Summary
Kate Mulgrew explains Captain Kathryn Janeway’s decision"not to have a lover"onStar Trek: Voyagerand dedicate herself to her USS Voyager crew, even if it meant her own loneliness. Janeway led her lost starship through the uncharted Delta Quadrant and successfully brought the USS Voyager back to Earth after a seven-year journey. ButJaneway’s decision sacrificed her own happiness with love and familyin order to be the Captain Voyager and all the souls aboard her needed.
X user Craig Semon (@CraigSemon) shared a video of Kate Mulgrew’s panel atFAN EXPO Boston, where Mulgrew delved into Captain Janeway’s"loneliness"onStar Trek: Voyager. Mulgrew states that bothCaptain Janeway and the actress who plays herchose for Janeway not to have a lover, and why. Check out the post below:
Captain Janeway’s 8 Star Trek: Voyager Love Interests, Ranked Worst To Best
Captain Kathryn Janeway had several love interests during her tenure on Star Trek: Voyager, but some of her romances were better than others.
Star Trek: Prodigy Can Finally Give Janeway The Lover Fans Want For Her
Is JC going to happen in Star Trek: Prodigy season 2?
Captain Janeway did have love interests onStar Trek: Voyager, but Kathryn always put the crew of the USS Voyager and their mission to return home to Earth above all else.Star Trek: Prodigyseason 1 revealed that Admiral Janeway still did not find love and family for herselfin the years after the USS Voyager’s safe return. But fans hope this can finally change inStar Trek: Voyagerseason 2 as Admiral Janeway launches a mission to rescue her dear friend, Captain Chakotay (Robert Beltran), from an alternate future timeline. TheJaneway and Chakotay love match, which fans have dubbed “JC” and clamored for duringStar Trek: Voyager, may finally bring both Kathryn and Chakotay deserved happiness.
Janeway still fell under the old Star Trek formula of a lonely Captain whose first love is her starship and crew.
Kathryn Janeway wasStar Trek’s first female Captain to lead her own series, but Janeway still fell under the oldStar Trekformula of a lonely Captain whose first love is her starship and crew. This has changed in the current Star Trek on Paramount+ series, where Captain Michael Burnham (Sonequa Martin-Green) onStar Trek: Discoveryand Captain Christopher Pike (Anson Mount) onStar Trek: Strange New Worldsbalance healthy love lives with their Starfleet duties.Admiral Janeway is long overdue for a genuine romanceand ahappy ending like Burnham and Cleveland Booker(David Ajala) got onDiscovery,andStar Trek: Prodigycan finally do for Janeway and Chakotay whatStar Trek: Voyagerdid not.
