Star Trek: 10 Times Captains Lost Control

One thing that was a constant for Captain Janeway in all of the years that Voyager spent lost in the Delta Quadrant was her steadfast resolution to get her crew home. She would show strength on countless occasions, overcoming the challenges of their situation. She was a reliable and inspirational commander.

In some ways, Captain Ransom of the Equinox was a mirror version of Janeway. He too was willing to go above and beyond to get his crew home, though he quickly fell to abandoning the Prime Directive to do it.

This led, not just to inciting the rage of the aliens he had been harvesting, but also into attacking and stealing from Voyager herself. Janeway, putting it mildly, was not pleased.

This was a betrayal on two fronts. First, the obvious betrayal that left Voyager in a dangerous position with the aliens, but second was the betrayal of Starfleet's values by Ransom. Her anger began to cloud her judgement.

She began a hunt for the Equinox, ostensibly with the goal of rescuing Seven of Nine, though serving to allow Janeway her revenge on Ransom. This was most evident in her continued attacking of the vessel, torpedoes and all, regardless of the casualties.

In a way, Janeway is brought back from the brink by Ransom himself, sacrificing his life to move the Equinox away from Voyager before the core explodes. As Chakotay and Janeway reflect at the end of the episode, this is the closest Janeway has ever come to going over the edge.