1 00:00:03,671 --> 00:00:05,671 (lighthearted jazz playing) 2 00:00:08,709 --> 00:00:10,679 ♪ 3 00:00:10,711 --> 00:00:12,711 (indistinct conversations) 4 00:00:20,288 --> 00:00:22,318 KELLY: Well, I hope you like our little send-off. 5 00:00:22,357 --> 00:00:23,687 Yeah, we're gonna miss you, Commander. 6 00:00:23,724 --> 00:00:24,964 I'm gonna miss you guys. 7 00:00:24,992 --> 00:00:26,192 Believe me, I wouldn't be leaving 8 00:00:26,227 --> 00:00:27,997 if it wasn't such a sweet offer. 9 00:00:28,028 --> 00:00:29,298 Yeah, I guess it's not every day 10 00:00:29,330 --> 00:00:30,830 you get to help design a space station. 11 00:00:30,865 --> 00:00:32,525 -Are you nervous? -A little. 12 00:00:32,567 --> 00:00:35,537 But, hey, as long as I can sneak a pop or two on the job. 13 00:00:35,570 --> 00:00:36,870 Glug, glug, glug. 14 00:00:36,904 --> 00:00:39,844 Nah. Can you imagine? 15 00:00:39,874 --> 00:00:41,244 Ah... 16 00:00:42,677 --> 00:00:45,047 -Think he knows yet? -No. Look at him. 17 00:00:45,079 --> 00:00:46,379 He has no idea. 18 00:00:46,414 --> 00:00:47,384 JOHN: How the hell can he not know? 19 00:00:47,415 --> 00:00:49,515 What are you guys talking about? 20 00:00:49,550 --> 00:00:51,720 We took a piece of Yaphit when he wasn't looking, 21 00:00:51,752 --> 00:00:53,022 and we dropped it in the buffet. 22 00:00:53,053 --> 00:00:55,223 (gasps) Oh, my God, no, you didn't! 23 00:00:55,256 --> 00:00:57,156 JOHN: Yeah, we're just waiting for him to catch on. 24 00:00:57,191 --> 00:01:00,901 (laughs) You guys are so hilarious. 25 00:01:00,928 --> 00:01:04,228 Ah, I wish I had the guts to pull pranks. 26 00:01:04,265 --> 00:01:06,395 I always think of super outrageous stuff, 27 00:01:06,434 --> 00:01:08,104 and I never follow through. 28 00:01:08,135 --> 00:01:10,905 (chuckles) You guys should get to know me better 29 00:01:10,938 --> 00:01:13,408 'cause I'm really funny. 30 00:01:13,441 --> 00:01:15,241 Oh, check it out, he's leaving. 31 00:01:17,745 --> 00:01:20,745 Oh, I love jokes. 32 00:01:22,450 --> 00:01:23,750 Hey, Doc. 33 00:01:23,784 --> 00:01:24,954 (quietly): Oh, God, the last person 34 00:01:24,985 --> 00:01:27,215 I want to see right now. Yaphit, 35 00:01:27,254 --> 00:01:30,894 I'm very busy-- this better not be a social visit. 36 00:01:30,925 --> 00:01:32,555 No, it's not. I don't feel well. 37 00:01:32,593 --> 00:01:33,563 What's wrong? 38 00:01:33,594 --> 00:01:35,134 I think I lost a piece. 39 00:01:35,162 --> 00:01:36,432 Uh, excuse me? 40 00:01:36,464 --> 00:01:38,234 I feel like I'm missing a piece, 41 00:01:38,265 --> 00:01:40,395 and I can't for the life of me figure out where I lost it. 42 00:01:40,435 --> 00:01:43,635 Well, okay, hop up on the table, let's have a look. 43 00:01:46,707 --> 00:01:49,037 (scanner trilling) 44 00:01:49,076 --> 00:01:51,406 I'm not quite sure how to ask this, 45 00:01:51,446 --> 00:01:54,546 but when your species loses a piece of tissue, 46 00:01:54,582 --> 00:01:56,382 is it conscious? 47 00:01:56,417 --> 00:01:58,717 Kind of. I have a dim sense 48 00:01:58,753 --> 00:02:00,763 of a dark, wet place. 49 00:02:00,788 --> 00:02:03,788 I-I just can't get any more specific than that. 50 00:02:03,824 --> 00:02:05,794 Bortus, what can I do for you? 51 00:02:05,826 --> 00:02:08,796 I am experiencing digestive discomfort. 52 00:02:08,829 --> 00:02:10,969 With your iron stomach? Okay. 53 00:02:10,998 --> 00:02:12,798 Have a seat. 54 00:02:17,137 --> 00:02:19,137 Um, Yaphit? 55 00:02:19,173 --> 00:02:21,413 -Yeah? -I think I found your piece. 56 00:02:21,442 --> 00:02:22,642 Wh-What do you mean? 57 00:02:22,677 --> 00:02:25,447 -Inside Bortus' digestive tract. -What?! 58 00:02:25,480 --> 00:02:27,950 What the hell, man, you friggin' ate me? 59 00:02:27,982 --> 00:02:29,052 I did not eat you. 60 00:02:29,083 --> 00:02:30,183 Well, what the hell am I 61 00:02:30,217 --> 00:02:32,117 doing inside you, you bastard? 62 00:02:32,152 --> 00:02:34,592 Bortus, have you eaten anything in the past hour? 63 00:02:34,622 --> 00:02:37,932 Only a slice of prawgus cake at the buffet. 64 00:02:37,958 --> 00:02:40,128 Yaphit, did you go near the prawgus cake at all? 65 00:02:40,160 --> 00:02:42,530 Oh, crap. Yeah. 66 00:02:42,563 --> 00:02:44,803 With John and Gordon, those dicks. 67 00:02:44,832 --> 00:02:46,732 Mystery solved. 68 00:02:46,767 --> 00:02:48,097 Aw, man, I don't believe it. 69 00:02:48,135 --> 00:02:50,605 Ah, okay, how you want to do this? 70 00:02:50,638 --> 00:02:51,838 Do what? 71 00:02:51,872 --> 00:02:53,512 I gotta go in and get the piece. 72 00:02:53,541 --> 00:02:55,181 What do you mean, "go in"? 73 00:02:55,209 --> 00:02:56,939 I mean go in. I gotta go in. 74 00:02:56,977 --> 00:02:58,277 Pick an entry. 75 00:02:58,312 --> 00:03:00,312 I will not allow you inside me. 76 00:03:00,347 --> 00:03:01,617 Doc, help me out here. 77 00:03:01,649 --> 00:03:03,179 Bortus, I'm sorry. 78 00:03:03,217 --> 00:03:05,047 He can do it cleaner than I can. 79 00:03:05,085 --> 00:03:07,555 (sighs) Do what you must. 80 00:03:07,588 --> 00:03:08,658 Open your mouth. 81 00:03:13,928 --> 00:03:15,198 YAPHIT: All right, come on. 82 00:03:15,229 --> 00:03:17,159 Where are you, fella? 83 00:03:17,197 --> 00:03:19,697 Aw, dude, it stinks down here. 84 00:03:19,734 --> 00:03:21,174 What the hell you been eating? 85 00:03:21,201 --> 00:03:24,201 What is that, a-- is that a boot?! 86 00:03:24,238 --> 00:03:25,568 Ah, there we go. Jackpot. 87 00:03:26,941 --> 00:03:28,611 CLAIRE: Great. Now, if you two 88 00:03:28,643 --> 00:03:31,113 wouldn't mind leaving, this is more weirdness 89 00:03:31,145 --> 00:03:33,145 than I can handle in one day. 90 00:03:38,419 --> 00:03:40,919 At any point, did you consider the possibility 91 00:03:40,955 --> 00:03:42,385 that what you were doing was stupid? 92 00:03:42,423 --> 00:03:44,563 BOTH (slowly): No. No. 93 00:03:44,592 --> 00:03:46,032 -I didn't, no. -Not that I remember. 94 00:03:46,060 --> 00:03:48,360 Did it occur to you that Yaphit might be upset? 95 00:03:48,395 --> 00:03:49,395 -Yes. -No. 96 00:03:50,565 --> 00:03:54,225 At the time, it did not seem 97 00:03:54,268 --> 00:03:55,868 a matter of consequence. 98 00:03:55,903 --> 00:03:58,413 Honestly, we just thought it would be funny. 99 00:03:58,439 --> 00:04:00,509 Well, I hope you got a good laugh, 100 00:04:00,541 --> 00:04:02,711 because if I can't talk him out of filing charges, 101 00:04:02,743 --> 00:04:05,053 -you guys are gonna be in trouble. -Yes, sir. 102 00:04:05,079 --> 00:04:07,679 I'm placing a formal reprimand on each of your records. 103 00:04:07,715 --> 00:04:09,375 Dismissed. 104 00:04:10,417 --> 00:04:13,247 (door whooshes open) 105 00:04:14,421 --> 00:04:16,421 (door whooshes shut) 106 00:04:25,065 --> 00:04:27,225 You got to be kidding me. 107 00:04:32,607 --> 00:04:34,607 ♪ 108 00:05:36,571 --> 00:05:38,641 (door chimes) 109 00:05:38,673 --> 00:05:40,273 Come in. 110 00:05:42,342 --> 00:05:44,082 Hey. 111 00:05:44,111 --> 00:05:46,011 Take a look at this. 112 00:05:47,782 --> 00:05:50,152 -Is this accurate? -I confirmed it 113 00:05:50,184 --> 00:05:51,994 with the Union Central database just to be sure. 114 00:05:52,019 --> 00:05:55,519 Ed, that aptitude rating is through the roof. 115 00:05:55,556 --> 00:05:59,286 Aside from Isaac, John is the smartest officer on board. 116 00:05:59,326 --> 00:06:01,356 My God, he sure doesn't act like it. 117 00:06:01,395 --> 00:06:03,025 I heard about the Yaphit thing. 