Sanctuary 

Ed discovers that Moclans aboard the Orville are harboring a secret.

Director:

Jonathan Frakes

Writers:

Seth MacFarlane (created by), Joe Menosky

Stars:

Seth MacFarlane, Adrianne Palicki, Penny Johnson Jerald

Cast

Episode cast overview, first billed only:
Seth MacFarlane	...	Capt. Ed Mercer
Adrianne Palicki	...	Cmdr. Kelly Grayson
Penny Johnson Jerald	...	Dr. Claire Finn
Scott Grimes	...	Lt. Gordon Malloy
Peter Macon	...	Lt. Cmdr. Bortus
Jessica Szohr	...	Lt. Talla Keyali
J. Lee	...	Lt. Cmdr. John LaMarr (as J Lee) (credit only)
Mark Jackson	...	Isaac
Victor Garber	...	Admiral Halsey
F. Murray Abraham	...	Chairman
Ted Danson	...	Admiral Perry
Ron Canada	...	Admiral Tucker
Rena Owen	...	Heveena
Kelly Hu	...	Admiral Ozawa
Tony Todd	...	Moclan Delegate

Storyline

Ed discovers that Moclans aboard the Orville are harboring a secret.

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Plot Keywords:

misogyny | refuge | reference to dolly parton | compromise | colony | 

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Genres:

Adventure | Comedy | Drama | Sci-Fi

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Certificate:

TV-14

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

11 April 2019 (USA)

Filming Locations:

California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Fuzzy Door Productions, 20th Century Fox Television

Technical Specs

Runtime:

46 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

16:9 HD

Did You Know?

Trivia

While the line "Every revolution begins with a single act of defiance." sounds like an historical quote, there is in fact no such connection. The line is completely original.

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Quotes

Capt. Ed Mercer: If we are not willing to stand up for the values that this Union was founded on... what exactly are we defending?

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Soundtracks

Nine To Five
Written and Performed by Dolly Parton

User Reviews

Interesting Social Commentary Episode

Now we have 2 planets in the Orville universe that harbor Moclans. One dominated by the male of the species and the other dominated by females.

This dichotomy sets up some interesting possibilities/questions. Will the two planets resolves their differences and move from a truce to, if not a peace agreement, at least peaceful relations?

Also will the female dominated planet allow breeding between males and females or only between females? In either case, with a starting population of only 2 males and 6,000 females, it would take a lot of time for this imbalance to be corrected. Unless of course there are Moclans on the male dominated planet who might wish to emigrate to the female dominated plant.

Lots of interesting possibilities for extensions and developments of the Moclans race.