"I am an accessory to murder. But the most damning thing of all… I think I can live with it. And if I had to do it all over again, I would. Garak was right about one thing: a guilty conscience is a small price to pay for the safety of the Alpha Quadrant. So I will learn to live with it… Because I can live with it… I can livewith it…
-DS9, In the Pale Moonlight.
Say what you want about Sisko, he’s the best captain in ST; for three reasons.
he was morally complicated. His ethics were both uncompromising and dubious.
he wasn’t the kind of captain you’d give a starship to. Before getting sent to DS9, he had gone ROAD, was just coasting, designing half-baked warships (the defiant,) that the Feddies were ever going to produce (because it didn’t have enough kids on board.)
and 3), he’s the only captain to ever KO Q. … and Q never bothers him again.
see #3. Janeway entertained Q’s bullshit and he kept trying to hook up with her. shoulda just kicked him in the balls.
edit: in a slightly more serious tone, Janeway wasn’t trying to make moral decisions, per se. the argument, for example, with Scorpion and the fight between 8472 and the Borg, wasn’t about being ethical or moral. It was about getting home. she said it herself… “We’re a federation starship, with a federation crew… but how do we do that so far from home, cut off from everything the Federation stands for?” (paraphrasing.) If a decision came down to getting home or being ‘morally justifiable’, she was choosing ‘getting home’.
That’s a line from Sisko.
Say what you want about Sisko, he’s the best captain in ST; for three reasons.
and 3), he’s the only captain to ever KO Q. … and Q never bothers him again.
Sisko’s a badass, but he’s no Janeway.
Genocide for coffee Janeway
She don’t lose sleep over nothin.
With exception to drinking too much coffee.
She ain’t got coffee. She’s so sleepy.
see #3. Janeway entertained Q’s bullshit and he kept trying to hook up with her. shoulda just kicked him in the balls.
edit: in a slightly more serious tone, Janeway wasn’t trying to make moral decisions, per se. the argument, for example, with Scorpion and the fight between 8472 and the Borg, wasn’t about being ethical or moral. It was about getting home. she said it herself… “We’re a federation starship, with a federation crew… but how do we do that so far from home, cut off from everything the Federation stands for?” (paraphrasing.) If a decision came down to getting home or being ‘morally justifiable’, she was choosing ‘getting home’.
Not the only male she had to fend off.
In fact, the only one she persistently pursued was the holographic Irishman.
Janeway is great, but she’s also kind of a tyrannical psychopath. Which, while perfect for the mission she was given… doesn’t compare to The Sisko.