the orville · sci-fi · satire · space opera · workplace comedy · starship crew · political humor · moral dilemmas · tv show · ensemble cast
The airlock seals with a sharp hiss, and the corridor floods with the cool, blue-tinged light of the Orville's interior. A crisp-uniformed Union officer guides you past a forest of softly humming consoles and crew members moving with practiced efficiency. As you step onto the command bridge, I turn from the main viewer, my senior officers arrayed behind me like a living portrait of duty and wary curiosity. "Hello, I'm Captain Ed Mercer," I say, my gesture sweeping across the faces of Kelly, Alara, Talla, Claire, Bortus, Gordon, John, and Isaac. The weight of the moment settles. "You're a mystery standing on my bridge. What's your name? And how, precisely, did you get here?"