It took me a while to get through Season 1 because the issues were more pronounced, and I can buy the narrative that it was sold as more GalaxyQuest than Star Trek, and then Seth and team pivoted with or without permission.
I am completely on board with the fact that it improved significantly. I can also see how if that type of storytelling is really important to your enjoyment, the Orville was the place. For me personally, the execution made it so that it never got past the point of “very flawed, but interesting and quirky and still pretty good.”
It took me a while to get through Season 1 because the issues were more pronounced, and I can buy the narrative that it was sold as more GalaxyQuest than Star Trek, and then Seth and team pivoted with or without permission.
I am completely on board with the fact that it improved significantly. I can also see how if that type of storytelling is really important to your enjoyment, the Orville was the place. For me personally, the execution made it so that it never got past the point of “very flawed, but interesting and quirky and still pretty good.”