"The Orville" Best Episodes
ranking all the episodes of "The Orville" starting with the best.
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- DirectorJames L. ConwayStarsSeth MacFarlaneAdrianne PalickiPenny Johnson JeraldThe crew encounters a vessel adrift in space that's about to collide with a star.from the director of the great Star Trek:Deep Space Nine episode "Little Green Men"
and the great Star Trek:Enterprise episode
"In a Mirror Darkly" - DirectorGary S. RakeStarsSeth MacFarlaneAdrianne PalickiPenny Johnson JeraldThe crew must contend with the disastrous fallout from Kelly's decision.last episode of the second season
(continuing the story from the episode
"Tomorrow, Tomorrow, and Tomorrow") - DirectorJonathan FrakesStarsSeth MacFarlaneAdrianne PalickiPenny Johnson JeraldEd becomes smitten with the captain of a stranded ship, but Kelly suspects all is not what it seems.from the director of Star Trek 8: First Contact
Guest starring Charlize Theron - DirectorKelly CroninStarsSeth MacFarlaneAdrianne PalickiPenny Johnson JeraldThe crew opens a time capsule from 2015.Guest starring Leighton Meester as "Laura"
also guest starring Tim Russ
(who played "Tuvok" on "Star Trek:Voyager") - 2017–202248mTV-148.2 (2.7K)TV EpisodeDirectorGary S. RakeStarsSeth MacFarlaneAdrianne PalickiPenny Johnson JeraldA time distortion affects Ed and Kelly's relationship.
- DirectorBrannon BragaStarsSeth MacFarlaneAdrianne PalickiPenny Johnson JeraldThe crew crash land on a planet from another universe; Ed and Kelly consider getting back together.from the director of the 2014 t.v. series documentary "Cosmos"
- DirectorKelly CroninStarsSeth MacFarlaneAdrianne PalickiPenny Johnson JeraldThe Orville gets damaged by a spatial anomaly causing harrowing effects to all living things.from director Kelly Cronin who also worked with
Seth MacFarland in the movies "Ted" and "Ted 2" - DirectorJon CassarStarsSeth MacFarlaneAdrianne PalickiPenny Johnson JeraldEd and Gordon are sent on an undercover mission to infiltrate a Krill ship and obtain a copy of their bible.co-written by the writer of the Star Wars themed episode of The Family Guy
"Episode 6:It's a Trap" - DirectorBrannon BragaStarsSeth MacFarlaneAdrianne PalickiPenny Johnson JeraldAlara questions whether she's fit for her job when a fire breaks out on the Orville and a crew member dies.co-written by the writer of the Family Guy
episode "Stu and Stewie's Excellent Adventure" - DirectorTucker GatesStarsSeth MacFarlaneAdrianne PalickiPenny Johnson JeraldKelly leads a team to find two missing Union anthropologists on a planet similar to Earth.
- DirectorJon CassarStarsSeth MacFarlaneAdrianne PalickiPenny Johnson JeraldWhen Issac shuts down, the crew head to his home planet to fix him, and uncover a shocking secret that was better off hidden.This may have been the best episode so far if it was made before the recent episodes with Dr. Claire's storyline which are now overlapped into this great episode about Isaac.
- DirectorJon CassarStarsSeth MacFarlaneAdrianne PalickiPenny Johnson JeraldThe Kaylons take control of the Orville with the intention of destroying all biological lifeforms.
- DirectorJon FavreauStarsSeth MacFarlaneAdrianne PalickiPenny Johnson JeraldNewly promoted Captain, Ed, is taken aback when his ex-wife is assigned as his First Officer.1st episode of the series
directed by the director of "Iron Man" and "Iron Man 2" - DirectorRobert Duncan McNeillStarsSeth MacFarlaneAdrianne PalickiPenny Johnson JeraldAlara must take command of the Orville when Ed and Kelly end up imprisoned in a replica of their old home.directed by the director of the great Star Trek:Voyager episode
"Someone to Watch Over Me" and the great
Star Trek:Enterprise episode "Twilight" - 2017–202248mTV-148.2 (3.6K)TV EpisodeDirectorJon CassarStarsSeth MacFarlaneAdrianne PalickiPenny Johnson JeraldEd finds himself behind enemy lines when he crash lands on a mysterious planet; Kelly questions why Gordon wants to take the Command Test.
- DirectorRobert Duncan McNeillStarsSeth MacFarlaneAdrianne PalickiPenny Johnson JeraldThe Orville makes first contact; A new crew member joins the ship.
- DirectorJon CassarStarsSeth MacFarlaneAdrianne PalickiPenny Johnson JeraldEd, Gordon and Alara visit Alara's home planet of Xelayah.guest starring Robert Picardo of Star Trek:Voyager
(the holographic doctor) - DirectorJamie BabbitStarsSeth MacFarlaneAdrianne PalickiPenny Johnson JeraldWhile the crew attempts to mediate a peace treaty between two warring cultures, tensions rise between Ed and Kelly when a familiar face comes aboard.
- DirectorRebecca RodriguezStarsSeth MacFarlaneAdrianne PalickiPenny Johnson JeraldEd must initiate peace talks with the Krill.
- DirectorJonathan FrakesStarsSeth MacFarlaneAdrianne PalickiPenny Johnson JeraldEd discovers that Moclans aboard the Orville are harboring a secret.co-written by the writer of "Star Trek:The Next Generation" episodes
"Best of Both Worlds" part 2 and
"Time's Arrow" parts 1 and 2 - DirectorSeth MacFarlaneStarsSeth MacFarlaneAdrianne PalickiPenny Johnson JeraldThe ship's deflectors upgrade leads to conflict between the Moclan culture and the crew.
- DirectorSeth MacFarlaneStarsSeth MacFarlaneAdrianne PalickiPenny Johnson JeraldThe crew face personal challenges on their way to witness Bortus perform a Moclan ceremony on his homeworld.
- DirectorBrannon BragaStarsSeth MacFarlaneAdrianne PalickiPenny Johnson JeraldBortus and Klyden debate whether their newborn child should have a controversial surgery.
- DirectorBrannon BragaStarsSeth MacFarlaneAdrianne PalickiPenny Johnson JeraldThe crew set out to save Dr. Finn, her two sons and Isaac, after their shuttle gets thrown into uncharted space.
- DirectorSeth MacFarlaneStarsSeth MacFarlaneAdrianne PalickiPenny Johnson JeraldClaire's personal life takes an unexpected turn; Gordon makes an unusual grooming suggestion to Bortus.
- DirectorKevin HooksStarsSeth MacFarlaneAdrianne PalickiPenny Johnson JeraldThe crew race to save a small group of survivors on a planet about to be destroyed by its sun.