118 00:06:03,063 --> 00:06:05,573 Yeah, I spoke to Yaphit and calmed him down. 119 00:06:05,600 --> 00:06:07,570 How did we not know about this? 120 00:06:07,602 --> 00:06:10,442 I'm gonna talk to John and try to get the full story. 121 00:06:10,470 --> 00:06:13,040 But, Ed, I have a suggestion for you. 122 00:06:13,073 --> 00:06:14,043 With Newton leaving, 123 00:06:14,074 --> 00:06:15,814 what about John? 124 00:06:15,843 --> 00:06:17,713 -For what? -Chief engineer. 125 00:06:17,745 --> 00:06:20,275 (gags, coughs) 126 00:06:20,314 --> 00:06:23,454 -You okay? -Yeah. Um... 127 00:06:23,483 --> 00:06:25,753 wow, that's... that's a hard sell. 128 00:06:25,786 --> 00:06:28,216 Why? Look at the numbers. 129 00:06:28,255 --> 00:06:30,155 Advanced engineering test scores at Union Point 130 00:06:30,190 --> 00:06:31,260 were off the charts. 131 00:06:31,291 --> 00:06:32,891 Look, he's obviously brilliant, 132 00:06:32,927 --> 00:06:34,727 I'll give you that, but heading up a division is 133 00:06:34,762 --> 00:06:36,732 about more than just smarts. 134 00:06:36,764 --> 00:06:39,634 He's never shown any indication of leadership ability. 135 00:06:39,667 --> 00:06:41,367 He'd have to oversee a lot of personnel. 136 00:06:41,401 --> 00:06:43,871 He's never had the chance. He could surprise us. 137 00:06:43,904 --> 00:06:46,244 Kelly, he fed a guy to another guy. 138 00:06:46,273 --> 00:06:47,813 That's not something a department head does. 139 00:06:47,842 --> 00:06:49,412 Come on, you know those two. 140 00:06:49,443 --> 00:06:51,883 Odds are Gordon was the brain trust behind that stunt. 141 00:06:51,912 --> 00:06:53,212 Oh, and John just went along with it? 142 00:06:53,247 --> 00:06:54,447 That only proves my point. 143 00:06:54,481 --> 00:06:56,551 Look, all I'm saying is that 144 00:06:56,583 --> 00:06:58,553 maybe somewhere he's got it in him. 145 00:06:58,585 --> 00:07:01,585 (thunderous crash, rumbling) 146 00:07:14,869 --> 00:07:16,439 ED: Report. 147 00:07:16,470 --> 00:07:18,310 We've dropped out of quantum drive, Captain. 148 00:07:18,338 --> 00:07:20,038 -What the hell just happened? -I have no idea. 149 00:07:20,074 --> 00:07:21,914 Maybe we hit a squirrel or something. 150 00:07:21,942 --> 00:07:24,712 There is no evidence of any Sciuromorpha Rodentia 151 00:07:24,745 --> 00:07:26,305 or other midsized rodent. 152 00:07:26,346 --> 00:07:29,246 Captain, we appear to have skimmed the outer edge 153 00:07:29,283 --> 00:07:31,423 of a spatial anomaly of some variety. 154 00:07:31,451 --> 00:07:32,421 Damage report? 155 00:07:32,452 --> 00:07:33,452 All departments reporting. 156 00:07:33,487 --> 00:07:35,087 No injuries or hull damage. 157 00:07:35,122 --> 00:07:36,622 However, the lower quantum engine 158 00:07:36,657 --> 00:07:37,927 has been knocked out of alignment. 159 00:07:37,958 --> 00:07:39,388 Oh, great. 160 00:07:39,426 --> 00:07:41,156 It looks like we're stuck here for a few hours. 161 00:07:41,195 --> 00:07:43,595 Does the anomaly pose any danger to the ship? 162 00:07:43,630 --> 00:07:46,170 At our current coordinates, I do not believe so. 163 00:07:46,200 --> 00:07:48,240 It's just a big old nasty pothole. 164 00:07:48,268 --> 00:07:50,668 Well, we'd better map it so no one else gets banged around. 165 00:07:50,705 --> 00:07:52,405 Isaac, get the engine realignment started, 166 00:07:52,439 --> 00:07:54,439 and then run a full-range scan of the anomaly. 167 00:07:54,474 --> 00:07:56,084 Coordinate with Yaphit in engineering. 168 00:07:56,110 --> 00:07:57,410 I believe an internal scan 169 00:07:57,444 --> 00:07:59,554 of the affected areas of the ship 170 00:07:59,579 --> 00:08:00,979 -would also be prudent. -Do it. 171 00:08:02,516 --> 00:08:03,976 Captain, with your permission, 172 00:08:04,018 --> 00:08:06,488 perhaps Lieutenant Lamarr could be of help. 173 00:08:06,520 --> 00:08:07,920 I'm-I'm sorry, what? 174 00:08:10,725 --> 00:08:14,585 Lieutenant, please assist Isaac with his analysis. 175 00:08:14,628 --> 00:08:16,758 Aye, Commander. 176 00:08:25,539 --> 00:08:26,509 TY: Isaac! 177 00:08:26,540 --> 00:08:28,340 ISAAC: Hello, Ty. 178 00:08:28,375 --> 00:08:29,375 Hello, Marcus. 179 00:08:29,409 --> 00:08:30,409 We got out of school early 180 00:08:30,444 --> 00:08:31,514 because of the bumps. 181 00:08:31,545 --> 00:08:32,845 You want to go to the simulator 182 00:08:32,880 --> 00:08:34,350 and play some Space Dragons? 183 00:08:34,381 --> 00:08:36,081 I am currently occupied. 184 00:08:36,116 --> 00:08:37,216 What are you doing? 185 00:08:37,251 --> 00:08:38,751 I am preparing to run a scan 186 00:08:38,786 --> 00:08:40,116 on the section of the Orville 187 00:08:40,154 --> 00:08:41,924 that came into contact with the anomaly. 188 00:08:41,956 --> 00:08:45,186 -Can we help? -No. You are small and feeble. 189 00:08:45,225 --> 00:08:48,025 And you do not possess the necessary intelligence. 190 00:08:48,062 --> 00:08:49,702 Wow, why don't you just give 'em wedgies 191 00:08:49,730 --> 00:08:51,770 and stuff 'em in a locker while you're at it? 192 00:08:51,799 --> 00:08:53,669 Please, Isaac? 193 00:08:53,700 --> 00:08:55,200 Very well. 194 00:08:55,235 --> 00:08:57,095 But do not interfere with our investigation. 195 00:09:01,541 --> 00:09:04,311 Whoa, whoa, whoa, what the hell is he doing here? 196 00:09:04,344 --> 00:09:06,984 Commander Grayson has assigned Lieutenant Lamarr 197 00:09:07,014 --> 00:09:08,684 to assist with the analysis. 198 00:09:08,715 --> 00:09:10,345 Look, Yaphit, I-I'm sorry about what happened earlier. 199 00:09:10,384 --> 00:09:11,654 You know, we were just messing around. 200 00:09:11,685 --> 00:09:13,015 You know, it was a joke. 201 00:09:13,053 --> 00:09:16,123 A joke? I spent an hour in Bortus' colon! 202 00:09:16,156 --> 00:09:17,356 You think that's funny? 203 00:09:17,391 --> 00:09:19,091 (laughing) 204 00:09:19,126 --> 00:09:20,896 Oh, yeah, laugh it up, you brats. 205 00:09:20,928 --> 00:09:22,628 Look, I promise it won't happen again. 206 00:09:22,662 --> 00:09:23,902 Did you find anything here? 207 00:09:23,931 --> 00:09:26,271 Some crazy-weird readings. 208 00:09:26,300 --> 00:09:28,040 I can't make sense of 'em. 209 00:09:32,139 --> 00:09:35,039 Scans are detecting the presence of a quantum wake. 210 00:09:35,075 --> 00:09:37,175 It doesn't look like anything's been disturbed. 211 00:09:37,211 --> 00:09:38,581 I'm assuming nobody was in here. 212 00:09:38,612 --> 00:09:40,012 Affirmative. 213 00:09:40,047 --> 00:09:42,147 These quarters are currently unoccupied. 214 00:09:42,182 --> 00:09:45,092 We will process the data through the central computer. 215 00:09:47,587 --> 00:09:49,557 What happened to the plants? 216 00:10:09,309 --> 00:10:12,579 We are currently analyzing the scans of the quantum wake. 217 00:10:12,612 --> 00:10:14,482 And there's no explanation for the dead plants? 218 00:10:14,514 --> 00:10:16,584 We're cross-referencing the bioscans of the plants 219 00:10:16,616 --> 00:10:18,116 with what we know about the anomaly, 220 00:10:18,152 --> 00:10:19,752 which, right now, isn't much. 221 00:10:19,786 --> 00:10:21,916 They've been watered, right? 