Voyager had an interesting concept, but I never thought it was enough to build a series around. Especially once the two crews "united" which removed the bulk of the conflict, and without conflict there is no drama.
It essentially dissolved into the New Alien Species of the Week, and most of the stories just weren't that good.
The few with Q were, until the real life relationship between Kate Mulgrew and John DeLancie became... well, fell apart as I remember, and after that happened, you never saw Q again. Of course, that also removed the deus ex machina aspect; all Q had to do was snap his fingers, and they'd be back in the Alpha Quadrant & the show would be over, so the writers couldn't let THAT happen.
I took a real liking towards Deep Space 9. That really was a departure from the 'traditional' Star Trek series. It's too bad that the producers decided there would be no movie tie-ins or anything else after DS9 ended, that their story was done, complete, finit, kaput. It might have been interesting...





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