VOY Season 6 Summary . " Star Trek : Voyager " s sixth season was the first to be televised without running concurrently with seasons of , and can be characterized as having the feel of being oddly disconnected from seasons four and five that preceded it . As a result , Voyager ' s season six could be said to have more in common with the story - telling of season one , being populated by numerous episodes with story lines wholly independent of each other and the greater series arc , which by this point , was very well established . There are of course exceptions , most notably in when real - time communication is made with Starfleet , with the help of an obsessed Reginald Barclay . However , it was not until the end of the season in that this significant plot development was revisited . Numerous new aliens were introduced throughout the season , again indicative of the reliance on wholly independent story lines . However , the Hirogen make a re - appearance in , the Klingon s in , the Borg make a ( by now familiar ) resurgence in , , and the season finale . The Vidiian s also return in , as does a vengeful Kes intent on sabotaging the ship , killing B ' Elanna Torres in the process . Only one of the newly introduced alien species ( the Hierarchy ) reappeared later , in the seventh season episodes and . Worthy of particular note in the sixth season is the introduction of the treacherous ( and hugely popular ) Vaadwaur in . While being vaunted as a possible season six nemesis for Voyager during a conversation towards the end of the episode , it was perhaps a missed opportunity on the part of the show ' s producers that the possibility of having the Vaadwaur return later on , was never taken up ; " " I doubt we ' ve seen the last of them " . " Despite Janeway ' s warning , and aside from a couple of conversational " nods " in the season seven episodes , and , the Vaadwaur were in fact , never seen again . A couple of small " jumps " closer to home were realized in the episodes and but nothing like the huge leaps which helped characterize the previous two seasons , and for the majority of season six , any significant " jumps " forward were missing , again likening the sixth season to the first . The process of overcoming the difficulty in portraying Janeway as both authoritative and feminine that had dogged most of the first four seasons may have begun with season five ' s and her dalliance with the Devore Imperium ' s Kashyk , but the dilemma finally found some resolution with the introduction of another of Tom Paris ' holodeck programs and the character of Michael Sullivan . In and Janeway is finally able to let her hair down ( in more ways than one ) , and the issue of fraternizing with her subordinates is happily laid to rest . This resolution however , was not without its detractors , including Kate Mulgrew herself . " " When I read that one , I went right over to ( Rick ) Berman ' s office and I said " What are you smoking ? " I mean , how desperado is this broad ! " " " Voyager " s sixth season culminated in the assimilation of Janeway , Tuvok , and Torres , as the crew again went head to head with the Borg Queen , this time to assist an underground Borg Resistance threatened with annihilation . Co - Producer : Dawn Velazquez Credits . Crew . Associate Producer : Steve Welke Executive Story Editor : Bryan Fuller Story Editor : Michael Taylor Unit Production Manager : Brad Yacobian Production Coordinator : Diane Overdiek Science Consultant : Andre Bormanis Production Designer : Richard James Art Director : Louise Dorton Senior Illustrator / Technical Consultant : Rick Sternbach Scenic Arts Supervisor / Technical Consultant : Michael Okuda Construction Coordinator : Al Smutko Property Master : Alan Sims Set Decorator : Jim Mees Director of Photography : Marvin Rush , A . S . C . Chief Lighting Technician : Bill Peets Key Grip : Randy Burgess Special Effects : Dick Brownfield Stunt Coordinator : Dennis Madalone Video Supervisor : Denise Okuda Hair Designer : Josee Normand Make - Up Designed and Supervised By : Michael Westmore Costume Designer : Robert Blackman Wardrobe Supervisor : Carol Kunz Casting Executive : Helen Mossler Original Casting By : Nan Dutton , C . S . A . Music Editor : Gerry Sackman Visual Effects Producer : Dan Curry Sound Mixer : Alan Bernard Post Production Coordinator : Monique Chambers Pre - Production Coordinator / Script Coordinator : Lolita Fatjo Assistant Script Coordinator : Maggie Allen Transportation Captain : Stu Satterfield Location Manager : Lisa White DGA Trainee : Melissa St . Onge Filmed with Panavision cameras and lenses Post Production Sound by : 4MC Sound Services Digital Optical Effects : Digital Magic Special Video Compositing : CIS , Hollywood Editing Facilities : Four Media Company Computer Generated Effects :