222 00:10:21,956 --> 00:10:23,386 Like, do we have a... a plant guy? 223 00:10:23,423 --> 00:10:25,563 Palovis. He's the lizard-looking guy 224 00:10:25,592 --> 00:10:27,562 -in the science section. -Is that his name? 225 00:10:27,594 --> 00:10:29,234 God, I can never remember that guy's name. 226 00:10:29,263 --> 00:10:31,233 I see him coming in the hall, and he's always like, 227 00:10:31,265 --> 00:10:32,225 "Hey, good morning, Captain." And I'm always like, 228 00:10:32,266 --> 00:10:33,226 "H-Hey, there he is." 229 00:10:33,267 --> 00:10:34,367 Yeah, Palovis. 230 00:10:34,401 --> 00:10:35,571 Palovis. All right. 231 00:10:35,602 --> 00:10:38,272 Doctor, does this quantum wake 232 00:10:38,305 --> 00:10:39,765 pose any health hazard to the crew? 233 00:10:39,806 --> 00:10:42,236 A quantum disturbance isn't like radiation. 234 00:10:42,276 --> 00:10:43,806 Shouldn't have any effect on living tissue. 235 00:10:43,844 --> 00:10:47,454 But I must admit, the dead plants are a mystery. 236 00:10:47,481 --> 00:10:48,921 How long until we can be underway? 237 00:10:48,949 --> 00:10:50,119 Engine realignment will be completed 238 00:10:50,150 --> 00:10:52,590 in two hours, 31 minutes. 239 00:10:52,619 --> 00:10:53,989 Keep me posted. 240 00:10:54,021 --> 00:10:55,621 Dismissed. 241 00:11:02,329 --> 00:11:04,459 -(door chimes) -Come in. 242 00:11:04,498 --> 00:11:06,868 Hi. 243 00:11:06,901 --> 00:11:08,501 Hey. 244 00:11:08,535 --> 00:11:11,665 I was wondering if you had any thoughts 245 00:11:11,705 --> 00:11:12,665 about what we discussed. 246 00:11:12,706 --> 00:11:14,336 As a matter of fact, I have. 247 00:11:14,374 --> 00:11:15,744 Given what's happened, 248 00:11:15,775 --> 00:11:17,575 I think we need to fill the post right away. 249 00:11:17,611 --> 00:11:19,181 So I'm promoting Yaphit. 250 00:11:19,213 --> 00:11:22,183 Ed, before you make that decision, 251 00:11:22,216 --> 00:11:24,676 I'm asking you to please consider John. 252 00:11:24,718 --> 00:11:26,388 Yaphit is next in line on the roster. 253 00:11:26,420 --> 00:11:27,920 Besides, do you honestly think 254 00:11:27,955 --> 00:11:29,855 John would even want the job? 255 00:11:29,890 --> 00:11:32,160 I mean, he doesn't exactly seem that ambitious. 256 00:11:32,192 --> 00:11:34,192 I have a suggestion. 257 00:11:34,228 --> 00:11:36,528 We have a mystery on our hands with this anomaly. 258 00:11:36,563 --> 00:11:38,333 Let me put John in charge of the analysis team. 259 00:11:38,365 --> 00:11:39,625 Kelly, it's too... 260 00:11:39,666 --> 00:11:41,666 If he's as smart as his record indicates, 261 00:11:41,701 --> 00:11:42,901 then he deserves a shot. 262 00:11:44,905 --> 00:11:47,335 You really feel that strongly about this? 263 00:11:47,374 --> 00:11:48,984 I'm your first officer. 264 00:11:49,009 --> 00:11:50,379 Part of my job is to help assemble 265 00:11:50,410 --> 00:11:52,410 the best possible staff on board this ship. 266 00:11:54,514 --> 00:11:56,384 All right. We'll give him a shot. 267 00:11:56,416 --> 00:11:58,986 Hell, your instincts are usually good, so who knows? 268 00:11:59,019 --> 00:12:01,689 Hey, you wouldn't be sitting there if I... 269 00:12:01,721 --> 00:12:03,121 Sorry, what? 270 00:12:03,157 --> 00:12:05,087 Nothing. It was a joke. 271 00:12:05,125 --> 00:12:06,925 Didn't sound like a joke. 272 00:12:06,961 --> 00:12:08,231 Forget about it. 273 00:12:08,262 --> 00:12:10,302 I'm gonna go tell John, get him started. 274 00:12:10,330 --> 00:12:13,530 Kelly. 275 00:12:13,567 --> 00:12:15,697 Did you... 276 00:12:15,735 --> 00:12:19,705 say something to Admiral Halsey to get me this command? 277 00:12:19,739 --> 00:12:22,539 No, of course not. 278 00:12:22,576 --> 00:12:25,606 Oh, my God, you did. 279 00:12:28,415 --> 00:12:30,215 All I said was that I thought you deserved a chance. 280 00:12:30,250 --> 00:12:32,990 You went to Admiral Halsey and you asked him 281 00:12:33,020 --> 00:12:34,620 to give me command of the Orville. 282 00:12:34,654 --> 00:12:36,324 I put in a good word. That's all I did. 283 00:12:36,356 --> 00:12:38,726 To an admiral who just happened to be close to your father. 284 00:12:38,758 --> 00:12:40,258 That had nothing to do with it. 285 00:12:40,294 --> 00:12:42,404 Ed, I had spent a year 286 00:12:42,429 --> 00:12:44,559 feeling like a horrible person for cheating on you. 287 00:12:44,598 --> 00:12:46,728 I also knew I was the reason that you went into your slump. 288 00:12:46,766 --> 00:12:50,136 I wanted to help get you back on the right path. 289 00:12:50,170 --> 00:12:53,370 I wanted to do something to help make things better for you. 290 00:12:53,407 --> 00:12:54,867 Well, thank God for your help. 291 00:12:54,908 --> 00:12:57,608 You would have gotten a command sooner or later, anyway. 292 00:12:57,644 --> 00:12:59,614 I mean, you were top of your class at Union Point. 293 00:12:59,646 --> 00:13:01,076 Oh, I'm sorry, didn't you just say 294 00:13:01,115 --> 00:13:02,815 that I wouldn't be sitting here 295 00:13:02,849 --> 00:13:04,119 if you hadn't gone to bat for me? 296 00:13:04,151 --> 00:13:05,391 I didn't mean to put it that way. 297 00:13:05,419 --> 00:13:06,789 And besides, it isn't true. 298 00:13:06,820 --> 00:13:10,420 Well, I guess we'll never know, huh? 299 00:13:10,457 --> 00:13:13,457 I'm sorry I didn't tell you. 300 00:13:14,794 --> 00:13:16,804 So am I. 301 00:13:36,550 --> 00:13:38,350 Look, I don't want you to mince words. 302 00:13:38,385 --> 00:13:39,945 I don't want you to spare my feelings. 303 00:13:39,986 --> 00:13:41,986 I just want to know the truth. 304 00:13:42,022 --> 00:13:45,792 Commander Grayson did make a case 305 00:13:45,825 --> 00:13:47,525 for your promotion to captain. 306 00:13:47,561 --> 00:13:49,801 And it never occurred to anyone that that might be 307 00:13:49,829 --> 00:13:51,369 the kind of thing that I deserve to know? 308 00:13:51,398 --> 00:13:53,168 Allocation of fleet personnel 309 00:13:53,200 --> 00:13:56,340 and how we arrive at those decisions is our business. 310 00:13:56,370 --> 00:13:57,570 It was her choice to tell you. 311 00:13:57,604 --> 00:13:58,974 Admiral, I'm just, 312 00:13:59,005 --> 00:14:00,365 I'm just having a little bit of a tough time 313 00:14:00,407 --> 00:14:02,777 reconciling this with my current position. 314 00:14:02,809 --> 00:14:04,279 I mean, how the hell am I ever supposed 315 00:14:04,311 --> 00:14:06,211 to walk onto that bridge with confidence again? 316 00:14:06,246 --> 00:14:08,446 Ed, in the eyes of the admiralty, 317 00:14:08,482 --> 00:14:10,922 you've proven yourself worthy of that chair. 318 00:14:10,950 --> 00:14:13,890 You have validated our trust in you. 319 00:14:13,920 --> 00:14:16,520 There is no doubt in anyone's mind anymore. 320 00:14:16,556 --> 00:14:18,626 Except mine. 321 00:14:20,594 --> 00:14:22,064 (sighs) 322 00:14:24,364 --> 00:14:26,534 Hey, would anybody mind if I got a cat? 323 00:14:26,566 --> 00:14:27,866 What? 324 00:14:27,901 --> 00:14:29,771 A cat, for the bridge. 325 00:14:29,803 --> 00:14:31,513 Like a bridge cat. 326 00:14:31,538 --> 00:14:33,168 What is a cat? 327 00:14:33,207 --> 00:14:34,367 Oh, it's an Earth pet. 328 00:14:34,408 --> 00:14:35,678 Little furry thing with whiskers. 329 00:14:35,709 --> 00:14:37,379 Might warm the place up a little. 330 00:14:37,411 --> 00:14:38,951 I think that'd be really great. 331 00:14:38,978 --> 00:14:40,878 How would the presence of such a creature 332 00:14:40,914 --> 00:14:42,684 improve bridge operations? 333 00:14:42,716 --> 00:14:44,016 It's not about that. 334 00:14:44,050 --> 00:14:46,190 Animals are just fun to have around. 335 00:14:46,220 --> 00:14:48,050 It's unconditional love, you know? 336 00:14:48,088 --> 00:14:50,358 I do not. Please, elaborate. 