I agree and have felt much the same way about Dukat.

His character evolved - as people do in real life - and the changes were great.

He became far more interesting after becoming deranged.

Two early Voyager episodes were on today: Parallax and Time And Again. Both were ok; the first deals with the first of what will became a series of space anomalies.. but, what made this ep. interesting was how the Maqui, Voyager's crew, and Tom Paris all interact at first. There is some friction at first and it is reminiscent of Babylon 5 and Deep Space Nine, where the characters fight, disagree, fuck up, etc.. but, all too quickly, Voyager settles into a routine of unrealistic harmony.

One might argue that they had to, because they were now a single crew united in that they were the only humans in the Alpha Quadrant, and had to co-operate to survive.. but, still, it remained so very.. Starfleet.

The only ones who never totally settled down were: B'ELanna, The Doctor, and Seven of Nine. The kept the show from being totally mired in medicrocity.

What also helps is that the bridge crew becomes a pretty good surrogate family.

Time and Again is a nice little time travel/must change the outcome story, as Janway and Paris are thrown back a day in the past on a planet where all life had been destroyed.. and they must figure out how to prevent it from ocurring all over again.

"I offer you a Vulcan prayer, Mr Suder. May your

death bring you the peace you never found in

life." - Tuvok.