The good thing about the Janeway character was there was never a sexual component. There was nothing sexual or alluring about her so it was easy to look beyond the usual male-female role and accept her for who she was.the Captain of a Starship.
Like the one with the oreo guy, that like physically hurts me to watch, I cringe so much I get stomach cramps
I also have trouble appreciating the original series in the same way as TNG and onwards. It's just too typical 60s scifi tv.