Editing Kazon (section)

=== Cast response ===
''Voyager''{{'}}s cast members had a negative response to the continued inclusion of the Kazon in the series and felt that their removal was the best course of action. [[Tim Russ]] commented that the frequent incorporation of the species would strain the credibility of the storylines as the crew would have to eventually leave Kazon-controlled space on their journey home.<ref name="Russ">[[#grossaltman1996|Gross & Altman (1996)]]: p. 151–152</ref> He also believed that the Kazon were failures as antagonists, perceiving them to be insufficiently imposing for the main characters and fans to take them seriously. Ethan Phillips agreed with Russ, suggesting that the Kazon's presence should be reduced. Robert Picardo joked that the only interesting aspect of the species was their hairstyle, while Robert Beltran pointed to their lack of intelligence as the main factor preventing them from becoming strong villains.<ref name="ByeByeBaddies">{{cite magazine|date=October 1995|title=Jam Session|magazine=[[Starlog]]|location=New York|publisher=Starlog Press|issue=231|page=49|author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.-->}}</ref> Kate Mulgrew suggested that the show incorporate a new and stronger antagonist, saying: "We need [...] to encounter enemies of such ferocity, enemies who in fact are quite lethal and frightening. Enemies that you would watch and say, 'Oh, boy, how are they going to get out of this one?' I don't think the Kazon hit the bill."<ref name="BakingwiththeKazon" /> Mulgrew felt the crew's mission to get home was a more compelling storyline than those related to the Kazon, whom she criticized as "great big stupid giants".<ref name="ByeByeBaddies" /><ref name="GoHomeKazon">[[#ruditis2003|Ruditis (2003)]]: p. 125</ref>