8 episodes into season 2, The Orville makes a cautious attempt at entertaining the audience, even hinting at a possible turn towards a modicum of excitement .
The entire last 9 minutes of episode 8 were spent on this courageous endeavour, and about half of it was worth watching . Who would have thought the creators of season 2 had so much blood left in them ?
Unfortunately the majority of the episode was the usual relationship drivel and shallow moralizing, made even worse by an excessive use of child acting . And the humor still doesn't work, and the cast still acts like they got a raw deal on their season 2 contracts .
So nothing new really in season 2 land ; we can still look forward to the final minutes of each episode, when there might or might not be something happening - has become a bit of a thing now .
The entire last 9 minutes of episode 8 were spent on this courageous endeavour, and about half of it was worth watching . Who would have thought the creators of season 2 had so much blood left in them ?
Unfortunately the majority of the episode was the usual relationship drivel and shallow moralizing, made even worse by an excessive use of child acting . And the humor still doesn't work, and the cast still acts like they got a raw deal on their season 2 contracts .
So nothing new really in season 2 land ; we can still look forward to the final minutes of each episode, when there might or might not be something happening - has become a bit of a thing now .