If the Stars Should Appear

Although the subject matter is not "never seen", if science fiction was restricted to only cover ground that no show or book had previously covered, it would be a dead genre.

The story develops well, and is told in a way that makes sense. The humour mostly fits in with the plot, and does not damage the narrative. The episode characters are relatable and realistic - and the final scenes do carry emotional weight.

All told, a good continuation of a series that is going far deeper than most expected.

I'm up to the 3rd series episode 1.

But this is still my favourite, this is what I want from this programme. Great story, great guest star and great premise.

I am really surprised by this show. This episode was a masterpiece (even though it seemed to be a little bit rushed) it is more in the spirit of the next generation then the actual Star Trek Discovery Series itself. And sooooo hilariously funny... incredible... I love this show!

Perhaps Asimov's most famous short story, "Nightfall" quotes from the same Ralph Waldo Emerson poem about a society that sees the stars only once every thousand years. This episode involves a biosphere within an enormous spaceship that's been adrift for a thousand years and the people living there are clueless that they are even on a ship until the Orville crew open the "walls" that form the artificial sky in the biodome and the stars shine through. Also reminiscent of Robert Heinein's "Orphans of the Sky" (1941) also involving a ship so long adrift that the memory of being within a ship moving through space has been lost.

So far, I like it. Some of the lines can be a bit lame, but then this is from the guy that gave us Family Guy so it comes with the territory. The last episode was a bit refreshing in how the plot unfolded and I am eagerly awaiting the next one. Good start though. My only real complaint is to cut out the dumb male sex jokes. It can still be funny and a bit odd without the bathroom humor.