WARNING: This thread WILL contain unhidden spoilers for The Orville episode "Command Performance" and everything before it. You are allowed to talk about future episodes of the series, but put ANY information that comes after this episode behind spoiler tags.
The Orville season 1, episode 2 "Command Performance"
Written by Seth MacFarlane, directed by Robert Duncan McNeill.
After rendezvousing with a Union vessel that was raided by the Krill, Captain Ed Mercer and Commander Kelly Grayson leave Lieutenant Alara Katan (Halston Sage) in command of the ship while Commander Bortus (Peter Macon) is sitting on his newly-laid egg and they themselves board the damaged ship to assist in repairs. Alara quickly finds herself in over her head and at odds with the rest of the crew when the Union ship suddenly vanishes, leaving an alien probe in its place and their commanding officers nowhere to be found.
Originally released: 17 September 2017
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What did you think?
The bit about Ed keeping a Kermit doll on his desk reminds me of Security Chief Garibaldi on Babylon 5 having a poster of Daffy Duck over his bed. He even explains his admiration for Daffy in one of the episodes.