[Saturn_V]

Interesting interview/write-up on the Topa episode:

Seth MacFarlane on ‘Orville’s’ Trans Allegory and ‘Family Guy’ Reflections

The creator and star discusses learning from the Hulu show's past missteps, how he'd tackle a Roe v. Wade episode and previous projects that might have benefited from more nuance: "There are always things that you would do differently."

www.hollywoodreporter.com

 

[Bierboy]

i never said I didn’t like it.
Said is was long (the longest episode of the series), boring and that the B story went nowhere.

Coulda fooled me...

 

[Tony_T]

The last episode was good, better than the long and boring episode before it 😁

 

[Howie]

I liked the biker bar scenes with the classic Stones background music. I thought this was one of the better Orville apps I've watched. I'm a sucker for time travel.

 

[Family]

I thought episode 7 was one of the best of the season.

I'm grateful Issac rebooted. It would have been obnoxious if it lasted.

The secondary storyline was good too, though I don't see how lying was a good strategy.

 

[NJChris]

Another good episode. I did feel bad for Isaac and Claire when he went back to no emotions. I think it would have been interesting.

I hope they want to do more seasons.

 

[allan]

I spewed whatever liquid I was drinking when Bortus asked why they'd want an alliance with such backrard thinking people.

 

[Craigbob]

For half this episode I was wondering how the aliens getting the Kaylon was fitting in to the rest of the episode. Then they tied it in. A very well done episode.

So Issac did something for Claire and she reciprocated. I guess that defines love. Too bad he couldn't hold on to the feelings. But I don't understans why they couldn't back up his memories and then restore them after the procedure. But then again I had the same question about C-3PO in Rise of Skywalker. And lo & behold R2 had an old back up and restored 3PO to most of his former self. A couple of lines of dialogue could've cleard that up.

 

[Amnesia]

I wonder how they decided to make the lights orange on the OG Kaylons. Is that meant to imply that they were already very close to the murderous red light Kaylons?

EDIT: And why did the OG Kaylons have guns in their heads? Didn't anyone see a problem with torturing robots who are displaying independence when said robots could easily shoot their owners?

 

[eddyj]

EDIT: And why did the OG Kaylons have guns in their heads? Didn't anyone see a problem with torturing robots who are displaying independence when said robots could easily shoot their owners?

I think they added those themselves, as they became sentient.

 

[Amnesia]

Did I miss where K-1 went out to the garage and built the guns?

 

[eddyj]

Did I miss where K-1 went out to the garage and built the guns?

There was clearly time passing, and at some point the Kaylons started communicating with each other and planning. It would not have taken much to have them even substitute for each other when one needed upgrading. They don't have to show everything!

 

[madscientist]

When Timmis is explaining the Kaylon history to Charly we're supposed to understand that all that stuff he's describing happened, even though they didn't show it happening during the flashbacks. He talked about learning to communicate, learning to "defend" (against the pain emitters I guess) and also something about arming themselves (I can't remember exactly what he said).

 

[Bierboy]

This show has reached a new level with this season. It's become a must-watch within a couple days of airing. Previously I'd let them pile up.

 

[allan]

This show has reached a new level with this season. It's become a must-watch within a couple days of airing. Previously I'd let them pile up.

I had lost track of the day, but late yesterday afternoon, I suddenly remembered it was Orville Day.

 

[trainman]

So LaMarr kept getting injured by Talla... but what about his previous partner (seen in S3E1)?

 

[gchance]

For half this episode I was wondering how the aliens getting the Kaylon was fitting in to the rest of the episode. Then they tied it in. A very well done episode.

So Issac did something for Claire and she reciprocated. I guess that defines love. Too bad he couldn't hold on to the feelings. But I don't understans why they couldn't back up his memories and then restore them after the procedure. But then again I had the same question about C-3PO in Rise of Skywalker. And lo & behold R2 had an old back up and restored 3PO to most of his former self. A couple of lines of dialogue could've cleard that up.

Or a routine that detects when the emotions routine's been wiped and immediately re-enters it.

So LaMarr kept getting injured by Talla... but what about his previous partner (seen in S3E1)?

I told my wife he sleeps with every female alien on board, the Kirk/Riker of The Orville.

 

[vertigo235]

I'm really loving the show this season too, not that I did not love it before.

I really hope they get more seasons.

 

[Tony_T]

I know that they needed for Isaac to be different from Timmus for the story to work, but I would have expected Timmus to have been upgraded at some point to have the same processes as Isaac. Anyway this episode had some good parts, some bad (lying to gain trust for an alliance), and still think that this season could have been helped with some time editing.

 

[JYoung]

So was this Canadian Sci Fi actor week on the Orville?

Eliza Taylor and Christopher Larkin: The 100.

Elyse Levesque: Stargate Universe.