Voyager makes a lot more sense if you watch it through the lens of Janeway being bipolar while the EMH and Tuvok are trying to control her condition behind the scenes.

"You are all Starfleet Officers on a Starfleet vessel, and we must uphold the Prime Directive!"

*45 minutes later*

One dead First Contact being, 2 wars started and technology given to a primitive civilization.

And that's just the first episode.