Finally got caught up. We've been recording The Orville as well as a number of other shows, as usual, and the past couple weeks, whenever I ask the wife if it's time for The Orville, she's in the mood for something else. I finally told her to just level with me; if she doesn't want to watch the show, I won't be offended or anything, I just want to know. So I can watch the damned episodes that are backing up. She admitted that it's just not her bag. She really, really doesn't like Seth McFarlane. Fair enough.
So I watched episodes 4 and 5 pretty much in a row. The huge bioship, and the hot time traveller. "Can you open this jar of pickles" is such an awkward phrase, and that's gonna be a thing now? Two episodes in a row. Maybe next time, someone will say something about it, point out how stupid it sounds when he uses it so often. That would be meta, and funny.
Another episode apparently inspired by a TNG episode (Matt Frewer the time traveller) even down to the traveller being a "collector" of sorts, and getting rich off of the acquisitions. But different enough to work, I guess.
Still digging it.