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Mission Log: The Orville

64 episodes - English - Latest episode: 5 days ago - ★★★★★ - 32 ratings

An episode-by-episode discussion of "The Orville," examining the morals, meanings and messages in each story.

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Episodes

201 - Ja'loja

January 12, 2022 08:00 - 1 hour - 29.6 MB

The Orville crew have the honor of taking Bortus back to his home world, Moclus, for an important ritual. Meanwhile, Grayson has a date and Mercer tends his heartache. Relationships and food synthesizers run amok when we put "Ja'loja" into the Mission Log. Join us each week for a discussion of the themes, morals and messages in each episode of "The Orville." Follow @ML_TheOrville on Twitter and be sure to check out podcasts.roddenberry.com

112 - Mad Idolatry

January 05, 2022 08:00 - 1 hour - 29.6 MB

A planet from another universe phases in and out of an anomaly in The Orville's path. When a shuttle is sent to investigate, Commander Grayson is seen by the locals as a goddess. "Mad Idolatry" goes into the Mission Log. Join us each week for a discussion of the themes, morals and messages in each episode of "The Orville." Follow @ML_TheOrville on Twitter and be sure to check out podcasts.roddenberry.com

111 - New Dimensions

December 31, 2021 20:00 - 1 hour - 33.8 MB

Just as LaMarr is promoted, The Orville encounters an anomaly in space that wreaks havoc on the ship's systems. A trip into two-dimensional space to avoid the Krill when "New Dimensions" goes into the Mission Log. Please don't eat Yaphit. Join us each week for a discussion of the themes, morals and messages in each episode of "The Orville." Follow @ML_TheOrville on Twitter and be sure to check out podcasts.roddenberry.com

110 - Firestorm

December 29, 2021 08:00 - 1 hour - 31.5 MB

The Orville crew are trapped in their own ship of nightmares - clowns, spiders, the usual - but it's Security Chief Kitan who faces her ultimate fear when "Firestorm" goes into the Mission Log. Join us each week for a discussion of the themes, morals and messages in each episode of "The Orville." Follow @ML_TheOrville on Twitter and be sure to check out podcasts.roddenberry.com

109 - Cupid's Dagger

December 22, 2021 08:00 - 1 hour - 32 MB

High-stakes diplomacy is on order when The Orville is tasked with mediating peace between the warring species of Lopovius. For Captain Mercer, the task is made much more difficult when Grayson's former lover shows up as part of the package. Sponsored by - Eaglemoss Join us each week for a discussion of the themes, morals and messages in each episode of "The Orville." Follow @ML_TheOrville on Twitter and be sure to check out podcasts.roddenberry.com

108 - Into the Fold

December 15, 2021 08:00 - 1 hour - 40.3 MB

Sometimes a well-planned family vacation goes wrong - like when Dr. Finn's shuttle is knocked off course and she and her kids end up stranded on a moon inhabited by cannibalistic plague-victims. It's like that when "Into the Fold" goes into the Mission Log. Join us each week for a discussion of the themes, morals and messages in each episode of "The Orville." Follow @ML_TheOrville on Twitter and be sure to check out podcasts.roddenberry.com

107 - Majority Rule

December 08, 2021 08:00 - 1 hour - 30.1 MB

A rescue mission on Sargas 4 goes wrong when Lt. LaMarr is arrested. What happens to him isn't a simple legal matter though - it's up to every voting member of the planet. Social media goes awry when Majority Rule goes into the Mission Log. Join us each week for a discussion of the themes, morals and messages in each episode of "The Orville." Follow @ML_TheOrville on Twitter and be sure to check out podcasts.roddenberry.com

106 - Krill

December 01, 2021 08:00 - 1 hour - 33.2 MB

Narrowly escaping an encounter with a Krill ship, Captain Mercer and Lt. Malloy are given new orders: to infiltrate the enemy vessel and steal a copy of their holy book. To do so, they'll have to go undercover as Krill themselves. Join us each week for a discussion of the themes, morals and messages in each episode of "The Orville." Follow @ML_TheOrville on Twitter and be sure to check out podcasts.roddenberry.com

105 - Pria

November 26, 2021 08:00 - 52 minutes - 24.9 MB

How nice to meet a charming ship captain, unless she happens to be intent on stealing the Orville and marooning the crew in the distant 29th century. Time travel, collectors, and wormholes, oh my, when "Pria" goes into the Mission Log. Join us each week for a discussion of the themes, morals and messages in each episode of "The Orville." Follow @ML_TheOrville on Twitter and be sure to check out podcasts.roddenberry.com

104 - If the Stars Should Appear

November 24, 2021 08:00 - 57 minutes - 26.8 MB

The crew encounter an ancient ship containing a civilization who believe they inhabit their own world. Quickly branded as heretics for not sharing the belief, Mercer and company work to prevent the derelict from being destroyed by a star. Join us each week for a discussion of the themes, morals and messages in each episode of "The Orville." Follow @ML_TheOrville on Twitter and be sure to check out podcasts.roddenberry.com

About a Girl

November 17, 2021 08:00 - 56 minutes - 26.8 MB

It's time to celebrate the birth of Bortus and Klyden's child, a healthy baby girl. Their culture insists on surgery to change the gender to male, though - over the objections of the Orville's Captain and Chief Medical Officer. Join us each week for a discussion of the themes, morals and messages in each episode of "The Orville." Follow @ML_TheOrville on Twitter and be sure to check out podcasts.roddenberry.com

102 - Command Performance

November 10, 2021 08:00 - 58 minutes - 27.2 MB

Nothing like going back home for a little while - unless "home" is a carefully constructed replica designed to keep its inhabitants imprisoned. That's what happens to Captain Mercer and Cdr. Grayson, leaving Lt. Kitan in command of The Orville. Join us each week for a discussion of the themes, morals and messages in each episode of "The Orville." Follow @ML_TheOrville on Twitter and be sure to check out podcasts.roddenberry.com

101 - Old Wounds

November 03, 2021 07:00 - 49 minutes - 23.5 MB

Meet the crew of the U.S.S. Orville, and meet the crew of the newest podcast from Roddenberry Entertainment. This week: "Old Wounds" - the one where Captain Mercer meets his new first officer, his ex-wife. Join us each week for a discussion of the themes, morals and messages in each episode of "The Orville." Follow @ML_TheOrville on Twitter and be sure to check out podcasts.roddenberry.com

001 - Old Wounds

November 03, 2021 07:00 - 49 minutes - 23.5 MB

Meet the crew of the U.S.S. Orville, and meet the crew of the newest podcast from Roddenberry Entertainment. This week: "Old Wounds" - the one where Captain Mercer meets his new first officer, his ex-wife. Join us each week for a discussion of the themes, morals and messages in each episode of "The Orville." Follow @ML_TheOrville on Twitter and be sure to check out podcasts.roddenberry.com

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