This was the best episode so far. This could have been one of the better episodes of TNG. Almost no attempt on bad jokes and flat humor and finally kids that behave like kids, though annoying kids at that. Not like the awful, unnatural puppets they had in TNG.
Also it was a good character study of Isaac and the good doctor.
Isaac wants to learn about human behavior, what better could happen than parent-kid or brother interaction in a stressful environment. And obviously he learns a lot about the human psyche and BTW it's terribly funny without penis jokes. Just watch the scene where he imitates the doctor.
I cannot understand the complaints about the doctor killing the guy who "rescued" her. Does that give him the right to hold her captive, as a companion, as it is alluded to in one scene? No, the doctor has every right to leave and he locks her up, ignoring her wishes. Using force to escape is absolutely her right. What nonsense to write she murdered him. Did you see a different episode? If anything, it was more realistic than TNG or DS9 would have been, where Kira probably would have beaten up this guy thrice her size. But no, guys, that's not how reality works.
What I like about The Orville is this sort of "realism" where the crew is not like this 110% elite personnel as on the Enterprise. This is the B-Team, this is not the flagship. These people are much more real, they have a bad day, they have flaws, they use bad jokes and they even pee. ;) And they have SEAT BELTS!
The scripts could be more sophisticated, sometimes they lack a good time structure. The plots seem to end rather suddenly. It seems edgy from time to time.
But still, it's very enjoyable and I'm looking forward to the next episode. I'm also hoping for more ST guests. Johnathan Frakes or John de Lancie come to mind. The late Majel Barret also would have been great here.
The Orville is much more fun to watch than this stupid Attack of the Orcs series on the other channel...
Also it was a good character study of Isaac and the good doctor.
Isaac wants to learn about human behavior, what better could happen than parent-kid or brother interaction in a stressful environment. And obviously he learns a lot about the human psyche and BTW it's terribly funny without penis jokes. Just watch the scene where he imitates the doctor.
I cannot understand the complaints about the doctor killing the guy who "rescued" her. Does that give him the right to hold her captive, as a companion, as it is alluded to in one scene? No, the doctor has every right to leave and he locks her up, ignoring her wishes. Using force to escape is absolutely her right. What nonsense to write she murdered him. Did you see a different episode? If anything, it was more realistic than TNG or DS9 would have been, where Kira probably would have beaten up this guy thrice her size. But no, guys, that's not how reality works.
What I like about The Orville is this sort of "realism" where the crew is not like this 110% elite personnel as on the Enterprise. This is the B-Team, this is not the flagship. These people are much more real, they have a bad day, they have flaws, they use bad jokes and they even pee. ;) And they have SEAT BELTS!
The scripts could be more sophisticated, sometimes they lack a good time structure. The plots seem to end rather suddenly. It seems edgy from time to time.
But still, it's very enjoyable and I'm looking forward to the next episode. I'm also hoping for more ST guests. Johnathan Frakes or John de Lancie come to mind. The late Majel Barret also would have been great here.
The Orville is much more fun to watch than this stupid Attack of the Orcs series on the other channel...