This is one of the most ruined episodes of the series. The Orville's legacy is to be the Star Trek show we never knew we wanted that for some inexplicable reason let Seth sneak in a joke every 5 pages. In this episode it felt like every two pages. In what is ostensibly one of the most dramatic and interesting episodes since Bortus has to adapt his girl-child into a boy-child and in future episodes when (big spoiler)Isaac dates Claire in a manner that's completely serious and void of sarcasm. This dramatic episode is constantly undercut but the sarcasm and attempts at humor.
There are times when the humor of this show is a nice change of pace from the "dull" Sci-Fi that inspired it. A little wet humor isn't the worst thing even if it isn't my cup of tea but here it's just way too much at the exact wrong times. It really undercuts everything that's happening here. This is the kind of episode you really wish had come in Season 2 when they kinda burned out of that humor and pulled it back a lot.
Humor aside this episode is intriguing. The Krill actors are solid and composed. We learn a lot about their culture even if every attempt to learn goes wrong.
Review by wolfkinBlockedParent2021-11-21T04:43:12Z
This is one of the most ruined episodes of the series. The Orville's legacy is to be the Star Trek show we never knew we wanted that for some inexplicable reason let Seth sneak in a joke every 5 pages. In this episode it felt like every two pages. In what is ostensibly one of the most dramatic and interesting episodes since Bortus has to adapt his girl-child into a boy-child and in future episodes when (big spoiler)Isaac dates Claire in a manner that's completely serious and void of sarcasm. This dramatic episode is constantly undercut but the sarcasm and attempts at humor.
There are times when the humor of this show is a nice change of pace from the "dull" Sci-Fi that inspired it. A little wet humor isn't the worst thing even if it isn't my cup of tea but here it's just way too much at the exact wrong times. It really undercuts everything that's happening here. This is the kind of episode you really wish had come in Season 2 when they kinda burned out of that humor and pulled it back a lot.
Humor aside this episode is intriguing. The Krill actors are solid and composed. We learn a lot about their culture even if every attempt to learn goes wrong.