337 00:14:50,390 --> 00:14:51,730 GORDON: It's just companionship. 338 00:14:51,758 --> 00:14:53,358 You cuddle with it, stroke its fur. 339 00:14:53,393 --> 00:14:55,563 Humans bond with animals that way. 340 00:14:55,595 --> 00:14:56,595 Try it sometime. 341 00:14:56,630 --> 00:14:58,200 It'll help you understand us. 342 00:14:58,232 --> 00:14:59,672 (over comm): Grayson to Lieutenant Lamarr, 343 00:14:59,699 --> 00:15:00,869 report to my office. 344 00:15:00,900 --> 00:15:02,900 Oh, great. What did I do now? 345 00:15:02,936 --> 00:15:04,666 Good luck. 346 00:15:06,673 --> 00:15:08,643 (fabric swooshing) 347 00:15:14,248 --> 00:15:16,348 Are we bonding? 348 00:15:18,952 --> 00:15:20,222 (door chimes) 349 00:15:20,254 --> 00:15:21,224 Come in. 350 00:15:21,255 --> 00:15:24,815 Lieutenant. Have a seat. 351 00:15:27,794 --> 00:15:29,204 Explain this. 352 00:15:32,966 --> 00:15:34,696 What do you want to know? 353 00:15:34,734 --> 00:15:36,244 Why you never told anyone. 354 00:15:36,270 --> 00:15:37,600 It's in my file. 355 00:15:37,637 --> 00:15:39,707 -Anyone can look it up. -I know that. 356 00:15:39,739 --> 00:15:42,739 But generally, when someone's as smart as you are, 357 00:15:42,776 --> 00:15:44,706 they make productive use of it. 358 00:15:44,744 --> 00:15:46,714 Well, with all due respect, Commander, 359 00:15:46,746 --> 00:15:48,246 that's my business. 360 00:15:50,284 --> 00:15:53,994 Lieutenant, have you ever studied the history of money? 361 00:15:54,020 --> 00:15:56,290 Not really. I know people used to use it 362 00:15:56,323 --> 00:15:59,133 -to buy houses and sandwiches and stuff. -Exactly. 363 00:15:59,159 --> 00:16:01,959 It became obsolete with the invention of matter synthesis. 364 00:16:01,995 --> 00:16:04,825 The predominant currency became reputation. 365 00:16:04,864 --> 00:16:05,974 Yeah, so? 366 00:16:05,999 --> 00:16:09,569 My point is, human ambition didn't vanish. 367 00:16:09,603 --> 00:16:12,873 The only thing that changed was how we quantify wealth. 368 00:16:12,906 --> 00:16:14,706 People still want to be rich, 369 00:16:14,741 --> 00:16:17,911 only now rich means being the best at what you do. 370 00:16:17,944 --> 00:16:19,684 Not everybody wants that. 371 00:16:19,713 --> 00:16:21,653 Some people like to keep it simple. 372 00:16:21,681 --> 00:16:23,281 Some people want to go to work, 373 00:16:23,317 --> 00:16:25,447 go home, drink a beer and pass out. 374 00:16:25,485 --> 00:16:26,645 Are you one of those people? 375 00:16:26,686 --> 00:16:27,946 I am very fond 376 00:16:27,987 --> 00:16:29,617 of drinking beer and passing out, yes. 377 00:16:29,656 --> 00:16:33,356 Look, Lieutenant, there's nothing wrong 378 00:16:33,393 --> 00:16:35,063 with a simple lifestyle. 379 00:16:35,094 --> 00:16:37,334 I just want you to try using your gifts 380 00:16:37,364 --> 00:16:40,374 before you decide to leave them untapped. 381 00:16:40,400 --> 00:16:41,800 I'm putting you in command 382 00:16:41,835 --> 00:16:43,235 of the science and engineering task force 383 00:16:43,270 --> 00:16:44,670 to investigate the anomaly. 384 00:16:44,704 --> 00:16:46,714 (sighs) 385 00:16:47,774 --> 00:16:49,384 What is it? 386 00:16:49,409 --> 00:16:51,879 A small ship entering range, Captain. 387 00:16:51,911 --> 00:16:53,681 If it continues on its present course, 388 00:16:53,713 --> 00:16:55,583 it will encounter the anomaly. 389 00:16:55,615 --> 00:16:56,715 Put it on the viewer. 390 00:16:56,750 --> 00:16:59,720 GORDON: Ugh. Horbalak smugglers. 391 00:16:59,753 --> 00:17:01,493 Hate those guys. 392 00:17:01,521 --> 00:17:03,891 Alara, hail them. 393 00:17:03,923 --> 00:17:05,593 You're on, sir. 394 00:17:05,625 --> 00:17:08,255 Unidentified vessel, this is the USS Orville. 395 00:17:08,295 --> 00:17:09,495 Please respond. 396 00:17:11,565 --> 00:17:13,395 What do you want? 397 00:17:13,433 --> 00:17:15,603 Your course is about to take you 398 00:17:15,635 --> 00:17:17,465 directly into the path of a spatial anomaly 399 00:17:17,504 --> 00:17:18,914 we've discovered. 400 00:17:18,938 --> 00:17:20,708 We recommend you change your heading immediately. 401 00:17:20,740 --> 00:17:23,880 Grahj-kalooga. 402 00:17:23,910 --> 00:17:25,480 Anybody speak Horbalak? 403 00:17:25,512 --> 00:17:27,552 The direct translation is, 404 00:17:27,581 --> 00:17:30,221 -"You can shove it up your..." -Okay, got it, got it. 405 00:17:30,250 --> 00:17:31,720 Do you wish to hear the rest of the translation? 406 00:17:31,751 --> 00:17:33,221 No, no, I-I get the gist. 407 00:17:33,253 --> 00:17:34,793 Listen, what's your name? 408 00:17:34,821 --> 00:17:36,721 Blavaroch. 409 00:17:36,756 --> 00:17:38,926 God, that generation has so many Blavarochs. 410 00:17:38,958 --> 00:17:40,888 Blavaroch, I promise you, 411 00:17:40,927 --> 00:17:43,057 we're not out to confiscate whatever's in your cargo hold. 412 00:17:43,096 --> 00:17:46,366 We just want you to change course for your own safety. 413 00:17:46,400 --> 00:17:47,930 And maybe find a napkin. 414 00:17:47,967 --> 00:17:50,897 I don't take orders from Union goons. 415 00:17:50,937 --> 00:17:54,307 And my scanners don't show any anomaly. 416 00:17:54,341 --> 00:17:55,641 Well, our scanners do. 417 00:17:55,675 --> 00:17:57,035 Now change course. 418 00:17:57,076 --> 00:17:58,376 Alara, get him back. 419 00:17:58,412 --> 00:18:00,712 Trying, sir. No response. 420 00:18:00,747 --> 00:18:02,577 Sir, the Horbalak ship is approaching the anomaly. 421 00:18:15,895 --> 00:18:18,695 No power signature from the Horbalak vessel. 422 00:18:18,732 --> 00:18:19,772 Life signs? 423 00:18:19,799 --> 00:18:22,199 -None. -Bortus, you have the conn. 424 00:18:22,235 --> 00:18:23,735 Tell Kelly and Dr. Finn to meet us in the shuttle bay. 425 00:18:23,770 --> 00:18:25,270 Alara, you're with me. 426 00:18:31,077 --> 00:18:34,077 ♪ 427 00:18:48,428 --> 00:18:51,598 ♪ 428 00:19:06,746 --> 00:19:09,746 Oh, my God. 429 00:19:29,268 --> 00:19:31,238 ED: What have you got? 430 00:19:31,270 --> 00:19:32,840 It looks like extreme traumatic shock, 431 00:19:32,872 --> 00:19:34,242 leading to cardiac arrest. 432 00:19:35,542 --> 00:19:37,242 The whole power grid is out, 433 00:19:37,276 --> 00:19:39,276 and that's not all. 434 00:19:39,312 --> 00:19:41,982 Found this in the cargo hold. 435 00:19:46,052 --> 00:19:47,592 Krill plasma rifles. 436 00:19:47,621 --> 00:19:50,161 -About 20 crates. -Oh, boy. 437 00:19:50,189 --> 00:19:51,659 ALARA: You can bet whoever he stole them from 438 00:19:51,691 --> 00:19:52,991 is gonna be looking for them. 439 00:19:53,026 --> 00:19:54,686 We're sitting on a Krill lightning rod. 440 00:19:54,728 --> 00:19:57,698 We have to get that engine back on line fast. 441 00:20:07,240 --> 00:20:09,880 -Ed, we need to talk. -It'll have to wait. 442 00:20:09,909 --> 00:20:12,379 I've got to finish my report for Union Central. 443 00:20:14,380 --> 00:20:16,080 You can't ignore me forever. 444 00:20:16,115 --> 00:20:17,845 I'm not ignoring you. I'm just very busy. 445 00:20:17,884 --> 00:20:19,224 I was only doing what I thought was right. 446 00:20:19,252 --> 00:20:20,392 -I know that. -Well, then talk to me. 447 00:20:20,420 --> 00:20:21,920 Okay, you want to talk? 448 00:20:21,955 --> 00:20:24,555 Okay, let's talk about the fact that from now on, 449 00:20:24,591 --> 00:20:28,231 I am going to second-guess every command decision I make ever 450 00:20:28,261 --> 00:20:30,561 because I will never know whether I am truly the person 451 00:20:30,597 --> 00:20:32,867 who deserves to be making those decisions. 