This was one crazy episode but in a good way. A lot of changes are coming as this feels completely different than the first half of the season. The best part of this episodes was definitely Captain Killy!
It‘s good sci-fi. It‘s not Star Trek. Almost funny how Seth McFarlane‘s Orville is at its core closer to the values and themes of the original Star Trek than Discovery.
Sadly this is the last episode of this phenomenal production. I will miss it a lot but at the same time I am happy for what they have done to the story in closing a gap that has been there for decades.
Star Trek Continues
Always.
I am really enjoying The Orville . Tonight’s story was both timely and timeless with a good sprinkling of laugh out loud moments. Also, Liam Nesson’s completely random and unexpected cameo was a treat.
This is not star trek. It's a soap opera that follows around Michael while many of the crew, helmswoman etc barely say a peep. Too much sex, no exploration. Gene Roddenberry would be rolling in his grave at that sight of this. I'm truly saddened by this is where Star trek ended up.. No moral of the story, just a developing timeline. I miss when each episode was by itself and also contributed... Now.. I don't know what this is. A travesty perhaps.
"Directed by Jonathan Frakes". Guest stars aren't always in front of the camera :)
Also, Charlize Theron <3
Up next, Natalie Portman? Besides the episode itself, guest stars are becoming something to look forward in "The Orville".
This show has turned up to be quite a pleasant surprise, it's undeniably very "Star Trek" at heart. It feels odd to admit that, as a Star Trek fan, I'm actually enjoying this more than "Star Trek: Discovery".
I will try to keep this pretty vague with minimal spoilers if any. NO PLOT-RELATED SPOILERS.
This was not a bad episode or a bad performance on behalf of Jodie Whittaker for the premiere of the new doctor. However, the pacing was especially slow, even for a premiere/pilot. There were times when scenes were placed awkwardly apart from each other, and when they continued on with some of the parts I found myself remembering, oh yeah, that happened in this episode (but it literally felt like it was hours ago) This was a longer episode than usual though, but it felt like it could have been done in 45-50 minutes without cutting anything important.
Several times throughout the episode I felt like I was watching a movie with all the plot development parts cut out and only the character parts left in. It seemed like not much was happening in the moment but then in hindsight it was like a lot less time had passed than what had actually happened, but it felt like hours had gone by.
There was not a lot of humour or charm either apart from the initial character introductions. I'm still not sure how I feel about the new doctor, but it's only been 1 episode, so hopefully the new characters will grow and improve in future episodes. There were parts of the episode that felt like the writers thought the audience would care more about certain characters at least more than I cared about them this early on.
The episode was not as good as I had hoped for, but not as bad as I had feared it could have been. But it was still a slow start with some serious pacing issues, even for a premiere/pilot.
Overall I would probably give this episode a 6.5/10.
The show gets deeper and deeper with each episode.
Asking questions I never thought possible.
Was that a happy ending??! I can't believe it! THAT WAS A HAPPY ENDING!!! Very nostalgic and entertaining...