The Orville
Reviews of The Orville were written from 2017-2022 during the original run of the series. Note: All reviews contain spoilers.
Season 3 (2022)
- 6/2/2022. Electric Sheep
— With the Orville docked for a retrofit, the crew must deal with their feelings about Isaac in the aftermath of his betrayal that led to the deaths of thousands during the Kaylon attack.
- 6/9/2022. Shadow Realms
— After negotiating passage through an area of Krill space, the Orville enters an unknown and unexplored area the Krill warn is full of demons and certain death.
- 6/16/2022. Mortality Paradox
— The crew investigates a previously uninhabited planet that suddenly shows signs of intelligent life. Upon landing on the surface, the away team finds themselves trapped in a series of shifting realities.
- 6/23/2022. Gently Falling Rain
— The Orville carries a delegation to the Krill homeworld to sign a landmark treaty between the Krill and the Planetary Union — until an unexpected election result upends the political intentions.
- 6/30/2022. A Tale of Two Topas
— Topa's unshakable sense that something is wrong with him leaves him confused and unsettled — prompting Grayson and Bortus to consider whether they should tell him the truth about the gender reassignment he underwent shortly after his birth.
- 7/7/2022. Twice in a Lifetime
— Malloy is accidentally sent back in time 400 years, where, after years of waiting and then abandoning hope for rescue, starts a life and family in the 21st century.
- 7/14/2022. From Unknown Graves
— As the Orville attempts to negotiate an alliance with an alien culture, a Kaylon with unique abilities comes aboard the ship.
- 7/21/2022. Midnight Blue
— A visit to the sanctuary of female Moclans unexpectedly pulls Topa and the Orville crew into a dangerous political firestorm.
- 7/28/2022. Domino
— The breakthrough development of an anti-Kaylon superweapon leads to the ethical question of whether the Union might be justified in using it to destroy all of Kaylon civilization.
- 8/4/2022. Future Unknown
— While Isaac's surprise marriage proposal to Claire has the Orville crew abuzz, the ship takes on a passenger from a world visited during a prior mission.