452 00:20:32,899 --> 00:20:34,829 It doesn't have to be that way. 453 00:20:34,868 --> 00:20:36,168 For God's sake, look at Gordon. 454 00:20:36,202 --> 00:20:37,202 What? What about Gordon? 455 00:20:37,236 --> 00:20:39,706 How did he get this job? You fought for him. 456 00:20:39,739 --> 00:20:42,009 Oh, wow, so now you're saying you had to fight for me. 457 00:20:42,041 --> 00:20:43,541 (laughing): This just gets better and better, doesn't it? 458 00:20:43,577 --> 00:20:46,207 No. Look, you told me today 459 00:20:46,245 --> 00:20:47,705 that you trust my instincts. 460 00:20:47,747 --> 00:20:49,917 So trust me about you. 461 00:20:49,949 --> 00:20:51,549 I believed in you. 462 00:20:51,585 --> 00:20:53,745 And as I stand here today, so do the admirals. 463 00:20:53,787 --> 00:20:55,517 Maybe they do now. 464 00:20:55,555 --> 00:20:58,185 But who knows whether I would ever have had the chance 465 00:20:58,224 --> 00:21:01,934 to prove that without a handout from my ex-wife. 466 00:21:05,899 --> 00:21:07,199 Hi, Captain. 467 00:21:07,233 --> 00:21:09,273 H-Hey, there he is. 468 00:21:13,106 --> 00:21:15,106 Yaphit, what are you doing here? 469 00:21:15,141 --> 00:21:16,611 I have a grievance. 470 00:21:16,643 --> 00:21:17,813 How'd you get into my office? 471 00:21:17,844 --> 00:21:19,554 I'm gel. 472 00:21:19,579 --> 00:21:21,879 Right. Well, what's on your mind? 473 00:21:21,915 --> 00:21:24,575 I want to know why you guys put John in charge 474 00:21:24,618 --> 00:21:26,548 of the science team instead of me. 475 00:21:26,586 --> 00:21:28,146 (sighs) 476 00:21:28,187 --> 00:21:30,117 Commander Grayson and I both feel 477 00:21:30,156 --> 00:21:32,386 that Lieutenant Lamarr deserves to be in the running 478 00:21:32,425 --> 00:21:33,955 for chief engineer. 479 00:21:33,993 --> 00:21:35,903 What?! You got to be kidding me. 480 00:21:35,929 --> 00:21:37,859 What the hell has that son of a bitch ever done to deserve... 481 00:21:37,897 --> 00:21:39,827 No final decisions have been made, 482 00:21:39,866 --> 00:21:41,936 and I am aware that you're next in line for the job, 483 00:21:41,968 --> 00:21:45,068 but we have our reasons for considering him. 484 00:21:45,104 --> 00:21:46,814 It's 'cause I'm gelatinous, isn't it? 485 00:21:46,840 --> 00:21:49,140 You guys can't handle the thought 486 00:21:49,175 --> 00:21:51,105 of a gelatinous person in charge of a department. 487 00:21:51,144 --> 00:21:53,054 Yaphit, that is not it. 488 00:21:53,079 --> 00:21:55,649 This is so racist, man, you're so friggin' racist. 489 00:21:55,682 --> 00:21:58,322 I am not, I have several gelatinous friends. 490 00:21:58,351 --> 00:21:59,751 This is a bunch of crap, man. 491 00:21:59,786 --> 00:22:01,216 This is total crap. 492 00:22:01,254 --> 00:22:02,824 Permission to return to duty. 493 00:22:02,856 --> 00:22:04,486 Granted. 494 00:22:06,526 --> 00:22:07,956 You know what? 495 00:22:07,994 --> 00:22:11,464 There was less crap in Bortus's colon. 496 00:22:11,497 --> 00:22:13,497 (doors whoosh shut) 497 00:22:18,371 --> 00:22:20,771 (indistinct conversations nearby) 498 00:22:40,560 --> 00:22:41,830 Hey, man. 499 00:22:41,861 --> 00:22:43,631 Hey. 500 00:22:43,663 --> 00:22:45,533 I just got off duty. You want to go tie one on? 501 00:22:45,565 --> 00:22:46,825 I can't right now. 502 00:22:46,866 --> 00:22:48,836 Why are you just standing out here? 503 00:22:48,868 --> 00:22:50,368 The science team's in there. 504 00:22:50,403 --> 00:22:52,373 I got to go inside and be the boss. 505 00:22:52,405 --> 00:22:54,205 Oh, dude, that sucks. 506 00:22:54,240 --> 00:22:55,810 I'm not a commander. 507 00:22:55,842 --> 00:22:57,682 I don't know anything about being in charge. 508 00:22:57,711 --> 00:23:00,051 You know, when I was a teenager, 509 00:23:00,079 --> 00:23:02,379 I worked as a camp counselor one summer. 510 00:23:02,415 --> 00:23:05,145 And when we wanted to break the ice with a new group of kids, 511 00:23:05,184 --> 00:23:06,624 we'd have this bowl of gumdrops, right? 512 00:23:06,653 --> 00:23:08,293 And each kid would take one. 513 00:23:08,321 --> 00:23:11,061 But they didn't get to eat it until they'd told the group 514 00:23:11,090 --> 00:23:13,390 something interesting about themselves. 515 00:23:13,426 --> 00:23:14,726 And-and that broke the ice? 516 00:23:14,761 --> 00:23:16,201 Every time. 517 00:23:16,229 --> 00:23:17,629 Yeah, but these aren't kids. 518 00:23:17,664 --> 00:23:19,534 Dude. Do you like gumdrops? 519 00:23:19,565 --> 00:23:21,365 -I do. -Exactly. 520 00:23:21,400 --> 00:23:22,440 (claps shoulder) 521 00:23:22,468 --> 00:23:23,798 Everybody likes gumdrops. 522 00:23:29,442 --> 00:23:30,612 Okay, there you go. 523 00:23:30,644 --> 00:23:32,214 Everybody get one. 524 00:23:32,245 --> 00:23:34,045 That's it. Yeah, you get-- there you go. 525 00:23:34,080 --> 00:23:35,580 Everybody take one. 526 00:23:35,615 --> 00:23:37,575 Okay. Uh-huh. Everybody got one? 527 00:23:37,617 --> 00:23:40,917 Okay, now you can't eat it until after you tell... 528 00:23:40,954 --> 00:23:42,294 Hey! 529 00:23:42,321 --> 00:23:43,621 Damn it, what did I just say? 530 00:23:43,657 --> 00:23:45,387 -Sorry. -I said don't eat it yet. 531 00:23:45,424 --> 00:23:48,064 -It just looks really good. -You know what? You go first. 532 00:23:48,094 --> 00:23:50,204 Tell everybody something interesting about yourself. 533 00:23:53,099 --> 00:23:55,899 I love refinishing antique furniture. 534 00:23:55,935 --> 00:23:57,735 The texture, the grain. 535 00:23:57,771 --> 00:23:59,611 It's like it has a life of its own. 536 00:23:59,639 --> 00:24:03,339 Sometimes, I can't tell where I end and the wood begins. 537 00:24:03,376 --> 00:24:04,776 Also a big brunch guy. 538 00:24:04,811 --> 00:24:06,351 Banana walnut pancakes? 539 00:24:06,379 --> 00:24:08,449 Mouthgasm. 540 00:24:08,481 --> 00:24:10,581 -This is stupid. -What's stupid? 541 00:24:10,616 --> 00:24:12,116 This. They put you in charge of the team, 542 00:24:12,151 --> 00:24:13,821 and you're dicking around like an amateur. 543 00:24:13,853 --> 00:24:15,963 We should be analyzing the data from the anomaly, 544 00:24:15,989 --> 00:24:17,789 and you're playing duck, duck, goose. 545 00:24:17,824 --> 00:24:19,864 You know what? He's right. Give it back. 546 00:24:19,893 --> 00:24:21,233 -Aww. -Put it back. Everybody, put it back. 547 00:24:21,260 --> 00:24:22,930 You don't get a gumdrop. 548 00:24:22,962 --> 00:24:24,562 Now get-get to work. Everybody move. 549 00:24:24,597 --> 00:24:26,827 Go... go do something. 550 00:24:29,302 --> 00:24:30,942 (sighs) 551 00:24:35,108 --> 00:24:38,078 Lieutenant, if I may make an observation, 552 00:24:38,111 --> 00:24:41,281 you seem ill-suited to perform your assigned duties. 553 00:24:41,314 --> 00:24:43,124 Yeah, that's what I tried to tell Commander Grayson. 554 00:24:43,149 --> 00:24:45,149 Then why did she place you in command? 555 00:24:45,184 --> 00:24:46,754 She says it's 'cause I'm smart. 556 00:24:46,786 --> 00:24:50,356 I would be happy to inform her that you are not. 557 00:24:52,425 --> 00:24:54,085 Hey, wait a minute. 558 00:24:54,127 --> 00:24:56,527 -JOHN: Look at this. -The quantum phasing signature 559 00:24:56,562 --> 00:25:00,602 of the anomaly does not conform to the universal constant. 