The Orville on Hulu

[TheKrell]

Star Trek was best when Roddenberry wasn't involved.

I have to disagree on that comment. Roddenberry was always making his writers rewrite scripts to remove the conflict, particularly among bridge personnel. This is why Star Trek gave us hope for a better future, back in the days we were afraid we'd be vaporized with about 30 minutes warning. Too many sci-fi shows are dystopian IMHO, with nonstop violence and destruction. (That's no moon!) We get enough depressive stories in real life.

 

[TheKrell]

So... Why is nobody talking about last night's jaw-dropping episode?

 

[primestar31]

So... Why is nobody talking about last night's jaw-dropping episode?

I haven't watched it yet.

 

[TheKrell]

I haven't watched it yet.

You want a spoiler?

 

[primestar31]

You want a spoiler?

Sure, I love spoilers. You might want to tag it though.

 

[TheKrell]

I didn't watch the episode yet either. But I read this spoiler.

Spoiler: Isaac's home world

Apparently Isaac unexpectedly turned off, sending the Orville to the Kaylon home world to find out what happened. There they discover over a billion skeletons of the organic race that created the Kaylons. Apparently the Kaylons killed them all, and now want to invade earth because they are running out of room.

 

[primestar31]

Well, that's not Star Trek, that's

Spoiler

BattleStar Galactica, Cylon stuff

...

 

[Derwin0]

Kaylon, Cylon. How the heck did we miss that???

 

[primestar31]

So much for using spoiler tags... LOL

 

[Derwin0]

So much for using spoiler tags... LOL

The episode already aired, and that comment really doesn't spoil anything.

Too many of us have been looking for Star Wars references that no one thought of that show.

 

[TheKrell]

Well, that's not Star Trek, that's

Spoiler

BattleStar Galactica, Cylon stuff

...

Let us not forget STNG's Lor character.

Too many of us have been looking for Star Wars references that no one thought of that show.

Star Trek references?

 

[Derwin0]

Star Trek references?

Yeah, that.

 

[Derwin0]

Let us not forget STNG's Lor character.

I was always thinking of him as the Data character. Didn't see this coming.

 

[primestar31]

Yeah, that.

Almost thought you were a heathen there for a moment. LOL

 

[TheKrell]

Yeah, that.

Now you've done it.

 

[dare2be]

I was waiting for that.

 

[primestar31]

Now you've done it.

That's an AWESOME meme!

 

[primestar31]

Ok, we just finished it. There was clear Cylon, Borg, Morlock (underground full of skeletons) and Galaxy Quest (Orville dragging Theta bombs) undertones.

Loved it!

It was GREAT!

 

[DialgaChampion]

Ok, we just finished it. There was clear Cylon, Borg, Morlock (underground full of skeletons) and Galaxy Quest (Orville dragging Theta bombs) undertones. Loved it! It was GREAT!

It's the small details, like the "To Be Continued" text shown at the end of the episode too. The fact Orville was trending for a while on Twitter last night shows how many people were talking about it. In comparison, Discovery was not trending at all.

 

[Foxbat]

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