When I first started this show I found it to be a really awkward mix of comedy and seriousness. It had some jokes thrown it at the most inopportune times as some kind of comic relief from a really serious situation. Perhaps the first half of the first season was actually a bit rough or maybe the show just grew on me, but by season 2 I found myself loving this show.
To me it seems as every bit as comfy, intellectually interesting and even funny as some classic Star Treks while still clearly being its own thing. I wish more comfy space shows like this would get made.
What are your thoughts on The Orville? Also I miss Alara.
I liked that they weren’t the most important ship… and then they became the most important ship. Near the end the fate of every species in the galaxy hinged on the love life of three couples on a minor starship.
It also felt like they had 2 or 3 seasons of stories and hulu said “you get one”, so they rushed it.