560 00:25:00,633 --> 00:25:03,673 Oh, my God. It's not a pothole. 561 00:25:03,703 --> 00:25:05,713 It's a doorway. 562 00:25:19,652 --> 00:25:21,652 A doorway to where? 563 00:25:21,687 --> 00:25:23,687 We believe the anomaly is an aperture 564 00:25:23,723 --> 00:25:26,363 leading to a pocket of two-dimensional space. 565 00:25:26,392 --> 00:25:29,002 -Beg pardon? -We all exist in three dimensions, right? 566 00:25:29,028 --> 00:25:30,858 Length, width, height. 567 00:25:30,897 --> 00:25:33,697 But this area of space only exists in the first two, 568 00:25:33,733 --> 00:25:35,743 -length and width. -Has anything like this 569 00:25:35,769 --> 00:25:37,899 -ever been discovered before? -Negative. 570 00:25:37,937 --> 00:25:39,837 All right. First. 571 00:25:39,873 --> 00:25:42,343 -What happened to the Horbalak vessel? -ISAAC: When the vessel 572 00:25:42,375 --> 00:25:44,705 crossed through the anomaly, it momentarily phased 573 00:25:44,744 --> 00:25:46,854 from three dimensions into two. 574 00:25:46,880 --> 00:25:48,780 No wonder that man died. 575 00:25:48,815 --> 00:25:51,045 What do you mean? 576 00:25:51,084 --> 00:25:53,724 Living cells are made out of protein molecules, 577 00:25:53,753 --> 00:25:56,223 which have complex, three-dimensional geometries. 578 00:25:56,255 --> 00:25:59,555 How they react with other molecules is precisely 579 00:25:59,592 --> 00:26:01,362 controlled by their shapes. 580 00:26:01,394 --> 00:26:03,964 So if they get squeezed flat, and they don't expand 581 00:26:03,997 --> 00:26:05,827 into exactly the same shape as before, 582 00:26:05,865 --> 00:26:07,795 the proteins won't function properly. 583 00:26:07,834 --> 00:26:11,244 Exactly. And without working proteins, the cells die. 584 00:26:11,270 --> 00:26:13,870 Then that's probably why the plants died, too. 585 00:26:13,907 --> 00:26:17,707 Is there any way we can get a look inside the doorway? 586 00:26:17,743 --> 00:26:19,583 -Maybe send a probe? -MALE (over comm): Captain to the bridge. 587 00:26:19,612 --> 00:26:21,822 Three Krill ships approaching. 588 00:26:21,848 --> 00:26:25,048 Looks like our time just ran out. 589 00:26:28,387 --> 00:26:29,917 How far are they? 590 00:26:29,956 --> 00:26:31,716 Estimated time to intercept: 31 minutes. 591 00:26:31,757 --> 00:26:33,927 Isaac, how long until the engine realignment is complete? 592 00:26:33,960 --> 00:26:35,730 One hour, 16 minutes. 593 00:26:35,761 --> 00:26:37,531 Oh, crap, we're in trouble. 594 00:26:37,563 --> 00:26:39,633 Guys, I have a way the hell out there idea. 595 00:26:39,665 --> 00:26:41,935 -What is it? -We can't go to quantum speed, 596 00:26:41,968 --> 00:26:44,138 but the field generator is still powered up. 597 00:26:44,170 --> 00:26:45,740 We might be able to create a quantum bubble 598 00:26:45,771 --> 00:26:46,941 around the Orville. 599 00:26:46,973 --> 00:26:48,113 And? 600 00:26:48,141 --> 00:26:50,281 And go through the doorway. 601 00:26:50,309 --> 00:26:51,809 Wait, I'm sorry, didn't you just tell us that passing through 602 00:26:51,845 --> 00:26:53,605 that anomaly would be a death sentence? 603 00:26:53,646 --> 00:26:56,116 The quantum bubble could protect us from two-dimensional space. 604 00:26:56,149 --> 00:26:59,889 We go inside, we hang out and wait until the Krill are gone. 605 00:26:59,919 --> 00:27:02,389 -Isaac? -It is theoretically possible. 606 00:27:02,421 --> 00:27:04,891 Sir, the Krill have increased speed. 607 00:27:04,924 --> 00:27:07,364 Estimated time to intercept: 14 minutes. 608 00:27:09,929 --> 00:27:11,829 All right, go. 609 00:27:17,236 --> 00:27:19,566 Try it now. 610 00:27:19,605 --> 00:27:22,075 Field stability is now at 68%. 611 00:27:22,108 --> 00:27:23,908 (sighs) That's still not enough. 612 00:27:23,943 --> 00:27:26,553 John, what if we couple the quantum phase inducers 613 00:27:26,579 --> 00:27:27,949 to the deflector grid? 614 00:27:27,981 --> 00:27:29,681 It might beef up the strength of the bubble. 615 00:27:29,715 --> 00:27:31,375 How the hell is that supposed to hold? 616 00:27:31,417 --> 00:27:32,847 If we match the deflector amplitude 617 00:27:32,886 --> 00:27:34,386 to the quantum wave function, 618 00:27:34,420 --> 00:27:35,890 it should compensate for any field instability. 619 00:27:35,922 --> 00:27:37,892 I like when you talk dirty. 620 00:27:37,924 --> 00:27:39,564 All right, let's give it a shot. 621 00:27:39,592 --> 00:27:42,062 Captain, the Krill vessels are closing. 622 00:27:42,095 --> 00:27:43,655 Lamarr, what's happening? 623 00:27:43,696 --> 00:27:45,026 Commander, I think we're ready. 624 00:27:45,064 --> 00:27:46,534 All right, fire it up. 625 00:27:49,002 --> 00:27:50,742 Field strength at 95%. 626 00:27:50,769 --> 00:27:52,069 That's close enough. 627 00:27:52,105 --> 00:27:54,665 Bridge, initiating quantum bubble. 628 00:28:02,115 --> 00:28:03,415 Ready on your order, Captain. 629 00:28:03,449 --> 00:28:05,049 Take us into the anomaly. 630 00:28:05,084 --> 00:28:07,824 Hold on to your asses. 631 00:28:17,630 --> 00:28:21,130 No sign of the Krill ships, Captain. 632 00:28:26,672 --> 00:28:29,042 I'm not surprised. 633 00:28:29,075 --> 00:28:31,235 My God. 634 00:29:01,941 --> 00:29:05,681 It's beautiful. 635 00:29:05,711 --> 00:29:07,911 But how are we seeing it? 636 00:29:07,947 --> 00:29:10,547 Lieutenant Lamarr's quantum bubble has allowed us 637 00:29:10,583 --> 00:29:12,693 to maintain a stable third dimension 638 00:29:12,718 --> 00:29:15,318 outside of two-dimensional space. 639 00:29:15,354 --> 00:29:17,294 What are all those energy pulses? 640 00:29:17,323 --> 00:29:20,263 ISAAC: I have no experience processing this kind of data, 641 00:29:20,293 --> 00:29:21,933 but I believe we may be looking at 642 00:29:21,961 --> 00:29:24,131 a two-dimensional civilization. 643 00:29:24,163 --> 00:29:26,003 Two-dimensional life-forms? 644 00:29:26,032 --> 00:29:27,502 How is that possible? 645 00:29:27,533 --> 00:29:30,303 Is there any way we can communicate with them? 646 00:29:30,336 --> 00:29:33,936 Negative. Our modes of existence are incompatible. 647 00:29:33,973 --> 00:29:35,943 Then get every bit of scanning data you can. 648 00:29:35,975 --> 00:29:39,605 Union physicists will be writing papers about this for decades. 649 00:29:39,645 --> 00:29:42,775 Well, if we can't talk to them, at least we can watch. 650 00:29:42,815 --> 00:29:44,775 GORDON: Wait, so, 651 00:29:44,817 --> 00:29:46,747 does that mean that there could be fourth-, 652 00:29:46,785 --> 00:29:49,855 or fifth-dimensional people watching us right now? 653 00:29:49,888 --> 00:29:52,258 -It is possible. -But do you think... 654 00:29:52,291 --> 00:29:55,931 I mean, they wouldn't, like... watch us all the time, right? 655 00:29:55,961 --> 00:29:57,301 I do not know. 656 00:29:57,330 --> 00:29:59,000 I mean, do you think, like, 657 00:29:59,032 --> 00:30:02,442 could they see under a blanket, or... 658 00:30:02,468 --> 00:30:04,698 in the s-sleeve of a down coat? 659 00:30:04,737 --> 00:30:06,237 Gordon, I don't know what you're driving at, but I'm gonna 660 00:30:06,272 --> 00:30:07,812 go ahead and change the subject. Isaac, 661 00:30:07,840 --> 00:30:09,780 -what's our status? -The anomaly is stable. 662 00:30:09,808 --> 00:30:12,278 We can return to normal space on your order. 663 00:30:12,311 --> 00:30:13,981 All right, we'll give it a few hours. 