Currently thinking about how Alara could carry the entire polycule with ease. I mean that very literally. She could physically carry all three of her lovers at once... and it would be so cute!!!
The bridge has changed, gone are the familiar secondary theme replaced by the light gray. The familiar theme can be seen echoing on in the distance in the hallway leading to the bridge, every piece of the ship is where it ought to be, there's plenty of light to be spared, it's all quite transparent showing off it's interior with the light.
The Navigation and Pilot console has changed, gone is the gap that would be there in the form of a outline with the same color of the console instead of the blue glowing theme. The chairs are different, although, the echoes of TNG with the wooden beam is there in the form of what is it behind or beside the chairs? Not just the subtitle, New Horizons, giving that feel. OH WAIT, nevermind, that was always there, but it looks like, it too, was given a upgrade!
It's almost like seeing a old friend from years ago, with a new look, a new do, ready to come back for a feature film and so excited to bring you along for the ride and you want to excitedly follow them along.
The top of the ship, the dome, hasn't changed drastically, same theme, same design, a charm of the USS Orville. Things have changed for the Orville but not the soul of it still embedded in every inch of the renovation.
I think an underrated aspect of The Orville is that they literally say in the show that no one uses money anymore, that the advancements in technology meant that there was no scarcity in resources, and that people are still self-motivated to work and do a good job just for the sake of doing well.
It’s a relatively short moment in the show, but they made a point to say it explicitly, and I think that’s very cool of them.
Last week it was the issue of gender reassignment surgery on infants, this week its a commentary of the dangers of rigid belief systems. The Orville is fucking killing it.