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The Orville Season Finale Recap: Seth Goes Full Star Wars in “The Road Not Taken”

The Orville The Road Not Taken
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Seth MacFarlane takes his love letter to Star Trek in a decidedly Star Wars direction, as The Orville closes out season 2 with an alternate dark timeline.

Clint Worthington Posted on April 25, 2019August 7, 2020

The Orville Recap: “Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow” Gives Ed and Kelly a Second Chance

The Orville Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow
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Adrianne Palicki pulls double duty in an Ed-Kelly episode that explores what could have been, and what might still be.

Clint Worthington Posted on April 18, 2019August 6, 2020

The Orville Recap: “Lasting Impressions” Doesn’t Leave Much of a Mark

The Orville Lasting Impressions
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The Orville coasts through a Gordon-heavy episode that sees him falling in love with the simulated recreation of a 21st-century woman (Leighton Meester).

Clint Worthington Posted on March 21, 2019August 5, 2020

The Orville Recap: Gordon Tries to Stop the “Blood of Patriots” from Spilling

The Orville Blood of Patriots
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One of The Orville’s most explicitly comedic characters gets his moment in the sun with a familiar, nuanced episode about the lingering animosity of war.

Clint Worthington Posted on March 7, 2019August 5, 2020

The Orville Recap: Space Battles, Die Hard Action Reign in “Identity Pt. 2”

The Orville "Identity Pt. 2"
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The Orville tries its hand at big-time space spectacle in a more action-heavy hour, with the entire Union at stake.

Clint Worthington Posted on February 28, 2019August 5, 2020

The Orville Recap: “Identity Pt. 1” Sets The Stage for Interstellar Conflict

The Orville Identity Pt. 1
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The Orville gets Serious this week, with the first part of a two-parter that intriguingly complicates one of the show’s most mercurial characters.

Clint Worthington Posted on February 21, 2019August 4, 2020

The Orville Recap: “A Simple Refrain” Shows A Whole New Side to Isaac

The Orville A Happy Refrain
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Claire and Isaac consider a relationship in a sweet, grounded romance story for The Orville.

Clint Worthington Posted on January 31, 2019August 3, 2020

The Orville Review: “All the World is Birthday Cake” Sees the Crew Battling Astrology-Based Prejudice

The Orville All the World is Birthday Cake
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The Orville crew butt heads with a world that shuns people based on their Zodiac sign, in a premise straight out of Star Trek: The Next Generation.

Clint Worthington Posted on January 24, 2019August 3, 2020

TV Review: The Orville Takes Alara “Home” For Her Final Episode

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Alara gets her last hurrah in a shockingly well-rendered showcase for Halston Sage, saying goodbye to one of […]

Clint Worthington Posted on January 10, 2019August 3, 2020
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