664 00:30:14,013 --> 00:30:16,123 The Krill should be gone by then. 665 00:30:42,175 --> 00:30:43,375 Hi. 666 00:30:45,278 --> 00:30:47,148 Hey. 667 00:30:47,180 --> 00:30:48,380 Can we talk? 668 00:30:55,821 --> 00:30:58,021 It's breathtaking, isn't it? 669 00:30:58,057 --> 00:31:00,787 Did you ever read Flatland? 670 00:31:00,826 --> 00:31:02,696 No. 671 00:31:02,728 --> 00:31:04,698 It was a story written in the 1880s, 672 00:31:04,730 --> 00:31:08,030 about a two-dimensional society of shapes. 673 00:31:08,067 --> 00:31:10,667 The more sides they had, the higher the social status. 674 00:31:10,703 --> 00:31:12,373 The triangles were the workman class, 675 00:31:12,405 --> 00:31:14,065 the squares were the gentry, 676 00:31:14,107 --> 00:31:16,537 the circles were the most respected of all. 677 00:31:16,575 --> 00:31:20,405 It was a metaphor for inequality. 678 00:31:22,415 --> 00:31:24,415 I wonder what kind of world that is. 679 00:31:25,451 --> 00:31:26,521 Listen. 680 00:31:26,552 --> 00:31:28,852 Can I be honest with you? 681 00:31:28,887 --> 00:31:30,687 Of course. 682 00:31:30,723 --> 00:31:32,763 I want you and I to be okay. 683 00:31:32,791 --> 00:31:35,661 But you were being a prideful ass. 684 00:31:35,694 --> 00:31:37,034 What, are we in a Jane Austen novel? 685 00:31:37,062 --> 00:31:38,532 I'm a "prideful ass"? 686 00:31:38,564 --> 00:31:41,074 Why? Because I want to be self-reliant? 687 00:31:41,100 --> 00:31:43,200 Because I want to feel like I got where I am alone? 688 00:31:43,236 --> 00:31:45,866 I don't know if your two-dimensional perception 689 00:31:45,904 --> 00:31:47,874 leaves any room for this concept, 690 00:31:47,906 --> 00:31:50,706 but nobody does anything alone. 691 00:31:50,743 --> 00:31:52,713 We all have people who help us along the way. 692 00:31:52,745 --> 00:31:54,905 Sometimes we know about it, sometimes we don't. 693 00:31:54,947 --> 00:31:56,877 But it doesn't take a damn thing away from you. 694 00:31:56,915 --> 00:32:00,215 So what is so horrible about speaking up? 695 00:32:00,253 --> 00:32:02,053 This is already the worst apology ever. 696 00:32:02,087 --> 00:32:05,517 You know, the reason you are a good captain 697 00:32:05,558 --> 00:32:09,598 is that you are great at seeing all sides of a problem, 698 00:32:09,628 --> 00:32:11,358 except when it comes to yourself. 699 00:32:11,397 --> 00:32:15,397 So, no, I am not sorry that I recommended you to Halsey 700 00:32:15,434 --> 00:32:17,774 because I get to work for a captain that I respect, 701 00:32:17,803 --> 00:32:21,243 and I get to see you every day. 702 00:32:23,176 --> 00:32:24,876 Look. 703 00:32:24,910 --> 00:32:28,780 I know what you did came from a good place. 704 00:32:28,814 --> 00:32:32,194 I just have to work this out on my own. 705 00:32:34,587 --> 00:32:37,217 Commander, I am reading a small fluctuation 706 00:32:37,256 --> 00:32:38,856 in the quantum bubble. 707 00:32:38,891 --> 00:32:39,991 What is the cause? 708 00:32:40,025 --> 00:32:41,825 It appears the power flow to the... 709 00:32:41,860 --> 00:32:44,300 (grunting) 710 00:33:09,755 --> 00:33:11,815 Mercer to bridge. Report! 711 00:33:11,857 --> 00:33:14,457 Captain, the quantum bubble is deteriorating. 712 00:33:14,493 --> 00:33:16,363 We better hope the Krill are gone. 713 00:33:16,395 --> 00:33:18,355 Gordon, return us to normal space. 714 00:33:18,397 --> 00:33:20,327 Um, I can't do that, sir. 715 00:33:20,366 --> 00:33:22,866 ED: Why not? 716 00:33:22,901 --> 00:33:24,741 The anomaly just closed up. 717 00:33:39,718 --> 00:33:41,318 ISAAC: The disruption we experienced 718 00:33:41,354 --> 00:33:44,164 was due to inverse polarization of the quantum bubble. 719 00:33:44,189 --> 00:33:47,859 Essentially, two-dimensional space is pulling us toward it. 720 00:33:47,893 --> 00:33:49,663 That's why we got the nosebleeds. 721 00:33:49,695 --> 00:33:51,195 That was very unpleasant. 722 00:33:51,230 --> 00:33:53,500 We have about 21 minutes until the bubble collapses 723 00:33:53,532 --> 00:33:55,372 and we all get turned into pancakes. 724 00:33:55,401 --> 00:33:57,141 Oh, you guys talking about pancakes? 725 00:33:57,169 --> 00:33:58,869 No, it's-it's something else. 726 00:33:58,904 --> 00:34:00,314 All right, how do we get out of here? 727 00:34:00,339 --> 00:34:02,039 The engines were exposed to two-dimensional space. 728 00:34:02,074 --> 00:34:03,544 They're dead. 729 00:34:03,576 --> 00:34:06,246 There may be another way out, Captain. 730 00:34:06,279 --> 00:34:08,709 Scanners have detected a quantum fluctuation 731 00:34:08,747 --> 00:34:10,447 4,000 kilometers away 732 00:34:10,483 --> 00:34:12,493 that could be another aperture back to normal space. 733 00:34:12,518 --> 00:34:14,218 Could be? 734 00:34:14,253 --> 00:34:15,893 There is no way to know. 735 00:34:15,921 --> 00:34:17,821 Okay, let's say that's our only way out. 736 00:34:17,856 --> 00:34:19,656 The engines are dead. How do we get there? 737 00:34:19,692 --> 00:34:20,862 The ship's engines are dead, 738 00:34:20,893 --> 00:34:22,193 but the shuttles are still working. 739 00:34:22,227 --> 00:34:24,227 We cannot all fit inside a shuttle. 740 00:34:24,263 --> 00:34:26,603 No, but we could use the shuttle to tow the Orville out 741 00:34:26,632 --> 00:34:28,202 with a beefed-up tractor beam. 742 00:34:28,233 --> 00:34:29,873 But, wouldn't that expose the shuttle 743 00:34:29,902 --> 00:34:31,272 to two-dimensional space? 744 00:34:31,304 --> 00:34:33,544 I think we could create a stable quantum bubble 745 00:34:33,572 --> 00:34:36,042 inside the shuttle, and preserve three-dimensional space. 746 00:34:36,074 --> 00:34:37,914 So, the outside would be squashed, 747 00:34:37,943 --> 00:34:39,713 but the inside wouldn't. 748 00:34:39,745 --> 00:34:43,145 More space inside than out, like Doctor Who's phone booth. 749 00:34:43,181 --> 00:34:44,421 Or Oscar the Grouch's can. 750 00:34:44,450 --> 00:34:45,880 Or Snoopy's doghouse, yeah. 751 00:34:45,918 --> 00:34:48,048 The miracles of quantum physics. 752 00:34:48,086 --> 00:34:51,556 Would this pose any danger to the two-dimensional life-forms? 753 00:34:51,590 --> 00:34:53,890 No, sir. The cross section is so small 754 00:34:53,926 --> 00:34:56,396 that they will likely be unaware of our presence. 755 00:34:56,429 --> 00:34:57,899 Who pilots the shuttle? 756 00:34:57,930 --> 00:34:59,260 Well, I would need to be there 757 00:34:59,298 --> 00:35:00,728 to keep the field intensity stable, 758 00:35:00,766 --> 00:35:02,266 and I'd need somebody to drive. 759 00:35:02,301 --> 00:35:04,071 I volunteer. 760 00:35:04,102 --> 00:35:05,772 No. I'll go. 761 00:35:05,804 --> 00:35:07,614 Ed, wait. 762 00:35:07,640 --> 00:35:09,740 If that field collapses... 763 00:35:09,775 --> 00:35:12,105 Kelly, I need to do this. 764 00:35:13,712 --> 00:35:15,952 John, meet me in the shuttle bay. 765 00:35:17,983 --> 00:35:20,353 (indistinct announcement over speakers) 766 00:35:36,268 --> 00:35:39,538 (beep, whirring) 767 00:35:42,007 --> 00:35:44,177 So, how's the field generator? 768 00:35:44,209 --> 00:35:46,379 Operating at maximum efficiency. 769 00:35:46,412 --> 00:35:47,952 Hey, um... 770 00:35:47,980 --> 00:35:50,450 I just wanted to see if you guys needed any help. 771 00:35:50,483 --> 00:35:52,893 Yeah, um, can you check the power relays? 772 00:35:52,918 --> 00:35:55,418 Oh, will do. 773 00:35:55,454 --> 00:35:57,024 Yeah, try not to screw that up, too. 774 00:35:57,055 --> 00:35:58,185 FEMALE ENGINEER: Yeah, no kidding. 