Captain Kathryn Janeway (Kate Mulgrew) is one of Starfleet's very best captains, as proved by her best Star Trek: Voyager and Star Trek: Prodigy episodes. After making the difficult decision to strand her crew in the Delta Quadrant, Janeway was determined to return them home by any means necessary. Although she would largely stick by the rules of the Prime Directive, Janeway often took huge risks to shorten the USS Voyager's 75-year journey home. Her loyalty to her crew guaranteed the same in return, as they too would often risk everything to save their captain.
Janeway's crew of Starfleet officers and Maquis terrorists was evidence of her ability to see potential in anyone, regardless of their ideologies. Years later, she demonstrated this again both in holographic, and real-life form, when she recognized the potential in the young alien heroes who had acquired the USS Protostar in Star Trek:Prodigy. Vice Admiral Janeway lobbied Starfleet to allow the kids entry into the Academy, and she threatened to resign her commission when Starfleet refused to allow former Borg drone Seven of Nine (Jeri Ryan) to become an officer. Her ten best episodes show each facet of Janeway's character – her loyalty to her crew, her determination to get home, and her strong sense of justice.
