The Orville: Season 2
Season 2 Lore Primer
Key plot threads, lore context, and character stakes you need to remember before diving into this season.
- Picks up essential narrative continuity directly following the events of The Orville Season 1.
- Character alliances, factions, and personal loyalties undergo significant shifts under escalating stakes.
- Addresses unresolved cliffhangers and thematic mysteries introduced during previous seasons.
- Establishes the primary seasonal conflict that drives serialized character arcs toward the finale.
Episode Guide
Season 2 Progress Shield
Ja'loja
Dec 30, 2018 · 48 min
As The Orville heads towards Moclus for Bortus' special once-a-year ceremony, Ed discovers Kelly has moved on and has started dating. Meanwhile, Gordon asks for John's help in gett
Primal Urges
Jan 3, 2019 · 48 min
Ed and the crew race to save a small group of survivors on a planet about to be destroyed by its sun. Meanwhile, Bortus and Klyden start marriage counseling when Bortus' obsession
Nothing Left on Earth Excepting Fishes
Jan 17, 2019 · 48 min
Ed finds himself behind enemy lines when he crash-lands on a mysterious planet. Meanwhile, Kelly questions why Gordon wants to take the Command Test.
All the World is Birthday Cake
Jan 24, 2019 · 48 min
The Orville makes First Contact and a new crew member joins the ship.
A Happy Refrain
Jan 31, 2019 · 48 min
The Orville crew is surprised when Claire's personal life takes an unexpected turn, and Gordon makes an unusual grooming suggestion to Bortus.
Deflectors
Feb 14, 2019 · 48 min
One of Bortus's old lovers is assigned to help upgrade the ships defences and makes a surprising admission to Talla.
Identity (1)
Feb 21, 2019 · 48 min
Ed and the crew travel to Isaac's home planet, Kaylon.
Identity (2)
Feb 28, 2019 · 48 min
The Kaylons take control of the Orville with the intention of destroying all biological lifeforms.
Lasting Impressions
Mar 21, 2019 · 48 min
The Orville crew members open a time capsule from 2015.
Sanctuary
Apr 11, 2019 · 46 min
Ed discovers that Moclans aboard The Orville are harboring a secret.
Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow
Apr 18, 2019 · 48 min
A time distortion affects Ed and Kelly's relationship.
The Road Not Taken
Apr 25, 2019 · 48 min
The crew must contend with the disastrous fallout from Kelly's decision.