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belsarius · 01-11-2019, 10:06 AM

Before the season started I heard that they would have a bigger budget and a more serious tone. I was a little worried about both, part of what made the first season endearing to me was the campiness of it and that now they might take themselves too seriously. I am delighted that while the Orville has made a shift to taking themselves more seriously, I don't think it has taken away from the realness of the show. "Home" was a great example of this to me.

Spoiler!

Arm wrestling the android was an awesome start. It was a good callback to the TNG episode "Peak Performance", but with actual betting. You really got to see the budget in full effect on Xelayah. I thought the imagary was vivid and I loved the juxtaposition of Gordon's realization that he (humans) is just trash in comparison. Even the crazy horse on a beach scene was well done. I could almost see the CGI budget for this episode matching all of last season's.

The other budget item is the music. I loved the orchestra last year, but this seems to have just kicked it up a notch. For some reason in the last fight scene I lost the dialogue portion and only had sound effects and music. Well it was actually wonderful. The brain may pick up subconciously a lot of the nuance, but without the noise of dialogue I really felt how the music matched the scenes, especially the departure. So well done.

The Star Trek Alum really outdid themselves. Picardo putting his hand in the boiling pot was such a powerful moment, his expressions were spot on and I really felt the pain. He really conveyed the same kind of dismissive love that Sarek showed Spock, you are my offspring but you don't really measure up.

Patrick Warburton was his funny self, I think there is more they could do there so I hope to see him back. Totally have a boner for him, not a boner boner, a professional boner. I also thought it was appropriate for him to guest star on a episode with someone in a wheelchair and when Ed gets his legs crushed it made me think of Joe on family guy and his super thin legs. This MacFarlane guy knows how to give subtle (and not subtle) nods.

A read some reviews that panned the episode or called it middling, but I really enjoyed it. The acting was superb, the emotional impact was on point and it was a more emotional goodbye to a character than I think most Star Trek episodes every did.

I love a good running joke and when she gave Ed the gift at the end I told myself if that isn't a jar of pickles then I don't want to live on this planet anymore.

I really hope this show can continue to find the viewership and legs to continue.

01-11-2019, 10:06 AM	#271
belsarius First Line Centre Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Cranbrook Exp:	Before the season started I heard that they would have a bigger budget and a more serious tone. I was a little worried about both, part of what made the first season endearing to me was the campiness of it and that now they might take themselves too seriously. I am delighted that while the Orville has made a shift to taking themselves more seriously, I don't think it has taken away from the realness of the show. "Home" was a great example of this to me. Spoiler! Arm wrestling the android was an awesome start. It was a good callback to the TNG episode "Peak Performance", but with actual betting. You really got to see the budget in full effect on Xelayah. I thought the imagary was vivid and I loved the juxtaposition of Gordon's realization that he (humans) is just trash in comparison. Even the crazy horse on a beach scene was well done. I could almost see the CGI budget for this episode matching all of last season's. The other budget item is the music. I loved the orchestra last year, but this seems to have just kicked it up a notch. For some reason in the last fight scene I lost the dialogue portion and only had sound effects and music. Well it was actually wonderful. The brain may pick up subconciously a lot of the nuance, but without the noise of dialogue I really felt how the music matched the scenes, especially the departure. So well done. The Star Trek Alum really outdid themselves. Picardo putting his hand in the boiling pot was such a powerful moment, his expressions were spot on and I really felt the pain. He really conveyed the same kind of dismissive love that Sarek showed Spock, you are my offspring but you don't really measure up. Patrick Warburton was his funny self, I think there is more they could do there so I hope to see him back. Totally have a boner for him, not a boner boner, a professional boner. I also thought it was appropriate for him to guest star on a episode with someone in a wheelchair and when Ed gets his legs crushed it made me think of Joe on family guy and his super thin legs. This MacFarlane guy knows how to give subtle (and not subtle) nods. A read some reviews that panned the episode or called it middling, but I really enjoyed it. The acting was superb, the emotional impact was on point and it was a more emotional goodbye to a character than I think most Star Trek episodes every did. I love a good running joke and when she gave Ed the gift at the end I told myself if that isn't a jar of pickles then I don't want to live on this planet anymore. I really hope this show can continue to find the viewership and legs to continue. __________________ @PR_NHL The @NHLFlames are the first team to feature four players each with 50+ points within their first 45 games of a season since the Penguins in 1995-96 (Ron Francis, Mario Lemieux, Jaromir Jagr, Tomas Sandstrom). Fuzz - "He didn't speak to the media before the election, either."