775 00:35:58,223 --> 00:35:59,593 What'd you guys just say? 776 00:35:59,625 --> 00:36:01,085 Come on, man. 777 00:36:01,126 --> 00:36:03,226 It was Yaphit's half-cocked idea that got us into this. 778 00:36:03,261 --> 00:36:05,231 Now, you listen to me, and you listen good. 779 00:36:05,263 --> 00:36:06,573 Yaphit's a member of our team, 780 00:36:06,599 --> 00:36:07,999 and you're gonna treat him that way. 781 00:36:08,033 --> 00:36:10,043 He had an idea and I thought it was a good one. 782 00:36:10,068 --> 00:36:11,838 I made the decision to go with it. 783 00:36:11,870 --> 00:36:14,340 So if you want to blame somebody, you blame me. 784 00:36:14,373 --> 00:36:16,243 It's my fault! 785 00:36:16,274 --> 00:36:18,114 And now, maybe people will believe me when I say 786 00:36:18,143 --> 00:36:20,913 I am not a commander! 787 00:36:20,946 --> 00:36:22,546 Now get back to work. 788 00:36:36,395 --> 00:36:38,395 ♪ 789 00:36:41,366 --> 00:36:42,696 Bridge to shuttle bay. 790 00:36:42,735 --> 00:36:44,195 All systems secure for departure. 791 00:36:44,236 --> 00:36:45,366 Going to red alert. 792 00:36:45,404 --> 00:36:48,014 ED: Acknowledged. 793 00:36:48,040 --> 00:36:49,710 We'll see you on the other side. 794 00:36:51,744 --> 00:36:54,384 Initiating quantum bubble. 795 00:36:54,413 --> 00:36:56,283 All right. Let's do this. 796 00:36:56,314 --> 00:36:58,554 Let's get flat. 797 00:37:00,986 --> 00:37:02,146 Sorry. 798 00:37:16,469 --> 00:37:18,239 It's gonna be a little jarring 799 00:37:18,270 --> 00:37:19,840 when we pass through the quantum field 800 00:37:19,872 --> 00:37:21,612 and make the transition to two-dimensional space. 801 00:37:21,640 --> 00:37:23,310 You might get nauseous. 802 00:37:23,341 --> 00:37:24,841 Don't worry, I'll be fine. 803 00:37:30,716 --> 00:37:32,246 (John retching) 804 00:37:32,284 --> 00:37:33,954 You okay? You all right? 805 00:37:33,986 --> 00:37:36,016 -No, I'm-I'm good. I'm good. -Want to, like, 806 00:37:36,054 --> 00:37:37,794 -crack a window or something, maybe? -(retching continues) 807 00:37:37,823 --> 00:37:40,133 Yeah. 808 00:37:42,861 --> 00:37:45,361 I'm good. I'm okay. I'm okay. 809 00:37:45,397 --> 00:37:47,327 Initiating spatial conduit. 810 00:37:47,365 --> 00:37:49,225 They have made the transition. 811 00:37:49,267 --> 00:37:51,437 Spatial conduit initialized. 812 00:37:57,943 --> 00:37:59,553 Activating tractor beam. 813 00:38:17,596 --> 00:38:19,396 Here we go. 814 00:38:28,406 --> 00:38:30,436 Field stable. 815 00:38:30,475 --> 00:38:31,905 Everything seems A-OK. 816 00:38:33,812 --> 00:38:37,052 Hey, um... you did good today. 817 00:38:37,082 --> 00:38:39,322 Thanks, Captain. 818 00:38:39,351 --> 00:38:42,491 Excuse my bluntness, but... 819 00:38:42,521 --> 00:38:44,521 why do you hide your brains? 820 00:38:46,324 --> 00:38:48,334 The colony where I'm from was brand-new, 821 00:38:48,360 --> 00:38:50,160 lot of farmers, lot of builders. 822 00:38:50,195 --> 00:38:52,225 They didn't trust anyone who was too much of an egghead. 823 00:38:52,264 --> 00:38:55,174 You'd be surprised how fast you can alienate people 824 00:38:55,200 --> 00:38:56,470 when you're always right. 825 00:38:56,501 --> 00:38:58,901 I wanted to be liked, accepted. 826 00:38:58,937 --> 00:39:01,907 Just became habit, I guess. 827 00:39:01,940 --> 00:39:04,410 If we get out of this... 828 00:39:04,442 --> 00:39:06,442 I want you to be my new chief engineer. 829 00:39:08,446 --> 00:39:10,416 Are you really sure about that? 830 00:39:10,448 --> 00:39:13,018 Kelly was right about you. 831 00:39:13,051 --> 00:39:15,451 She was right about a lot of things. 832 00:39:15,487 --> 00:39:17,617 (loud bang) 833 00:39:17,656 --> 00:39:19,586 (grunting) 834 00:39:19,625 --> 00:39:22,285 Commander, the quantum field is destabilizing. 835 00:39:22,327 --> 00:39:23,757 How far are we from the aperture? 836 00:39:23,796 --> 00:39:24,896 3,000 kilometers. 837 00:39:27,399 --> 00:39:28,899 (grunts) 838 00:39:33,906 --> 00:39:35,766 (both grunt) 839 00:39:36,842 --> 00:39:38,042 What's the field status? 840 00:39:38,076 --> 00:39:39,206 The field's collapsing. 841 00:39:39,244 --> 00:39:40,554 I'm gonna take us to quantum speed. 842 00:39:40,579 --> 00:39:42,719 What? Sir, that could collapse the entire bubble. 843 00:39:42,748 --> 00:39:44,318 If I don't, we're not gonna make it. 844 00:39:44,349 --> 00:39:46,079 I'm not gonna be able to keep the field stable. 845 00:39:46,118 --> 00:39:47,388 You're a smart guy, I trust you. 846 00:39:47,419 --> 00:39:48,989 Here we go. 847 00:40:04,770 --> 00:40:07,440 ♪ 848 00:40:19,017 --> 00:40:20,047 ALARA: We made it. 849 00:40:20,085 --> 00:40:22,215 Lieutenant, what's our position? 850 00:40:22,254 --> 00:40:24,394 3-4-8, mark 9-1-4. 851 00:40:24,422 --> 00:40:26,222 Not too far from where we were. 852 00:40:26,258 --> 00:40:28,358 Alara, hail the shuttle. 853 00:40:30,428 --> 00:40:32,328 Bridge to shuttle, do you read? 854 00:40:32,364 --> 00:40:35,274 Shuttle to bridge. We're okay. 855 00:40:35,300 --> 00:40:36,400 How's the ship? 856 00:40:36,434 --> 00:40:37,704 All in one piece. 857 00:40:37,736 --> 00:40:41,366 Uh... you may want to get a cleaning crew in here 858 00:40:41,406 --> 00:40:43,606 when we get back to the bay. 859 00:40:43,642 --> 00:40:45,212 Will do. 860 00:40:45,243 --> 00:40:46,983 We'll see you guys soon. 861 00:40:54,987 --> 00:40:57,387 (door chimes) 862 00:40:57,422 --> 00:40:59,162 Come in. 863 00:41:05,097 --> 00:41:08,727 -Hi. -Hi. 864 00:41:08,767 --> 00:41:11,137 I just wanted to say I'm sorry. 865 00:41:12,705 --> 00:41:16,305 Look. This command... 866 00:41:16,341 --> 00:41:18,411 means everything to me. 867 00:41:18,443 --> 00:41:22,113 I try to act like it's just a job, but it's not. 868 00:41:22,147 --> 00:41:24,417 I know that. 869 00:41:24,449 --> 00:41:26,919 You forget, nobody knows you better than me. 870 00:41:26,952 --> 00:41:30,422 That's why I did what I did. 871 00:41:33,191 --> 00:41:34,831 (sighs, chuckles) 872 00:41:34,860 --> 00:41:37,230 I behaved like a whiny little bitch... 873 00:41:38,864 --> 00:41:41,474 ...when the fact is, 874 00:41:41,499 --> 00:41:43,499 I should've just said thank you. 875 00:41:45,103 --> 00:41:48,313 You helped put me where I belong. 876 00:41:48,340 --> 00:41:53,750 And, if I ever doubt my fitness to be captain again, 877 00:41:53,779 --> 00:41:56,479 I'll remind myself who's got my back. 878 00:41:58,483 --> 00:42:00,253 It's not the feather, Dumbo. 879 00:42:00,285 --> 00:42:01,615 It's you. 880 00:42:01,653 --> 00:42:03,893 (chuckles softly) 881 00:42:27,545 --> 00:42:29,775 Okay, everybody, listen up. 882 00:42:29,815 --> 00:42:31,375 There's a new boss in town, 883 00:42:31,416 --> 00:42:33,216 and his name is Lieutenant Commander John Lamarr. 884 00:42:33,251 --> 00:42:36,021 -You guys ready to step it up? -ALL: Yes, sir. 885 00:42:36,054 --> 00:42:39,194 Okay, boom. Now, if we can increase engine efficiency 886 00:42:39,224 --> 00:42:41,364 to 97% by the end of the workweek, 887 00:42:41,393 --> 00:42:43,663 we can all take off early and get wasted. 888 00:42:43,695 --> 00:42:44,855 Sound good? 889 00:42:44,897 --> 00:42:46,197 ALL: Yes, sir. 890 00:42:46,231 --> 00:42:48,901 All right, well, don't just stand there; snap to it. 891 00:42:59,544 --> 00:43:03,184 Captioned by Media Access Group at WGBH 892 00:43:45,057 --> 00:43:46,957 You've explored space with The Orville.