have backup of the federation, so they were explorers trying to make their way) I like pretty much all Trek (except maybe first season of TNG, which really had major faults... and I'll never be a fan of Q or mirror universe episodes even though they are good, they are not something I 'like') but Voyager really matched the tone with the original series better than anything else and added sophistication.