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The Orville The Road Not TakenT
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April 25, 2019

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 Tomorrow and Tomorrow and TomorrowT
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April 18, 2019

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 SanctuaryT
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April 11, 2019

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.
The Orville Lasting ImpressionsT
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March 21, 2019

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 Blood of PatriotsT
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March 7, 2019

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 "Identity Pt. 2"T
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February 28, 2019

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 Identity Pt. 1T
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February 21, 2019

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 DeflectorsT
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February 15, 2019

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 A Happy RefrainT
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January 31, 2019

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 All the World is Birthday CakeT
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January 24, 2019

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.