The Empire did nothing wrong. And it specifically didn't cause a Tuvix. They even tried to kill Jar Jar (probably?). Janeway would def follow orders & join the good fight.
Hmm I need to see gungan eyes that aren't Jar Jar's to be sure, but that might be another piece of evidence for Jar Jar originally was intended to be Darth Plaguis.
Edit: inconclusive. His eyes are different from other gungan eyes, but they all do have eyes that would fit the Sith eyes meme. And Boss Nass also has unique eyes vs other gungan, and his eyes look the most evil out of his, Jar Jar's and other gungan eyes I looked at. If it is evidence, it is very weak.
That whole "Jar Jar was supposed to be a Sith" thing entirely hinges on an assumption that George Lucas has at least a faint idea of what he was doing and his main motivation wasn't selling toys. So you know, pretty much busted.
All of those actors were also pulled down by the Kazon, IMHO. They just ruined it for everyone.
Actually though, Neelix got better once he got a little more depressed and serious. Tom Paris wasn't bad when he wasn't acting like a child. Chakotay was fine when he wasn't babbling on about pseudo-native indian culture that usually ended up being borderline racist. (While I am not Native Indian, it seems like it would be insulting to have some cultural aspects twisted in the way Voyager did sometimes.)
I still try to watch the first few seasons of Voyager, but always end up jumping past anything Kazon. Voyager gets much better when that story arc is out of the picture.
Side note, Voyager is probably my favorite series and my criticism is just overly sharp. I really do enjoy it, but those first season are a bit rocky.
Her character development, and dynamic with doc were quite enjoyable.
Can't complain about the outfit either...okay maybe a little from an in universe POV, who the fuck gave her that dress? And why did no one make her change?
Yes, exactly the same for me.
Just too much stereotypical stuff going on there. Of the guys Doc & Tuvok are the least annoying & feel like 'planned' characters. And the latter one caused Tuvix, which was just a walking intergalactic crime on abominations, so that leaves me with the glitchy software.
(But actually all characters at some point lean way too much into a single one of their stereotypes, like in a tabletop rpg.)
(And yes, I also like Voyager very much :))