Do you remember when the TNG shore party was stuck in the Hotel California from The Eagles song? It was called "The Royale Casino" or something ... Well, 2/3 of this Orville episode is basically like that: strange indeed but entertaining and memorable. They are trapped in a mystery 21st century scenario (and a few other scenarios) and they need to find a way out. PS: they missed the opportunity to illustrate the strong gravity on Talla's home world. I still find this most intriguing.
The solution to the mystery is explained by an immortal TRON girl. It's somehow like the writers wanted a satisfying, self-explanatory end. But they weren't able to show us the meaning of this episode. And they didn't figure out a way in which the the crew finds a satisfactory conclusion and interpretation all by themselves. They needed Tron girl to literally tell us. It's also like the writers wanted to tell a very deep philosophical story about mortality. And since they were not able to concoct convincing images to illustrate their ideas, they needed Tron girl and (post mission) the crew in the mess hall discussing the meaning of what just happened. This is not good story telling. But as I said before: it's still memorable and fun to watch.
Review by Alexander von LimbergBlockedParent2022-06-16T13:53:52Z— updated 2022-06-20T21:56:30Z
Do you remember when the TNG shore party was stuck in the Hotel California from The Eagles song? It was called "The Royale Casino" or something ... Well, 2/3 of this Orville episode is basically like that: strange indeed but entertaining and memorable. They are trapped in a mystery 21st century scenario (and a few other scenarios) and they need to find a way out. PS: they missed the opportunity to illustrate the strong gravity on Talla's home world. I still find this most intriguing.
The solution to the mystery is explained by an immortal TRON girl. It's somehow like the writers wanted a satisfying, self-explanatory end. But they weren't able to show us the meaning of this episode. And they didn't figure out a way in which the the crew finds a satisfactory conclusion and interpretation all by themselves. They needed Tron girl to literally tell us. It's also like the writers wanted to tell a very deep philosophical story about mortality. And since they were not able to concoct convincing images to illustrate their ideas, they needed Tron girl and (post mission) the crew in the mess hall discussing the meaning of what just happened. This is not good story telling. But as I said before: it's still memorable and fun to watch.