I hope even if Orville doesn't come back we get a resolution to the Kaylon conflict. Something more final than Yesterday's Orville.
THE ORVILLE S2, E14: "THE ROAD NOT TAKEN"
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I think by placing Isaac in the background the show demonstrated that he is effectively feared and/or ostracized by the crew without spending valuable screen time on him. I am sure that if the series does return we will see some more direct follow up in future episodes.
I've always gotten a kick out of alternate timeline stories, and this one was pretty fun.
The Kaylons heads coming off was an interesting addition to their arsenal. I can kind of see why we never saw them doing it Identity, the only times we saw them doing it was chasing people from a distance on the planets, and everything we saw in Identity was in the more contain hallways and rooms of The Orville.
I was a little surprised they got in and out of the black hole's event horizon so easily, I guess even the Union shuttles must have some pretty powerful engines.
I would love to see the show continue, but if it doesn't I'd be pretty happy with this as the last we saw of it.
The Kaylons heads coming off was an interesting addition to their arsenal. I can kind of see why we never saw them doing it Identity, the only times we saw them doing it was chasing people from a distance on the planets, and everything we saw in Identity was in the more contain hallways and rooms of The Orville.
I was a little surprised they got in and out of the black hole's event horizon so easily, I guess even the Union shuttles must have some pretty powerful engines.
I would love to see the show continue, but if it doesn't I'd be pretty happy with this as the last we saw of it.
The Kaylon probably thought when the Orville started going down that Bortus would be killed in the crash, and in the event he wasn't, he'd die anyway alone on a lifeless planet.
I?m still troubled over why Young Kelly, returned from 7 years in the future, with full knowledge of Isaac being a mole and a recent, devastating attack by the Kaylons, did nothing to warn Union Command about it. Surely they have the tech to determine her truthfulness and not dismiss her claims as delusions.
So the galaxy fell because she didn't bother reporting this intel. That's not a little oops that can be overlooked (by us the viewers).
Another thing to consider, even if Kelly did report it and the Union did listen and rejected the Kaylon's offer to send an ambassador to screen the Union, it really wouldn't accomplish anything. Since the Kaylon wouldn't know there's a Union officer with knowledge of their agenda from the future, they'd just view it as a supposedly all-welcoming Union comprised entirely of biologic life rejecting them out of hand for perhaps no real reason other than they aren't biological. This could convince them to go ahead with the genocide much earlier than planned, or they could decide to instead screen the Krill as potential allies. And I'm sure with such a powerful race extending the branch of friendship, the Krill would rush to their bibles looking for a loophole or other way to interpret the word of Avis that would allow them to accept the offer.
If Kelly talked, then the invasion would have happened 7 years earlier.
Sing along!
"Under the seas! Under the seeeaaa! Baby it's better down where it's wetter, take it from meeeee!"
On second thought, that song needs visuals and context or it just comes across as dirty. ;-)
Egotastic funtime says that Scott Grimes had to skip a convention because he was working on the Orville, a few days after the final episode aired.
Egofantastic funtimes conclusion is that Seth and Scott are prepping for season 3.
But Seth and Scott could be doing work on the DVD extra material or adding supplimentries for the website/You tube, or there could be a game in the works.
Or Scott was lying.
VEGAS BABY!!
Egofantastic funtimes conclusion is that Seth and Scott are prepping for season 3.
But Seth and Scott could be doing work on the DVD extra material or adding supplimentries for the website/You tube, or there could be a game in the works.
Or Scott was lying.
VEGAS BABY!!
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Hell, Seth and Scott could be drunkenly destroying sets with hammers in response to the shows cancellation.
Egotastic funtime has usually been right on things pertaining to The Orville. He's the one who broke the news about Halston Sage leaving the show I believe. I'd believe him if the show is being renewed. But I will also not get my hopes up just in case. I really hope it's renewed though.
I saw a tweet by the con saying that Scott pulled out for personal family reasons.
I also listened to this really wonderful and very recent interview with Seth, and he sounds very upbeat, happy with the success and would love doing the show for years to come: https://awardschatter.simplecast.fm...m8VC3d60EUvxZXH6p36G-MmkrXFTroY8wGs-WXLpTb5RE
I also listened to this really wonderful and very recent interview with Seth, and he sounds very upbeat, happy with the success and would love doing the show for years to come: https://awardschatter.simplecast.fm...m8VC3d60EUvxZXH6p36G-MmkrXFTroY8wGs-WXLpTb5RE
Off Topic - but there WAS a small flap about the shape of some of the buildings on early "Disney's The Little Mermaid" promotional posters back when that film was first released. My point...the double entendre was most likely intentional...
I wouldn't read to much into that, I've seen people talk like that, only for the show to be canceled a few days later.
Yep, plus, it had occurred to me that he could have survived by eating random stuff from all over the ship - I was a little disappointed to hear that line about rations, honestly.
They're nice, yes, but also... I found myself looking at her outfit once they arrived on the bridge of the Orville and wishing they had given her a chain with the symbol of the Union hanging from it to wear around her neck. "It is very cold in space."Lots of fun - a little Timeless-ish, a little DS9 mirror episode-ish, and lots of Adrianne's boobs. I love Adrianne's boobs.
Yeah, the switch-up here confused me, as well.
I must have missed the ending. I don't recall it being a total reset.
I think until, or if, hopefully season three, we might be able to tell if everything is a total reset.
Possibly there will be more to this later to come.
I think until, or if, hopefully season three, we might be able to tell if everything is a total reset.
Possibly there will be more to this later to come.
Wait, what? They went "just INSIDE the event horizon of the black hole"??? Sorry. They're toast. I think the writers meant to say "NEAR the event horizon", but even then they'd have a hard time escaping.
That being said, it's a fun episode, and I'm surprised how much the alternate timeline looks nothing like TNG and everything like the Empire Strikes Back (and Blake's 7 and Aliens)!
And a very James Horner score, too!
That being said, it's a fun episode, and I'm surprised how much the alternate timeline looks nothing like TNG and everything like the Empire Strikes Back (and Blake's 7 and Aliens)!
And a very James Horner score, too!
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I had the same thought.
To be fair, though, I have seen someone point out that with ships designed to routinely travel at speeds far in excess of lightspeed without being smooshed into dust the rules might be a little different.
Perhaps I am mistaken, but if you can move and obtain information faster than the speed of light, haven't you effectively changed the definition of the event horizon?
The "not even light can escape" definition of an event horizon is a bit too simplistic. It's not only what happens on the outside (light can't escape), but moreover what happens inside. The issue is that once they are interior to the horizon, space and time switch roles, and just as we can't stop aging or travel back in time, you can't escape being drawn into the singularity (even with quantum drive, warp drive, or whatever).
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