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The Orville Season Finale Recap: Seth Goes Full Star Wars in “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

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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: Moclan Outcasts Seek (And Fight For) “Sanctuary”

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Between its bevy of Trek alumni and effortless mixture of space spectacle and moral complications, this week’s Orville shines as one of the season’s best.

Clint Worthington Posted on April 11, 2019August 6, 2020

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

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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

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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”

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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

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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: Stigma and Murder Turn “Deflectors” Into a Darker Valentine’s Episode

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Old flames, bad breakups, and a murder mystery fills up a serviceable Orville that deals with the limits of cultural pluralism.

Clint Worthington Posted on February 15, 2019August 4, 2020

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

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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

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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 Pulls a Discovery with “Nothing Left on Earth Excepting Fishes”

The Orville Nothing Left on Earth Excepting Fishes
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The Orville cribs a bit from Star Trek Discovery in an Ed-heavy episode featuring an enemy love interest in disguise.

Clint Worthington Posted on January 18, 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

TV Review: The Orville Explores Alien Marriage, Porn Addiction with “Primal Urges”

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The Orville delivers one of its finest episodes yet, as Bortus navigates a rocky marriage and a planet is set for destruction.

Clint Worthington Posted on January 4, 2019August 3, 2020

TV Review: The Orville Blasts Off With Second Season Premiere “Ja’loja”

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Seth MacFarlane’s space opera/workplace comedy The Orville kicks off a second season with a sedate premiere about the characters’ dating lives.

Clint Worthington Posted on December 31, 2018August 2, 2020
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