The Orville remains the superior genre of sci-fi with a future where everyone can eat for free, capitalism has become irrelevant, and all passions are valued
The Orville season 1 episode 1: this dude finally gets to be a space captain, but his first officer is his ex wife! So wacky 🤪 plenty of jokey moments. This is a star trek parody we don't take ourselves too seriously!
The Orville season 3 episode 1: one of the main characters commits suicide and the only one who can revive him is someone who suffered firsthand from his actions in the previous season and hates his guts. We explore multiple expressions of grief and hatred as well as consider what drives someone to suicide. The best scene has no dialogue, just a character slowly breaking down into tears as the wall of emotions finally breaks free in a moment of solitude.
the writers of The Orville had no business making Shadow Realms as fucked up as it was, but also the characters were phenomenally stupid
mistake #1: not turning the fuck around the second they saw that spooky ass glowing red flesh chamber space station after they had already been warned by the krill
mistake #2: going into the fucked up space station (which again they had been warned about) without ANY protective equipment???? They went in the second time with space suits, literally why the FUCK would they not wear the space suits the first time. I cannot imagine the hubris of going into that (again extremely fucked up) station without even GLOVES, like come on
mistake #3: the admiral was very obviously transforming into a scary alien and they just left him on a table in the middle of sick bay with nothing stopping him from escaping to murder the entire ship. They didn't even put him in a separate room
it was fucked up that they just left that guy to be a gross alien forever but it was extremely preventable
The Orville did my absolute most favorite thing by wrapping up all the action and plot in episode 9 and then letting the finale be just a nice chill time where we get to spend a little more time just hanging out with our characters, giving us a satisfying conclusion while making it clear that they still have their whole lives ahead of them and even if we don't see them, they have plenty more adventures still to go.
I'm so glad that Gordon's voice got to shine in the season 3 finale (all throughout the series but especially this finale), but I hope that if there's a season 4 that Seth Macfarlane will have Ed sing some old-timey showtunes
Best of 2022 TV Shows #1: The Orville: New Horizons (Hulu)
For Seth Macfarlane his little show that could somehow managed to do the unthinkable.
Be the best show of the year.
All it took was a new network partner, upgrades in effects, story and quality to bring us some very compelling sci-fi.
With the timeline reset the Orville crew pick up the pieces and strained relationships in the process.
While not showing it, hurting most is the Kaylon Issac having burned all his bridges with the crew including newbie Charly who directly lost someone based on the attack.
But what this actually does is gives a real reason to root for the unthinkable.
Like Issac and Claire going the distance.
A peace summit between the Union and Krill that unfortunately dove into real world issues resulting in a coup.
Bortus going through the wringer of fatherhood with Topa and identity issues with his race and mate.
Kelly with mentoring an asylum seeker in the ways of the galaxy.
Lamar seeking advancement in command and love with his and Tallas unexpected connection.
Even Gordon who is given TVs single best episode this year as he unexpectedly makes a life for himself in 2025 Pasadena.
Pure wonder is brought within these 10 episodes.
11 if you count the Audible novella.
But if this is the last time we get to see the crew, we might as well take Gordon Malloys advice from his James Taylor Cover.
“Since we’re on our way down, might as Well Enjoy the ride.”
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Oh, we enjoyed it Seth we certainly did.
SUM 22: Hulu gives New Horizons to the Crew of the Orville and delivers this years best show for it.