Nice episode! I hope Alara will be back on the ship soon!
I‘d love to see (much) more Star Trek guest stars!
Damn. She was my favourite character by far.
I am sorry guys I've read that she won't be coming back. I am sad too
Alara is actually a fan favorite and one of the characters in this show that deserves more screen time. So why would they let her even leave the show? Nevertheless, it was pretty good episode.
My gosh, Picardo was fabulous in this episode, and it was so cool to see a cameo from my favourite Trek character growing up.
Oh really?! I can't believe that. That's sad. :/
Really bummed that Alara has left the ship but I appreciate the way they did it. Was some nice backstory for her but I'd much more appreciate her staying!
The actress they're bringing in as the new security chief has been good in other things. I'm sure they'll just reduce her to another love interest for the captain though...
It was way better than the second episode, though, so much emotions :$
I guess you can call the show a Dramedy. However, the science fiction aspect is what pulled me in the first season. It was at least back for this episode. Since when the show tries less hard to land jokes, it’s actually pretty solid.
Why would they send her home after all that backstory? Surely Alara will be back. But there was a lot of fanfare with her goodbye, so...
It was cool to see Caroline again. (Tvd) Now if only the actress would make a guest appearance on Legacies.
Robert Picardo, again! Please, more Star Trek guest stars!
I would have never expected to see someone from The Vampire Diaries in this show, but there she was, the actress who played Carolyn, still looking like a sight for sore eyes... Teehee!
They switched gears for this episode and gave us a more serious, emotional one, focusing on Alara and her relationship with her dad. It worked, it was definitely a step-up from those average two episodes of this season, but I hope to see The Orville's typical, well-balanced humour back, soon (and definitely not the cringeworthy one we had in the previous two episodes). That new chief of security is sick!
So... Is the actress who plays Alara leaving the show? Because it sure looks like it.
An excellent episode in almost every way, and always great to see Robert Picardo, who was by far my favourite character (as the holo-doc) from ST:Voyager. Sad to see Alara go, but it was a fine and meaningful departure, and I'm sure that's not the last time she'll appear in the show. The jar of pickles Alara gave as a parting gift to Mercer was a nice move, and one final joke, as well as an excellent way to remember her, given his frequently-used catchphrase to her all throughout season 1.
Patrick Warburton playing an alien elephant where his trunk looks like it’s constantly trying suck his own dick?! XD
That being said, ALARA NO!!!! We don’t want you to go T_T
Y’all can keep your Spock deaths, THIS is the Sci-Fi shit that makes me cry. THIS IS ALL YOUR FAULT ISSAC!!!! Also, I am never gonna look at a jar of pickles again without bawling.
Such a clisheed farewell-episode without even the tiniest bit of a sci-fi twist. Yes there was the element of extreme gravity but it didn't play any part in the reconciliation arc. The difference in mindset between parent and child wasn't the least bit different from anything on earth.
Simply boring.
I feel mixed about this. It did manage to get me emotional about Alara's departure , all the while I feel the script does not deserve my emotion.
He found a family, but blood calls. Various actors from the Star Trek series
Reminds me a lot of TNG, where they lost their security officer early on.
A major improvement in the storytelling, from the prior episodes.
why tho? non the less funny AF episode
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Compared to the previous two episodes I would give this a "11".
While maintaining some of the fun, the more sublte one, Cherry Chevapravatdumrong gives us a character driven episode which didn't really need the hostage taking part, but it wasn't to harmful either. I am sure Trek fans are thrilled seeing Picardo, Billingsley and Hagan guest-staring. I know I am and especially the scenes between Picardo and Sage are the highlight of this episode. And the show proves again that it can be great when it finds the balances between seriousness and fun.
So is Alara gone for good? From what I read on the net I'd say she's gone as a regular for now and might come back as a recurring character at a later time. But that is just my opinion. In any case it is a loss for the show