Dear Emmy voters,
For your consideration.
Sincerely, Jennifer Aniston
"What the fuck is going on right now?"
"I don't know but it's weird and fascinating and I'm super into it."
I was absolutely loving the episode, until Ty — a child — casually walked out of the Orville, no authorization required, he literally just opened the door and left. That broke the episode, for me, even more so when you consider that was a crucial plot element for the big, shocking twist to be revealed. I can't believe Brannon Braga, a Star Trek: TNG veteran, wrote something as atrocious as that.
Everything else about this episode was utterly excellent and this would have been a sci-fi masterpiece, if it all didn't depend on that one badly written scene.
My name is Bart Allen, and I'm told I'm the fastest man alive. To the outside world, I'm apparently an ordinary forensic scientist, but secretly, with the help of awkward people claiming to be my family and experimenting with me at STAR labs, I find out I love Dragon Ball Z and that I'm engaged. In an attempt to testify at court against a guy named Monger, my glasses accidentally got wet and the only thing I could say was that the flames were yellow. But I won't let that happen. I'm gonna utter every word Julian types to imprison this guy, and I'm the only one qualified anough to testify against him. I am the Streak.
My name is Barry Allen and I am the saddest man alive. To the outside world, I am an ordinary Emo Allen, but secretly with the help of my old friend Cisco at wherever he is staying, I make sure to disappointeveyone and wear a wig. In an attempt to stop the sadness in me, I accidentally met my past self, and I saw myself without a sad-wig. But I won't let that happen, I'm gonna do everything in my power to pit him a wig, and I'm the only one sad enough to do it. I am the Sad!