TL;DR – It looks at the addictions we could have, to objects, to people, to the past, and how sometimes we need help to get us out of it.
Score – 4 out of 5 stars
Review –
As we continue through Season Two of The Orville, tonight we take a step back
from the big galaxy-ending conflicts to
take a smaller quieter look at the past. However, while this is a smaller
story, it does not mean that it doesn’t pack a punch. It explores what it means
to be alive, what it means to get lost, and what it means to not be able to
give up.
So to set the scene, in the far future of The
Orville there is a quaint moment when
a time capsule near Albany is dug up from 2015. In the time capsule, there were all sort of artefacts from
the time period and such a diverse collection that Dr Sherman (Tim Russ) is
taking them to be displayed in a museum. However, there is one area where they
are at a loss, in the capsule, there is a
mobile phone, but the battery is long been depleted. Well, the crew of the Orville
will not stand for that so they work together and finally get all the power
back revealing the phone was owned by Laura (Leighton Meester) who left a
message for whoever would find it and who instantly captivates Gordon (Scott
Grimes). Now from here, we will be looking at the episode
as a whole, so there will be some [SPOILERS] ahead.
