"The Orville crew deals with the interpersonal aftermath of the battle against the Kaylon, facing the difficult consequences. Then there is a shocking suicide, but instead of grieving, many are happy."

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"The 'Battle of Earth' continues between several ships of the Planetary Union and multiple Kaylon spheres. The USS Orville is heavily damaged and Marcus is running to his quarters. There he is confronted by Isaac, whose head opens to reveal monstrous teeth. Then Marcus wakes up: it was all a nightmare."

"Isaac is hated and shunned by the crew of the USS Orville. When he sits at a table in the Mess Hall, the others leave, and Charly Burke blames him for the death of her best friend Amanda. 'MURDERER'."

Charly: "It really is a shame that you can’t feel anything. Because you deserve to feel all the pain in the universe."

Kelly: "You’ve been getting harassed by the crew and you haven’t said anything?"

Isaac: "I would remind you, Commander, that I am incapable of being hurt by such hostile interactions. In fact, it has provided me with an opportunity to observe an intriguing facet of human compartment I have not previously encountered."

Ed: "Hatred."

Isaac: "Correct, sir. The behavioral data has been quite plentiful."

"As the working environment between Isaac and the crew deteriorates, he comes to the conclusion that there is only one solution to reverse this trend and increase the crew's efficiency. He overloads and shuts himself down."

"Charly refuses to help save him and is removed from her post. There are mixed feelings among the crew, with some rejoicing at his 'death' and others defending him because of his help against the Kaylon. Claire, who was romantically involved with him, is having a hard time and her son Marcus feels responsible for not wanting anything to do with him anymore."

"Marcus convinces Charly to use her talents to help bring back Isaac. She does this for him, not for this Kaylon whose kind killed so many people, including Amanda."

"In the end, Claire has a long talk with Isaac to discuss his suicide and how to understand and deal with the issues he has with the crew."

Photos

In the Mess Hall.

Charly confronting Isaac.

Death of Isaac.

Videoclips

• Opening scene.

• Inside the Orville: Electric Sheep | Hulu

Side notes

At the beginning of the episode there is a title card with a dedication - "In Memory of Norm MacDonald, 1959-2021" - to Norm MacDonald, who passed away in September 2021. He was the voice of Gelatin Lieutenant Yaphit.

"To so many people in comedy, me included, there was nobody funnier than Norm MacDonald. You always hoped he would hang around after the work was done, just so you could hear his stories and get a laugh. So hilarious and so generous with his personality. I’m gonna miss him."

Seth MacFarlane (@SethMacFarlane) September 14, 2021