
The episode does not treat Isaac’s situation as something which is coming to a head, but as a phenomenon the robot has only just noticed. There is, at least, one other completed story arc at the end of Season Two, and this episode, which kicks off Season Three, revolves around the consequences of the Union’s battle with the Kaylon. This episode should’ve taken place in Season Two.

With this set up in my mind, I feel the need to address a crucial point right away. Because of his brave conduct at the eleventh hour, he was reinstated as a high-ranking officer on the Orville and faced no repercussions. Finn’s son Ty, turned on his own race, and played a crucial role in preventing the Union’s destruction. Without going into much detail, the end result was that the Kaylon launched an all-out assault on the Union fleet. Isaac was sent to the Orville under the pretense of studying humans as the Kaylon debated over joining the Union, the Orville’s equivalent of the Federation in Star Trek. This dark past led the Kaylon to conclude that all biological life forms are fundamentally cruel and must be eliminated. The Kaylon are a race of robots who overthrew their alien masters and slaughtered them. During the midpoint of the second season the spaceship Orvilles’ robot Isaac, turned out to be a sleeper cell of sorts for the Kaylon.

Still, we’re going to take a look at each episode and see where the problems lie.īefore beginning our review of the first episode, a little prologue is required. This latest season fell far short of my expectations which were based on my memories of the first season.

Unfortunately, I must say at the outset that I found myself very disappointed in Season Three, ironically called New Horizons because it only retreads about half of Season Two. I had not watched the second season until preparing for this series of reviews. I recall seeing a large portion of the first season and enjoying it. The Orville Season 3 was recommended to me by a reader. Share Facebook Twitter Print arroba Email
