The first part confused me too. I’m not sure why she didn’t just leave, and why she had to kill him first. It was very odd.

Oh please, dear god, don’t give them any ideas...

Me too!

I don’t understand the conflict between Orville and Discovery. They’re two different shows, made for different audiences. I’m enjoying both of them.

I loved Ed’s comment after Alara read the bit about someone spilling soy sauce on the damage report. “I really need to get better people.”

Yes you do.

Thank god for Isaac and Finn.

I love Brian Thompson. His appearance as a Klingon in the second season of The Next Generation was one of the first good episodes of the series.

But mostly, I love his portrayal of Hercules on Jason and the Argonauts.

I actually love Isaac. His sense of superiority feels entirely justified. And his face is creepy as hell.

If anything, DS9 was even more character-focused than TNG. There are whole episodes that feature one or two characters separated from the rest of the ensemble, such as Odo and Quark, Bashir and Jake, Kira and Dukat, etc. etc.

Should she have let the first man hold her prisoner and keep her away from her children? Should she have let the second man kill her and eat her flesh?

Brannon gets a lot of shit for his writing. Some of it is deserved (“Sub Rosa” and “Threshold” being the cream of the crop), but people tend to overlook the fact that he wrote a lot of great episodes as well, like “Cause and Effect” and “Year in Hell.” I’m not a Brannon fanboy, but you’re right; he can write a damn…

That’s partially because MacFarlane didn’t write this episode. The MacFarlane-esque jokes that did surface weren’t bad. I chuckled at “Glory Hole” and the Manilow conversation was hilarious.

Yeah, this was Braga’s episode. I’m sure MacFarlane added a few one-liners, but this was obviously a different writer.

I already made my feelings on the last episode clear, so I won’t reiterate. But aside from Yaphit, I really have no complaints for this one. Fantastic!

She didn’t have much of a choice but kill the second man. It’s not like she was going to reason with him.

As for the first...it’s a tough call. But he obviously wasn’t going to let her escape, and there’s no way she could physically overpower him without a knife.

She was being held hostage by a potentially dangerous…

Actually, Nick, Seth MacFarlane didn’t write this episode. Star Trek veteran Brannan Braga did, and it shows.

And if there’s anyone out there who still thinks this is a comedy, maybe this episode will make you think twice.

This was excellent. Not quite perfect - I still can’t get behind the Mephit character - but a…

Wow. I feel exactly the opposite way y’all do. This show was a lot funnier and more twisted when Michael was actually working against their happiness. LAst week’s episode was a little cutesy, but it made up for it with breathtaking visual humor. But this one just doesn’t do it for me.

Call me crazy, but I can’t…

I don’t know why, but I haven’t loved these last two episodes like I have others in the past. I think the show is getting a little too “nice.” I miss the random chaos that made the first season so deliriously funny.

I mean, when Michael revealed at the end of season one that he was actually an eternal demon, this is…

Tripp Tucker seemed to make it through the Academy all right. Admittedly, Starfleet must have had lower standards in 2151 to allow an officer of his caliber through, but whatever.

That said, Dr. McCoy was from rural Georgia.

Ron Moore didn’t quit so much as he was forced out.

The first Star Trek show was pretty good at being funny. It had a lighter, campier vibe that worked for it.

TNG and VOY were not funny shows, this is true.