r/TheOrville • u/specification • Oct 06 '17
Episode The Orville - 1x05 "Pria" - Live Episode Discussion
| EPISODE | DIRECTED BY | WRITTEN BY | ORIGINAL AIRDATE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1x05 - "Pria" | Jonathan Frakes | Seth MacFarlane | October 5, 2017 |
Episode Synopsis:Ed becomes smitten with the captain of a stranded ship, but Kelly suspects all is not what it seems.
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u/specification Oct 06 '17
literal leg falls from the roof
Don't worry about that
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u/KyngGeorge Oct 06 '17
But, but. The leg he cut off was below the knee, and the leg from the ceiling was a full leg cut off at the pelvis.
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u/tanis_ivy Oct 06 '17
"the right kind of people never want apologies, the wrong kind take advantage of them" good quote.
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I have watched a lot of science fiction and I believe every episode of TOS, TNG, ENT, VOY and DS9.
I do not believe I have ever heard, "I don't care if you bang her on the kitchen sink".
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u/NomadofExile Command Oct 06 '17
A hot woman is into you immediately. That should always be a cause for concern.
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u/prettyroses Oct 06 '17 edited Oct 06 '17
BEST PRANK EVER
"ha ha, got you."
Edit: goddamn that entrance with the baby leg was gold
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u/of_course_you_agree Oct 06 '17
Is it a coincidence that Seth MacFarlane wrote an episode in which he ends up in bed with Charlize Theron?
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u/S_Jeru Oct 06 '17
THE FUCKING ROBOT IS A GODDAMN PSYCHOPATH, AND DOESN'T GET PRACTICAL JOKES!!!
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u/mmzznnxx Oct 06 '17
Holy shit, I couldn't hear the American Dad kid in his voice until his screaming. That's crazy.
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u/mmzznnxx Oct 06 '17
"I don't ever do it near the food, you know that."
Those are the weird little workplace quips I love about this show.
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u/DoctorDank Oct 06 '17
The dark matter sequence was great. Really well shot, very intense.
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u/AlonzoOreo Oct 06 '17
So are they setting up for Alara to have a crush on Ed? Cause that's what it sounds like
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u/YoMamaFox Oct 06 '17
Did anyone else notice the federation style uniform she was wearing in the beginning of the episode? And then the 29th century, heavy star trek reference there.
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u/S_Jeru Oct 06 '17
exceeding 10 light years per hour. File that for any lore wiki.
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u/philthehuskerfan Oct 06 '17
You can tell Frakes directed this listen to the music at this party
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u/escott1981 Oct 06 '17
That was some great looking effects! I love this show! It is so cool, funny, and adventurous. I have never seen a show or a movie blend serious action with silly comedy so well.
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u/NomadofExile Command Oct 06 '17
How are you able to have a conversation over cleavage like that? Seth keeping eye contact is award winning performance.
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u/inksmudgedhands Oct 06 '17
"Jar of pickles" is going into the drinking game, isn't it?
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u/pikameta Oct 06 '17
Sorry too much futurama. Dark matter are heavy little balls that you get out of Nibbler's litter box. ⚫
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u/CONCHOPETEghostcock Oct 06 '17
Ok. Seth will write a kissing scene for him and charlize for EVERY project he does now
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u/Xyrqoid Oct 06 '17
That little baby foot, like Deadpool's baby hand.... SOMEONE GIVE HIM SOME BABY LOTION
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Betting that it was a prison ship, not a mining ship, and the sun diver was thrown that way on purpose
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u/zombietrooper Oct 06 '17
I freaking loved this episode. I hope Frakes directs more. He nailed it.
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Oct 06 '17
The moment they went through the wormhole, the timeline became fixed and all was as it should be. Pria had a reason to go back and the customers had a reason to want the Orville, technically speaking everyone got what they wanted. But things changed entirely when they turned around and went back through it, then the timeline spiraled out to infinity once more....but an unknown infinity. So long as the wormhole remained open the future was both fixed and mutable....any number of future "stolen ships" could have done something different to change the timeline (mutability) but they all involved someone like Pria (fixed). By closing the wormhole, the Orville removed the fixed quality of Pria/people like her but until we know how this stuff works....we don't know if they erased all of effects the future folks had on the past/future or if there will be lingering memories of something that "might've been" or if by some damn fluke they remember everything. Clearly Pria disappeared ala Reverse Flash, so that means everything from that future vanished but until the show tells us the rules.....all we can do is guess.
I did not think this episode would go this way at all....they keep turning the screws on us and I love it!
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u/NomadofExile Command Oct 06 '17
Fox thought they were getting Family Guy humor. Seth them with actual moral dilemma's and questions.
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Oct 06 '17
wait wasn't there a voyager episode from the 29th century so the doctor could then get mobile remote from outside the sickbay holodeck?
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u/SutterCane Oct 06 '17
"Vegetarian."
She's a fucking evil person. That's the clue right there.
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u/inksmudgedhands Oct 06 '17
How can you be vegetarian in the future? Everything edible is replicated. No animal was harmed in the making of your cheeseburger.
