The Best Episodes of The Orville Season 1

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1. #1 Fan Favorite
   

   7.2/10(91 votes)

   #1 - Old Wounds

   S1:E19/10/2017

   It's 2417, and the Planetary Union promotes Ed Mercer to Captain of the exploratory vessel The U.S.S. Orville. Ed's enthusiasm for his new position is dampened when his ex-wife, Kelly Grayson, is assigned to be his First Officer. While on their first routine mission, the Orville crew is ambushed by the Krill, a vicious alien race, who are bent on stealing a device that can cause time to accelerate.

   Director:Jon Favreau

   Writer:Seth MacFarlane

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   Director:Jon Favreau

   Writer:Seth MacFarlane
2. 

   7.5/10(69 votes)

   #2 - Command Performance

   S1:E29/17/2017

   When Ed and Kelly are tricked by a hologram of a ship in distress and find themselves prisoners in a replica of their former home, Alara must step up in her first command of the Orville and attempt a heroic rescue. Meanwhile, Bortus and Klyden receive some happy, yet unexpected news.

   Director:Robert Duncan McNeill

   Writer:Seth MacFarlane

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   Director:Robert Duncan McNeill

   Writer:Seth MacFarlane
3. 

   6.9/10(64 votes)

   #3 - About a Girl

   S1:E39/21/2017

   The Orville crew is divided between cultures when Bortus and Klyden debate if their newly born offspring should receive a controversial surgery.

   Director:Brannon Braga

   Writer:Seth MacFarlane

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   Director:Brannon Braga

   Writer:Seth MacFarlane
4. 

   7.5/10(63 votes)

   #4 - If the Stars Should Appear

   S1:E49/28/2017

   Ed and the Orville crew encounter a massive vessel adrift in space, which is in danger of colliding with a star. While some of the crew set out to help the ship's inhabitants, Bortus, Gordon, and John stay behind and fend off a Krill attack on another Union ship

   Director:James L. Conway

   Writer:Seth MacFarlane

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   Director:James L. Conway

   Writer:Seth MacFarlane
5. 

   7.4/10(57 votes)

   #5 - Pria

   S1:E510/5/2017

   After the crew saves a stranded ship and its attractive captain, Ed becomes smitten with the Orville’s new guest, while Kelly suspects all is not what it seems. Meanwhile, Gordon attempts to teach Isaac the art of pulling off a practical joke.

   Director:Jonathan Frakes

   Writer:Seth MacFarlane

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   Director:Jonathan Frakes

   Writer:Seth MacFarlane
6. 

   7.5/10(55 votes)

   #6 - Krill

   S1:E610/12/2017

   After the Orville crew defeats a Krill attack on a brand-new colony, the Union sends Ed and Gordon on a dangerous undercover mission to infiltrate a Krill ship and obtain a copy of the Krill bible, the "Anhkana," to better understand the enemy.

   Director:Jon Cassar

   Writer:David A. Goodman

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   Director:Jon Cassar

   Writer:David A. Goodman
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   7.4/10(56 votes)

   #7 - Majority Rule

   S1:E710/26/2017

   When two Union anthropologists go missing on a planet similar to 21st century Earth, Ed sends a team led by Kelly to find them, but the mission quickly goes awry when they realize the society’s government is completely based on a public voting system to determine punishment.

   Director:Tucker Gates

   Writer:Seth MacFarlane

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   Director:Tucker Gates

   Writer:Seth MacFarlane
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   6.6/10(51 votes)

   #8 - Into the Fold

   S1:E811/2/2017

   Ed and the crew set out to save Dr. Finn, her two sons and Isaac after their shuttle gets thrown into uncharted space and they crash-land on a moon that is light years from the Orville.

   Director:Brannon Braga

   Writers:Brannon Braga, André Bormanis

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   Director:Brannon Braga

   Writers:Brannon Braga, André Bormanis
9. 

   6.9/10(52 votes)

   #9 - Cupid's Dagger

   S1:E911/9/2017

   The Orville is called to mediate a peace treaty between two warring cultures, but tensions run even higher between Ed and Kelly when a familiar face boards the ship. Meanwhile Yaphit declares his love for Dr. Finn with surprising results.

   Director:Jamie Babbit

   Writer:Liz Heldens

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   Director:Jamie Babbit

   Writer:Liz Heldens
10. 

    7.2/10(50 votes)

    #10 - Firestorm

    S1:E1011/16/2017

    When a fire breaks out on The Orville and a crew member dies, Alara begins to question if she is fit for her job, just as unusual and terrifying things start happening on the ship.

    Director:Brannon Braga

    Writer:Cherry Chevapravatdumrong

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    Director:Brannon Braga

    Writer:Cherry Chevapravatdumrong
11. 

    7.3/10(51 votes)

    #11 - New Dimensions

    S1:E1111/30/2017

    Kelly discovers that Lt. John Lamarr is smarter than he lets on. So, she pushes Ed to consider him for a key leadership position on the ship after The Orville gets damaged by a mysterious spatial anomaly causing harrowing effects to all things living.

    Director:Kelly Cronin

    Writer:Seth MacFarlane

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    Director:Kelly Cronin

    Writer:Seth MacFarlane
12. 

    7.9/10(54 votes)

    #12 - Mad Idolatry

    S1:E1212/7/2017

    Ed and Kelly consider the possibility of reforging their relationship, but Kelly soon crash-lands on a planet in another universe with Isaac and Gordon.

    Director:Brannon Braga

    Writer:Seth MacFarlane

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    Director:Brannon Braga

    Writer:Seth MacFarlane