Orville: New Horizons (Spoilers)

[Umbran]

Oh, it was telegraphed from orbit, but still well done.

There was a point, when Kelly, Charlie, Isaac, Talia, and Prime are walking down a hall, and I turned to my wife and said, "Oh, crap. My Genre Awareness is tingling. I know where this is going."

 

[Zardnaar]

Well the face turn wasn't unexpected the speed of it was though.

 

[Paul Farquhar]

Well the face turn wasn't unexpected the speed of it was though.

With the Kaylon? As AI, you would expect them to make decisions very quickly, and completely.

 

[Zardnaar]

With the Kaylon? As AI, you would expect them to make decisions very quickly, and completely.

Yeah more pacing of the show not the Kaylon decisions.

 

[Paul Farquhar]

That last episode was pure classic Star Trek.

Not only did it manage to outdo Classic Trek, it also managed to outdo JJ Abrams Trek and Star Wars in the space of one episode.

And EE "Doc" Smith, for those who remember him.

Where is The Orville tabletop RPG?

 

[Paul Farquhar]

Yeah more pacing of the show not the Kaylon decisions.

Things moved quickly, but I quite liked that. I watched the last episode of Stranger Things immediately after, and boy was it slow in comparison!

 

[Zardnaar]

Things moved quickly, but I quite liked that. I watched the last episode of Stranger Things immediately after, and boy was it slow in comparison!

I liked it just was expecting more build up. That's on me though. It's not a complete 180 and they did make the Kaylons sympathetic.

 

[briggart]

I submit that The Orville doesn't think so. Because the message of S3 E9 was very much that, even in the face of annihilation, sticking to principles is the way to go.

You seem to assume that "protecting the life of trillions of citizens from total annihilation" is not a principle a government should stick to? This is not GOT, so I was expecting there would be a deus-ex to save the day, but it seems weird to me that so many people perceive this as a black-and-white issue, especially how the Kaylon threat was depicted in the show.

 

[Arilyn]

I don't think it was totally depicted as black and white. Charlie's and Gordon's feelings were made clear and relatable. Sticking to principles brought the Union to a hairsbredth of total disaster. Ultimately the right decisions were made because, like Star Trek, it is a show about optimism and doing the moral thing. This is the message of Orville, afterall. And it's damn good storytelling.

 

[Umbran]

...., but it seems weird to me that so many people perceive this as a black-and-white issue, especially how the Kaylon threat was depicted in the show.

"Those who would give up essential Liberty, to purchase a little temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty, nor Safety." - Dr. Benjamin Franklin