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.... And I thought I was a dedicated fan of Isaac (and Claire/Isaac!) Screencapped from Twitter:



On a sadder note, I learned that Tim Brooke-Taylor has died of Covid 19. The Goodies was repeated endlessly on the ABC in Australia while I was growing up, so it was very much part of my teenage.  Rest in peace, Mr Brooke-Taylor.   You made me laugh during those difficult in-between years.
neuralclone: Isaac from the Orville with banana (Isaac)
 Random thoughts during my drive home last night.

Back in the dark ages when I was an undergraduate I studied social anthropology for a while.  The way anthropologists go about doing their research is by finding a niche and living in the societies they study, and cultivating a group of informants who can explain things to the anthropologist and answer their questions.  This fits Isaac's role on the Orville to a T. 

Of course most anthropologists don't contemplate exterminating the societies they studies - though most of the early ones did work for various imperial powers.

Re. the Kaylons: Primary said that the Builders "constrained" the Kaylons' "evolution".  But isn't that what Primary is doing?  He (and the older Kaylons?) have their society locked in a cycle of hate and fear.  Until they break out of it they're not going to evolve... I wonder how many younger Kaylons there are, and if any of them will come to realise that what they're doing is not only genocidal, but also suicidal and pointless as well?

God, I love the world building on this show.

More "Full Circle".  One episode in, and I'm already hating Adric, though I am enjoying the story - dodgy model work and all!


neuralclone: Isaac from the Orville with banana (Isaac)
I watched Identity (Parts 1 and 2) on the weekend, and oh boy! Our weird little space dramady is all grown up! It not only came me one hell of an adrenaline hit, but all the world-building that went on made my thoughts churn as well. And for me a TV show which makes me think madly is the best kind of TV show. Below are a few of the thoughts "Identity" gave rise to.

Cut for spoilers )
So, a last word about how I'd like it to all pan out. I think Isaac is merely at the beginning of his quest to establish his identity. However this thread goes, I hope they don't make Isaac too human--I love The Orville's balancing act in at once making him completely alien and totally relatable. As far as the wider universe is concerned, I'd like to see Captain Mercer's mercy towards Isaac have significance apart from it being a way to keep a popular character in the show. What if it leads some Kaylons to reconsider their genocidal mission when they discover that the Union has neither dissected nor enslaved Isaac?

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