Tag: The Orville
REVIEW: The Orville – Season 2, Episode 12 “Sanctuary”
The Orville is back, and if “Sanctuary” is any indication, the last few episodes of this season are going to be wild. “Sanctuary” starts with what appears to be an intimate story harkening back to the show’s early days, but it escalates into another epic culture clash with another moral di...
Read MoreREVIEW: The Orville – Season 2, Episode 11 “Lasting Impressions”
After a one-week absence (and before a three-week hiatus!), The Orville resurfaces this week with “Lasting Impressions,” a return to the slower, more character-driven episodes that began the season. Like “Blood of Patriots,” the focus is on Gordon, as new facets of his personality are explor...
Read MoreREVIEW: The Orville – Season 2, Episode 10 “Blood of Patriots”
The Orville wasted no time exploring some of the new threads opened by last week’s incredible episode with “Blood of Patriots,” a mystery that sheds some light on Gordon’s past and puts a potential peace between warring systems in a new light. It’s also funny, exciting, and the most import...
Read MoreREVIEW: The Orville – Season 2, Episode 9 “Identity, Part 2”
Following up the cliffhanger ending of last week’s first half of this mid-season two-parter, “Identity, Part 2” is a tense, rousing, immensely satisfying conclusion that wraps up the conflict while setting up new ideas and potential storylines for the show’s future. There’s lots of action,...
Read MoreREVIEW: The Orville – Season 2, Episode 8 “Identity, Part 1”
Halfway through a season that’s been heavy on character relationships and light on sci-fi action, The Orville ups the stakes considerably with “Identity, Part 1,” the phenomenal beginning of a two-parter that ranks with its very best episodes. Much like season 2, things begin on a quiet, chara...
Read MoreREVIEW: The Orville – Season 2, Episode 7 “Deflectors”
After taking a week off (during sweeps!), The Orville returns this week with “Deflectors,” which begins as another relationship episode – which, despite the excellent “A Happy Refrain,” gave me some consternation – but becomes something much more interesting. Talla takes center stage, li...
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