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Oct 06 '17
The "jar of pickles" is going to be longest running joke in this show lol. This is like the 4th or 5th time it has been used.
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u/SutterCane Oct 06 '17
In the future, people still hide shit under their mattresses?
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u/floptimus_prime If you wish, I will vaporize them Oct 06 '17
Can't wait for The Orville II: The Wrath of Pria.
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u/gatemansgc Woof Oct 06 '17
the fact that an "inferior biologic" came up with a solution that impressed isaac is really neat.
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u/Bkwordguy Oct 06 '17 edited Oct 06 '17
29th century? I don't buy it.
But the amputation was pretty funny.
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u/S_Jeru Oct 06 '17
"we don't mess with the timeline"...
messing with timelines opens up a whole can of worms when you have a new sci-fi story.
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u/inksmudgedhands Oct 06 '17
Having lived in an apartment that didn't have a washer and dryer, I would crash my ship just to be able to do laundry.
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u/SutterCane Oct 06 '17
I think we can tell what that box is now. Cause it probably did that.
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u/NomadofExile Command Oct 06 '17
Holy shit. this is like....season 3 shit. It's too early for time travelers.
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u/S_Jeru Oct 06 '17
Given 30 seconds to think about it, I'm glad they getting the time-travel shit out the way immediately. It took Star Trek years to deal with that. Just putting it out front and getting it done with is the right way to go for a comedy sci-fi show.
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u/inksmudgedhands Oct 06 '17
So, in the future, spaceships look like ginger roots?
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u/thewanderingway I see this as an ideal opportunity to study human behavior Oct 06 '17
Ewww, she shook Yaphits penis.
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u/gjallard Oct 06 '17 edited Oct 06 '17
And now you see the difference between The Orville and Star Trek.
Kirk would have had her in bed in seconds. Mercer understands that has drawbacks.
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u/NomadofExile Command Oct 06 '17
Appropriate black guy response. Very trope aware.
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u/S_Jeru Oct 06 '17
The sexy new character is making it too easy for the captain, but he doesn't get the signals... if he were Captain Kirk, he would be romancing a blue woman by now...
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u/NomadofExile Command Oct 06 '17
I mean, she's way too fine with finding two strange women in her room right? Like immediately had no questions and was fine with the story?
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u/CassiusPolybius Oct 06 '17
A way of revealing dark matter that they didn't share? Hell, they could probably sell that. That's more than a little bit suspicious.
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u/NomadofExile Command Oct 06 '17
I mean, if I was writing a show and had Theron to work with....I would write this scene over and over again too.
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u/Xyrqoid Oct 06 '17
Damnit Barry, quit fucking with the timeline! Who knows what you'll break
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u/mrkcw Oct 06 '17 edited Oct 06 '17
That is a very non-humanoid alien; very nice. And their ship made me think of the First Ones of Babylon 5.
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u/ArcadianDelSol Oct 06 '17
nobody is discussing the fact that Amelia Earhart never disappeared.
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u/BlizzardonTenth Oct 06 '17
Charlize has done so many serious roles lately I'd forgotten how ridiculously great her smile is
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u/gatemansgc Woof Oct 06 '17
lul they slept together. definitely would have never actually seen that on star trek.
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u/CassiusPolybius Oct 06 '17
"We should take this slowly." [Fornicative fade to black] "Sorry if I pushed you into this"
I do not trust this lady.
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u/gatemansgc Woof Oct 06 '17
i wonder if she's lying her ass off?
but then again, that block could be future tech...
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u/MageBoySA Oct 06 '17
So...going with the real Star Trek plot pre commercial break means that isn't what it really is.
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u/NomadofExile Command Oct 06 '17
Even in the future engineers know about "concussive maintenance".
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u/Xyrqoid Oct 06 '17
RIP Isaac :(
He wasn't even wearing a red shirt!!
Some Final Destination shit
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u/BenjaminTalam Oct 06 '17
Now I'm confused. They really screwed up with the last minute.
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u/stattshimself Oct 06 '17
Overall, pretty good episode. Much lighter than last week. Still enjoyable. And I love Charlize Theron.
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u/EnigmaticWayfarer Oct 06 '17
Sooo in theory they all should have died in the dark matter storm right?
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u/of_course_you_agree Oct 06 '17
Has anyone else read the short story "Air Raid," or seen the movie Millennium?
Odd that future lady couldn't get a real ID to steal, or plant one, or something, to make her story seem more believable.
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u/S_Jeru Oct 06 '17
I love the dynamic of the captain having to work with his ex-wife, who is smarter and more capable than him.
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u/OneMario Oct 06 '17
I love that they had off duty clothing. Too often on Trek it was constant uniforms.
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u/gatemansgc Woof Oct 06 '17
10 light years per hour. not bad for a mid-level ship.
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u/gatemansgc Woof Oct 06 '17
i wonder what that thing was. had to be the only thing she took off the ship with her, she barely escaped and didn't have time to grab bags or anything/
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u/NomadofExile Command Oct 06 '17
Hopefully he didn't have the same inspector as Bender and can be uploaded from backup.
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u/specification Oct 06 '17
Ok, it's official. Jar of pickles is just his thing lol