History Recap / TheOrvilleS1E06Krill

* CassandraTruth: When questioned on why he and Mercer have infiltrated the Krill ship, Gordon honestly replies that they came for the Anhkana. The captain doesn't believe him, as it's far more likely they came for the experimental neutron bomb than a mere book, regardless of its importance to the Krill.

* MirroringFactions: Grayson believes this is the case with what the Anhkana and the Bible say about ownership and superiority when she first hears about the Krill faith, saying: ''"And Man shall have all the animals in subjugation"''. This, however, is an In-Universe CriticalResearchFailure as the Anhkana permits the genocide of other sentient beings who aren't Krill, the Bible on the other hand makes it clear to treat animals well:
-->"Six days you are to do your work; but on the seventh day, you are to cease from your labor, in order that your bull and your donkey may rest."'''—Exodus 23:12'''\\
"The righteous one takes care of his domestic animals."'''—Proverbs 12:10'''
** That said, warped interpretations of the Bible have been used by humans in the past to justify the kinds of actions the Krill would approve of. It's possible that Krill behavior is based on similar selective reading of the Anhkana.

* NotSoDifferent: Grayson believes this is the case with what the Anhkana and the Bible say about ownership and superiority when she first hears about the Krill faith, saying: ''"And Man shall have all the animals in subjugation"''. This, however, is an In-Universe CriticalResearchFailure as the Anhkana permits the genocide of other sentient beings who aren't Krill, the Bible on the other hand makes it clear to treat animals well:
-->"Six days you are to do your work; but on the seventh day, you are to cease from your labor, in order that your bull and your donkey may rest."'''—Exodus 23:12'''\\
"The righteous one takes care of his domestic animals."'''—Proverbs 12:10'''
** That said, warped interpretations of the Bible have been used by humans in the past to justify the kinds of actions the Krill would approve of. It's possible that Krill behavior is based on similar selective reading of the Anhkana.

** It's said that the Krill have clung to their religion even after developing spacefaring technology, and that if the Union ''were'' to attack them, they would see it as a holy quest. This seems like a pretty clear nod to The Covenantn in ''VideoGame/{{Halo}}''.

* TheWorfBarrage: In true ''Franchise/StarTrek'' fashion, the ''Orville'' fires all energy weapons at the Krill ship with the Worf {{Expy}} reporting "No damage."

* As Ed and Gordon are cruising through Krill space searching for a ship, they're listening to [[Music/CreedenceClearwaterRevival CCR's]] "Midnight Special"--like the driver and his passenger in the opening scene of ''Film/TwilightZoneTheMovie.''

* AlwaysNight: The Krill homeworld has intense cloud cover which blots out nearly all sunlight.

* BlazingInfernoHellfireSauce: Bortus demonstrates his ability to eat anything by casually popping an entire ball of wasabi into his mouth, much to the horror of his colleagues, with Alara remarking that she'd have been left crying and throwing up if she'd tried to do the same thing.

** That said, warped interpretations of the Bible have been used by humans in the past to justify the kinds of actions the Krill would approve of.

* ShoutOut: As the planned destruction of the colony approaches, it turns into a reconstruction of scenes before the destruction of Alderaan in ''[[Film/ANewHope Star Wars]]''.

* ExtremeOmnivore: Bortus can eat virtually anything, as the harsh conditions of his homeworld necessitated that their people be able to derive sustenance from whatever they could find. He chows down on a cactus, a napkin, and a glass to demonstrate. This may also explain why they only need to urinate once per year -- their bodies produce very little waste, since they're able to process so much more than ours.

* ShoutOut: As the planned destruction of the colony approaches, it turns into a reconstruction of scenes before the destruction of Alderaan in [[Film/ANewHope Star Wars]].

* TheWorfBarrage: In true ''Series/StarTrek'' fashion, the ''Orville'' fires all energy weapons at the Krill ship with the Worf {{Expy}} reporting "No damage."

-->'''Talaya:''' Why did you save the children?\\

'''Talaya:''' After what they saw you do today? They will be. ''They. Will. Be.''

* BittersweetEnding: Mercer not only obtained the Anhkana, but he brought along an intact Krill destroyer and prevented the massacre of a hundred thousand innocent civilians. However, despite his best efforts to protect the children, he's told by Talaya that all he did was ensure they'd grow up wanting vengeance for him killing the rest of the ship's crew. It's hard to say how right she is about that, given at least Koja is shown to be curious and inquisitive.

