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The Orville season 3 "New Horizons", episode 8 "Midnight Blue"
Written by Brannon Braga & Andre Bormanis, directed by Jon Cassar.
"I thought I hated you."
When Topa goes missing during an inspection of Haveena's sanctuary colony for female Moclans, Commander Grayson and Commander Bortus make a snap decision to rescue her without support from the Orville. Once Captain Mercer figures out the real reason why Topa was taken, a rift is created between him and Haveena over what's more important in the grand scheme of things. As Grayson and Bortus enter a time-sensitive situation they are barely ready or equipped for, Mercer puts his faith in a last-ditch effort to convince Haveena to help them rescue Topa by invoking a legendary figure from Earth's history.
A legendary figure from Earth's history
Originally released: 21 July 2022
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What did you think?
Absolutely. Peter Macon always goes beyond his direction as Bortus, even when he’s only given comedic beats. But in Tale and here he goes so far beyond most science fiction acting.
That split second when he sees Klyden and the sheer complexity of his face. So many expressions all at once. And under half a fucking ton of rubber!!