The thing with Janeway, I think, is that the writers on Voyager really didn't give a flying frak about characterization.
(You know the story about Ron Moore's one-week stint as a Voyager writer, right?)
I seem to remember there being at least 3 different Katherine Janeways. There was "No, we cannot break the Prime Directive and interfere with alien cultures, no matter what!" Janeway, there was "Sod the Prime Directive, I will get my people HOME, I am Janeway hear me ROAR!" Janeway, and there was, "Dammit I'm tired, do I care about Directives this week? Do I care if I care?" Janeway.
You never really knew who you'd see, week to week.
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Date: 2007-12-19 04:04 pm (UTC)(You know the story about Ron Moore's one-week stint as a Voyager writer, right?)
I seem to remember there being at least 3 different Katherine Janeways. There was "No, we cannot break the Prime Directive and interfere with alien cultures, no matter what!" Janeway, there was "Sod the Prime Directive, I will get my people HOME, I am Janeway hear me ROAR!" Janeway, and there was, "Dammit I'm tired, do I care about Directives this week? Do I care if I care?" Janeway.
You never really knew who you'd see, week to week.