* MoralMyopia: Krill society sees anyone but them as soulless beings to be treated as nothing more than obstacles. When Mercer kills the entire crew of the Krill destroyer save Talaya and the kids to defend a helpless colony, she only sees the Krill he killed and says that all the kids will see, too. Though given Koja's vast interest in Humans and even asking if they have a soul, she might not be ''entirely'' right.

* ShoutOut: As the planned destruction of the colony approaches, it turns into a reconstruction of scenes before the destruction of Alderaan in [[Film/ANewHope Star Wars]]

* NamesTheSame: The Krill god Avis shares his name with a rental car company, which Malloy mocks constantly, such as telling the children that the humans believe in a rival deity called Hertz.
* PunctuatedForEmphasis: Talaya's last line:
-->'''Talaya:''' After what they saw you do today? They will be. ''They. Will. Be.''
* ASimplePlan: Mercer and Gordon have a simple mission: dress up as Krill, infiltrate a Krill ship, copy their scriptures. It escalates to stopping a weapon of mass destruction and hijacking the entire ship.

* BlazingInfernoHellfireSauce: Bortus demonstrates his ability to eat anything by casually popping an entire ball of wasabi into his mouth, much to the horror of his colleagues, with Alara remaking that she'd have been left crying and throwing up if she'd tried to do the same thing.

* ShoutOut: As the planned destruction of the colony approaches, it turns into a reconstruction of scenes before the destruction of Alderaan in [[ANewHope Star Wars]]

Mercer and Malloy go on an undercover mission to obtain a copy of the Krill bible, the Anhkana, in order to understand them better, but they discover the Krill ship they've infiltrated is on its own mission: using a weapon that will kill a hundred thousand humans on a nearby colony. And the Krill have their own children aboard the ship.

* ADateWithRosiePalms: Alara sneaks in a subtle reference when, after Isaac offers to engage in sexual relations with, she says she's "working on myself right now".

* EurekaMoment: Mercer has one, while explaining to Koja about various human races, specifically about the reason for the black skin of Africans. He suddenly realizes that the Krill, having evolved in perpetual darkness, have no natural protection against ultraviolet.

* ASimplePlan: Mercer and Gordon have a simple mission: dress up as Krill, infiltrate a Krill ship, copy their bible. It escalates to stopping a weapon of mass destruction and hijacking the entire ship.

* ScaryAmoralReligion: The Krill religion states that no one except the Krill has souls and therefore are inferior and, at best, are tools to serve Krill interests. At worst they are impediments to Krill ambitions that can be removed.

* CassandraTruth: When questioned on why he and Mercer have infiltrated the Krill ship, Gordon honestly replies that they came to steal the Anhkana. The captain doesn't believe him, as it's far more likely they came for the experimental neutron bomb than a mere book, regardless of its importance to the Krill.

'''Mercer:''' Froozhengladje.\\

* IndyPloy: The rough plan to snatch of copy of the Anhkana consists of "Get disguised as Krill, fly around until we find a ship or something, then find a copy and try to get out." That's also the detailed plan. Everything else has to be made up as they go along.

* NiceJobBreakingItHero: It remains to be seen how much an effect it will have, but Ed and Gordon's mission is this when it comes down to it. They were to obtain a copy of the Anhkana to understand the Krill and try reach peace. In the process, they infiltrated and killed an entire ship's worth of Krill, except for children who may take it as a lesson why humans can't be trusted. They did obtain a copy of the Anhkana, but it now looks like theft and desecration as opposed to quietly copying it page by page without anyone the wiser. In all likelihood, this mission is more likely to cause violent reprisals from the Krill, even if the goals were technically accomplished.

* ASimplePlan: Mercer and Gordon have a simple mission: dress up as Krill, infiltrate a Krill ship, copy their bible. It escalates to stopping a weapon of mass destroyer and hijacking the entire ship.

* TheWorfBarrage: In a true ''Series/StarTrek'' fashion, the ''Orville'' fires all energy weapons at the Krill ship with the Worf {{Expy}} reporting "No damage."

* WouldntHurtAChild: Mercer calls off the plan to tripper the neutron bomb inside the Krill ship when he realizes they have children aboard. As seen above, however, it may [[DeconstructedTrope bite him in the ass later]].