The Orville
The Orville Episode Ratings Heatmap
| Avg | E1 | E2 | E3 | E4 | E5 | E6 | E7 | E8 | E9 | E10 | E11 | E12 | E13 | E14 | ||
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| S1 | 7.8 | 7.4 | 7.6 | 7.6 | 8.2 | 7.8 | 7.9 | 8.2 | 7.3 | 7.8 | 8.0 | 7.9 | 8.4 | |||
| S2 | 8.1 | 7.1 | 6.6 | 8.1 | 8.2 | 7.3 | 8.1 | 7.6 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 7.8 | 8.8 | 8.2 | 8.2 | 8.5 | |
| S3 | 8.1 | 7.4 | 7.2 | 7.8 | 8.3 | 8.0 | 8.8 | 8.4 | 8.1 | 9.1 | 8.1 | |||||
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"A goofy parody that grows a genuine soul"
Set two centuries in the future, this follows the crew of a mid-level exploratory spaceship, led by a newly divorced captain who must now work alongside his ex-wife as first officer. It starts out as a broad Star Trek parody full of sitcom-style jokes and awkward workplace humor, but steadily sheds the spoof format for sincere, old-school sci-fi storytelling about exploration, ethics, and found family. The tone shift can feel jarring, yet the show earns real emotional weight once it settles into its own identity rather than just riffing on its inspiration.
the surprising evolution from broad spoof into earnest, big-hearted sci-fi with real emotional stakes.
you need consistent tone and can't tolerate early seasons leaning hard into juvenile humor.
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