Krill

...so I would have just downloaded the much sought after tome... it seems the internet doesn't work so well in the future....

This ep has some great buddy-style adventure and fun gags as we watch Ed and Gordon flounder as spies. It also has a good dose of storytelling about the adversarial Krill race and some dramatic themes, without it being too much to take. The best one so far, in my opinion.

Orville delivered on balancing comedy and drama while giving us an insight to the society of Krill.

So far series presented this alien species as the default enemy. If the plot needed nameless bad guys, Krill filled the role. This episode gives us a chance to see Orville's universe through Krill eyes - it is a great chance to explore series setting.

Speaking of settings, Krill ship, prognostics and actors in them, present themselves outstandingly and give a believable representation of an alien culture.

Krill bare resemblance to Warhammer 40.000's Empire of Man - with their religious devotion in the age of spaceships, by we can easily compare them to our modern faith-based societies and ask ourselves a question, how to make peace with someone who is on a mission from the Divine?

Orville doesn't present those type of questions openly, but introduces us to a story that grows more complex with each scene - a fairly simple mission gets complicated and moral choices must be made.

That is what sci-fi that inspires to resemble Star Trek should be doing!

It is worth noting that we're having a chance to see Captain Mercer and Lieutenant Malloy being focus of the episode - both characters bring a degree of awkward charm to the story, but there is only one truly memorable funny scene in the whole episode. Both protagonists present rather awkward, bordering of incompetent, attitude towards their mission, especially compared to the very serious negative background of their Krill crewmates. It serves as a lighter tone for the episode but can be seen as overdone.

Light touch when it comes to comedy adds to the dramatic undertone, leaving us asking ourselves the question - can the circle of hate be broken by more violence and death?

Seth Macfarlane proves, beyond any doubt, that his aspirations for Orville go beyond a simple spoof fuelled by humour. Those who want a space comedy might feel disappointed, everyone else will probably enjoy the ride.

.... If it weren't for the unfortunate ending.

Great episode with a hopeful message.

This show is a bright light to so many apocalyptic sci-fi shows.

Star Trek is back ....

First of all, the Orville is brilliant. And what Star Trek Discovery should have been. I was eagerly waiting for Star Trek Discovery for years on it being announced. I was then so let down when I actually seen it. It was atrocious. Someone recommended to me to see The Orville instead and I expected it to be some camp poor imitation rip off. Like the Scary Movies series did with Scream.

It is not. It is brilliant. It has the Star Trek 'feel' to it. The characters are all likable and intermix well. And the jokes feel right and are actually funny. This episode, Krill. Hit it right out of the park. It was perfect. The jokes in this had me literally in stitches laughing (no lie). But it also was very well done story wise too. I am so eagerly waiting for episode 7 now. But I suspect it will not top episode 6 and this will be the best of the series. Seth Mcfarlane you are literally my hero for creating this series as it really is the Star Trek of how it should be. And forgetting those trying to be a Star Wars clone that Discovery and the films have become. I hope this series lasts to 7 series like all the star trek's did. It deserves to.