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

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

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.

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

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

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

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.

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

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).

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

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.

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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.

TV Review: The Orville Pulls a Discovery with “Nothing Left on Earth Excepting Fishes”

The Orville cribs a bit from Star Trek Discovery in an Ed-heavy episode featuring an enemy love interest in disguise.

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

Alara gets her last hurrah in a shockingly well-rendered showcase for Halston Sage, saying goodbye to one of the show’s standout characters. NOW STREAMING: Powered by JustWatch This piece was originally posted on Alcohollywood“ Mind opening up this jar of pickles for me?” In the quippier, more sitcommy days of The Orville’s first season, this recurring ... TV Review: The Orville Takes Alara “Home” For Her Final Episode

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

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

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

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

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