The essential episodes of The Orville
Watch these 15 in order and you've got The Orville — each pick states its reason.
- 01
It's 2417, and the Planetary Union promotes Ed Mercer to Captain of the exploratory vessel The U.S.S. Orville. Ed's enthusiasm for his new position is dampened when his ex-wife, Kelly Grayson, is assigned to be his First Officer. While on their first routine mission, the Orville crew is ambushed by the Krill, a vicious alien race, who are bent on stealing a device that can cause time to accelerate.
- 02
When Ed and Kelly are tricked by a hologram of a ship in distress and find themselves prisoners in a replica of their former home, Alara must step up in her first command of the Orville and attempt a heroic rescue. Meanwhile, Bortus and Klyden receive some happy, yet unexpected news.
- 03
Ed and the Orville crew encounter a massive vessel adrift in space, which is in danger of colliding with a star. While some of the crew set out to help the ship's inhabitants, Bortus, Gordon, and John stay behind and fend off a Krill attack on another Union ship
- 04
After the Orville crew defeats a Krill attack on a brand-new colony, the Union sends Ed and Gordon on a dangerous undercover mission to infiltrate a Krill ship and obtain a copy of the Krill bible, the "Anhkana," to better understand the enemy.
- 05
When two Union anthropologists go missing on a planet similar to 21st century Earth, Ed sends a team led by Kelly to find them, but the mission quickly goes awry when they realize the society’s government is completely based on a public voting system to determine punishment.
- 06
Ed and Kelly consider the possibility of reforging their relationship, but Kelly soon crash-lands on a planet in another universe with Isaac and Gordon.
- 07
Nothing Left on Earth Excepting Fishes
Ed finds himself behind enemy lines when he crash-lands on a mysterious planet. Meanwhile, Kelly questions why Gordon wants to take the Command Test.
- 08
The Orville crew is surprised when Claire's personal life takes an unexpected turn, and Gordon makes an unusual grooming suggestion to Bortus.
- 09
Ed and the crew travel to Isaac's home planet, Kaylon.
- 10
The Kaylons take control of the Orville with the intention of destroying all biological lifeforms.
- 11
The Orville crew members open a time capsule from 2015.
- 12
Ed discovers that Moclans aboard The Orville are harboring a secret.
- 13
Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow
A time distortion affects Ed and Kelly's relationship.
- 14
The crew must contend with the disastrous fallout from Kelly's decision.
- 15
The creation of a powerful new weapon puts the Orville crew — and the entire Union — in a political and ethical quandary.
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