TV shows in the past had longer teasers, which told more without spoiling anything. When a teaser tells very little, it's either hiding something massively big in its 49 minutes,or it's got nothing to say. So far, I'm thinking it's holding its cards and only because "The Orville" has innovated and expanded on sci-fi trope, with loveable characters. Like Galaxy Quest, only without flagrantly breaking the 4th wall. I refuse to believe the teaser is saying it's got nothing except generic flashy visuals, this isn't the new Doctor Who snooze hour.
Then I'll see the episode, nobody (especially Claire) gets out of bed citing "it was a simulation all along!", and decide from there.
A reset button would be worse than a simulation, and the people involved in the writing department did some of 90s Trek's most creative and successful storylines.
Part of me wonders if this does tie into the Krill running plot as well where they need to team up, assuming it's all not a simulation.
Can Isaac simply reset and reprogram itself so that the others can't get him and deactivate him yet again? That's like a computer choosing to alter its own BIOS or UEFI (think "brain surgery", just like with that DIY brain surgery kit you just bought last week from Krap-Mart.) The human crew already stated the only option for repair is to take him back to the proverbial dealership.
Or is Isaac to the Kaylon what Locar is to the Maclans, except Isaac's predicament is somewhat different? Seem bizarre that AI would develop self-awareness, think for itself, ditch the programming, teams up with Bender's shiny metal rear to kill all the humans, and then create a new set of programming for its self-proclaimed species' new society,
Also, on a planet with no trees, how come Mercer and crew could wander around without oxygen canisters? Byproduct of fumes emitting from all the robots like car exhaust? There is no logic for the Kaylons in creating an oxyginator, but then again they should have killed all the humans instead of shoving them aside to take their ship noting they were responsible for the extermination of billions of organic beings. So is there another chapter, another race not yet discussed in Kaylon lore and there's a big misunderstanding that will be genuinely epic? That seems far more likely, certainly more so than a simulation - though that's also better than taking the episode at face value and hoping for trite cliches to restore Isaac back to his old self and status quo by part two's conclusion. Assuming it's a conclusion. For all we know, Isaac may be out for a few more episodes, if not forever.
Am definitely looking forward to Thursday! I can only begin to guess but I'm hoping whatever they come up with isn't hokey or cliche. Which seems unlikely, the show has been first rate in most ways and I've not felt disappointed with any of the episodes so far. I can't believe the upcoming episode would be in any way a step backward.
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