What obituary doesn't mention the dead person's wife and kids?
I just paused it to check and it does mention his wife and son (and two eventual grandchildren), but not the child she was pregnant with.
Quote:
Originally Posted by Hemi-Cuda
Well that part at least they did explain briefly, with Isaac saying they were in a state of flux because they hadn't made a decision yet on what to do. I actually liked that explanation to get away from the endless discussions about paradoxes, the timeline is in a blender until they take a course of action and either repair it or a new timeline is created
Ah, yes, I forgot that part.
Regardless of what changes they made in the past, the engineer and the strong woman still hooked up because the continuity onboard the ship was still linear, right?
__________________
Turn up the good, turn down the suck!
I've always had trouble with the time travel stuff, but my understanding is its not like Back to the Future where a person just vanishes from the time line, instead another time line kicks off at every change.
So if they change the past, with Gordon what happens on the Orville doesn't change because they come from a different time line, though a time line was split off when they kidnapped Gordon and there's another timeline for the crew of the Orville that we don't see.
Annnnd I have a headache.
__________________
My name is Ozymandias, King of Kings;
I'm new to the series. I just wanted to see Norm MacDonald's last works.
About up to Season 3. Enjoying so far. Some very insightful episodes. Great characters.
But I can't stand the performance of J. Lee for Lt. John LaMarr. It's some of the worst acting I've seen for a show like this. And it only got worse when they tried to write him as being an intelligent character.
I'm new to the series. I just wanted to see Norm MacDonald's last works. About up to Season 3. Enjoying so far. Some very insightful episodes. Great characters.
But I can't stand the performance of J. Lee for Lt. John LaMarr. It's some of the worst acting I've seen for a show like this. And it only got worse when they tried to write him as being an intelligent character.
Wow...just thinking about this because after last night's episode I figure at some point down the road there will be an inevitable re-watch, but if you're starting at season 1 and are now into season 3 how are you finding the dramatic shift in tone?
They started off as a spoof series and have now essentially just become TNG in an alternate reality.
__________________ The Beatings Shall Continue Until Morale Improves!
This Post Has Been Distilled for the Eradication of Seemingly Incurable Sadness.
If you are flammable and have legs, you are never blocking a Fire Exit. - Mitch Hedberg
I really liked the latest episode, it combined a lot of themes. I mean and I'm going to misspell it, but the whole Isaac and emotions thing smacks of Flowers for Algeron. where sadly, Isaac can't even comprehend what he lost.
The whole rebellion of the artificial life forms was tragic til the point where K-1 butchered the children.
I know the whole Talla story line was almost meant to be a bit comediatic. But it was almost weird in the last scene when John breaks up with her after being beaten to a pulp and spitting out teeth, and she's bawling her eyes out.
I did like that Charlie is starting to reconcile that things are a bit more black and white, I'm hoping she still struggles though with Isaac or the forgivenmess is too easy.
This has been a really good season so far from the point of view that the whole theme of this year is introspective and the examination of self.
Oh and Gordon did have the line of the episode when the alien woman wants to take Ed, who refuses and Gordon jumps in with an "I'll do it"
__________________
My name is Ozymandias, King of Kings;
Look on my Works, ye Mighty, and despair!
The Following 2 Users Say Thank You to CaptainCrunch For This Useful Post:
Another good episode! Nice to see them bring back some of the comedic elements from season 1. I like that the show has gotten more serious this season, but it's fun to have a few laughs thrown in there as well. Gordon jumping in with "I'll do it" was hilarious.
I liked how they addressed the rough sex stuff. a play on the Klingon sex in TNG and DS9 where doing the nasty with a Klingon ended up with broken bones and deep bruises and a trip to sick bay.
The whole rebellion of the artificial life forms was tragic til the point where K-1 butchered the children.
The children who physically tortured K-1 for fun?
It may not be "right" but I think if you put a human being in the same position they'd like have their retribution without compunction against little Billy and Suzie too.
If you expelled all of the hardcore Christians, Islamists, and Republicans to their own planet, I imagine the result would look a lot like Moclus after a few thousand years
If you expelled all of the hardcore Christians, Islamists, and Republicans to their own planet, I imagine the result would look a lot like Moclus after a few thousand years
More likely Krill.
Moclus is more anti-inclusion.
__________________
My name is Ozymandias, King of Kings;
Amazing episode leading to next weeks season and probably series finale.
Spoiler!
I'll compare this series to the best of Trek, but in the last 2 seasons, The Orville has changed and evolved. From a bit of a parody of Star Trek that relied on snappy humor and a firmly in tongue in cheek shot at television sciencfiction. Its become a serious sience fiction series with intriguing storylines, excellent characters and a no fear approach to ethical and moral issues.
And if this is the end of the Orville, they upped the game in the last season from the writing to the effects to the ongoing storyline.
This episode was a sad swan song for a tremendously flawed character. Charlie Burke was young, angry, and had a hardened view of life. At times it made her unlikeable or unsympathetic, however the one thing that you can say about her is she always ended up on the right side of the equation. Right up to her sacrifice and her sad final words.
It had to happen eventually that a key crew member died. It was the one emotional barrier that Ed hadn't gone, and in this it really riffed on the Wrath of Khan, and Kirks desire to constantly cheat death until he couldn't. In this in a great performance by Seth, you just felt the sense of helplessness and loss.
The battle scene was terrific and full of tension, you did feel like the Union could lose everything and even after the battle that there was always a chance that the Union could be facing three enemies. Instead in Charlies death we received a bit of hope.
Isaac's speech at the funeral was terrific, especially when he talked about her love for pancakes and then admitting he didn't know her but observed her character where maybe others didn't.
Everyone from the script writers, to the actors to the people doing the special effects have done A+ work this year, and we all can hope that there's a fourth season. But if there isn't what a way to go out.
I don't know if we're going to see a resolution to the rapidly shifting war next week or if we get a cliff hanger ending.
What a great show.
__________________
My name is Ozymandias, King of Kings;
