Pria

I feel like this is the case with pretty much all of the episodes of The Orville that I've seen so far: they're not particularly great, they have a pretty slow pace, and are barely entertaining enough to last for 40 minutes, but then they are saved by a pretty good ending. I can't help but think that the Orville would be a lot better if each episode were 20 minutes long, because from the beginning of each episode until around the 40 minute mark, they're not very fun to watch or very intriguing, and then the ending is either smart enough or impactful enough to make you say you sort of liked it.

I've enjoyed the first few episodes of the Orville, especially About a Girl, but they almost all seem to lack any sort of real drama, intrigue, or tension, and they're not funny enough to make you really want to watch the next episode. I will keep watching, because I think that this show has potential, but so far it hasn't gotten very good.

6 out of 10

This episode, more than any previous in the short history of Orville, felt like a "bottle show". No wacky, crazy planets, little in terms of new sets or aliens walking around in prognostics - it was centred around the crew and the guest star of the week.

Episode suffered balance between A and B story. 'A story' felt... bloated, if that can be term used to describe a story. Things that should be said with a single stare, were over-explained. As if anyone needed to be told, exactly how it is to feel betrayed by someone you decided to trust.

Emotional scene works better, when viewer can insert their own feelings into the story. When going too far with explaining exactly what character feels, this connection is lost.

'B story' on the other hand, involving Isaac and Lt. Malloy, could really use an extra scene in the middle - something that would lead up to escalation we see closer to the end of the episode.

The Orville consequently tries to rebuild relationship between two main characters of the story - Captain Mercer and Commander Grayson. You can almost hear the conversation that happened while season 1 storyline was written, where someone said "We need to show how those two, despite turbulent past, can learn to work together and appreciate each other again."

While the effort itself is noble, it feels that plot of this episode was written to serve just that purpose.

I am hungry for episodes that would put Mercer-Grayson relationship as the 'B story', something that grows in the background, while giving the stage to the talented cast that plays very unique characters. We want to know more about them and see their characters being developed - you don't create such a colourful set of personalities and leave them as the window dressing.

Even the character of Chief Engineer Steve Newton is interesting in it's own way. Despite being just a minor role! Same goes for Yaphit (the jelly-guy).

Lastly, Charlize Theron's appearance in the show was noteworthy. She sold the character she played within the setting of Orville episode, but without stealing it. It's hard to say much more without going into spoilers.

It's not the best episode so far, but it does it's job and is enjoyable to watch to a certain degree.

Like so many of the original Star Trek episodes, this follows the same patterns. An advanced culture wouldn't screw up so badly. She could have pulled off her caper so easily without drawing attention. She needed to brag and fool around. And, she's a dealer in artifacts. It was OK in kind of an old fashioned way, but never took off. Good special effects, however.

I don't agree with most of the other commenters, as I thought that this episode was absolutely brilliant and earth shaking funny at the same time.

They managed to bridge the gap between a dead serious philosophic scenario and incredibly funny comedy in such a brilliant way, that I was constantly torn between drama and laughing out loud.

Jonathan Frakes managed to embody the spirit of the old TNG episodes in such a beautiful way...

I bow before you and salute you with THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU

I absolutely love this show

Pria and Krill are my two least favorite episodes of The Orville. I think they're both slow, they don't have much to say, and the performances aren't good enough to make them enjoyable. The only good episodes so far were 1 and 3, but Majority Rule, Cupid's Dagger, and Firestorm are all genuinely great.