Here we are folks, the second last episode of The Orville season 2 (hopefully not ever). The stakes are at an all time high as this episode set up a rewritten timeline that could change everything we know about The Orville. This week’s blog is going to be filled with speculation as to where the finale may take us, so buckle up!

As Kelly’s speech from Lasting Impressions mentioned, no Kelly and Ed, no Orville. That was definitely foreshadowing for this episode and likely the season finale! I love how this show has not only running jokes, but also thinks ahead enough to lay out teasers of ideas before they fully bloom.

Kelly’s speech from Lasting Impressions was oh so relevant.

I saw a poll from The Orville Meme Depot on Facebook asking how viewers think Kelly’s new answer to Ed will effect the timeline and it got me thinking. The top answer as I write this is “it will create an alternate timeline and leave the one we know intact.” I hadn’t considered this outcome. What if this separate timeline becomes The Orville’s own mirror universe? It would be just different enough to work. This timeline wouldn’t necessarily be evil, but the crew of the Orville would be very different without their experiences on the Orville. This could mirror another brilliant sci fi show on FOX from 2008. If the show went this route, I think we’d be in for an great time.

Ed would most likely not be captain of the Orville, because Kelly wouldn’t be speaking to Admiral Halsey on his behalf like we saw in the pilot. I think in the finale, we may see a timeline where Kelly has become Captain, after seeing her future self fail to achieve it. I think she may throw herself into her work and become colder and not have as many tight bonds with her crew. In this week’s episode we saw Kelly tell herself that she has to keep a distance between herself and the crew as commander, maybe past Kelly took this to heart.

The Lass from the Past

A scenario without both Ed and Kelly in command of the Orville could have an interesting impact on the Kaylon conflict. Without Ed, there’s no Gordon on the ship. Without these two, and potentially LaMarr, the ship would be a lot more serious. I assume Isaac would still be sent to whatever ship Kelly is in charge of. Without bonding with Isaac, he wouldn’t have gotten accustomed to the different crews schedule, and grown attached in whatever way that’s possible for Isaac. Who’s to say if the Finn fam is even on this version of The Orville. In this case, the Kaylon could have very well won the Battle for Earth. Also there might not be help from the Krill without Gordon and Kelly (a captain is too important for such a mission as we saw in Identity Part 2) going on their hail Mary of a mission to recruit the Krill. Check out this week’s podcast below, for more Kaylon theories as well as other speculation as to where the season finale will take us! Also on Podbean, iTunes and Spotify.

It’s funny, we chose the thumbnail and I joked about how Kelly is torn between two world’s like George Costanza was back in the day but this actually rings true in many ways. It’s not just how Kelly doesn’t think it makes sense to mix her work life and romantic life, but her past self is also at odds with her current self. The words of George ring true here, a Kelly divided against itself cannot stand. Fighting with your future self seems quite counter intuitive if you ask me. Now all we need is a scene with both past and present Kelly’s at the bar getting drinks from Olix (Jason Alexander) and we’ve gone full circle.

Gotta love Olix, Ol you could want, and more.



Having an alternate timeline would be the perfect opportunity to bring Alara back for a one off appearance. It’s a testament to how great this show is that it can not just survive but continue to thrive after losing a fan favorite character. I think Halston Sage could find time to show up for the season finale and it would add some flair to this finale. Maybe in this timeline Ed wasn’t there to encourage Alara and the events of “Home” earlier this season didn’t transpire. We could be looking at a very different Alara.

A guy can dream.

I think seeing alternate versions of our beloved crew could be a comedy goldmine. I’d love to see a fat Gordon make appearance, losing inspiration and putting on those lbs would give Gordon a chance to be the laugh factory that he is. I don’t think things would be quite as lighthearted with Bortus and Klyden though, as without the Orville, Bortus would much less accepting of others and more in tune with traditional Moclan culture. Their relationship might be at an all time high though, since there would presumably be less pulling them apart.



The Redenbacher celebrated Earth Day as only we can with a special message from The Kaylon.

That’s it for this week folks. I for one can’t wait for the finale! The sky’s the limit and they could do just about whatever they want with time travel. As always, thanks for reading! You can follow The Redenbacher on Instagram and Twitter @TheRedenbacher. I’ll be live tweeting tonight’s episode from the edge of my set. Oh, and the club scene was truly remarkable.