History Recap / TheOrvilleSeason3E09Domino

* {{Foreshadowing}}:
** Perry's particular zeal in exterminating the Kaylon when Ed and Kelly report the results of their test to Union Central hints at his subsequent defection.
** The song that Charly and Gordon sing is about pretending that you'll live forever and everything will keep coming up roses. Guess what ends up happening?

** The debate over using the superweapon to wipe out the Kaylon bears a lot of resemblance to the argument over the use of the first American nuclear weapons to compel the surrender of the Japanese Empire. The decision was hotly debated in secret at the time, and remains controversial.

* RecycledSet: The Moclan weapons research base interior looks exactly the same as the black site seen in the previous episode, "Midnight Blue", where Topa was being held and interrogated. The only differences are the colour of the corridor lighting, and the chamber where Dr. Kalba works on operating and powering the anti-Kaylon DoomsdayDevice. Since both locations were built by the Moclans, it could be a standard layout for them.

** Both the Moclans and Krill complain that the Union "imposes its values on other cultures while failing to see their own hypocrisy." For double irony points, the Moclan ambassador then attempts to impose his culture's values on their putative alliance with the Krill by demanding that Moclus be the senior partner, [[LampshadeHanging to Teleya's incredulity]].

** Both the Moclans and Krill complain that the Union "imposes its values on other cultures while failing to see their own hypocrisy." For double irony points, the Moclan ambassador then attempts to impose his culture's values on their putative alliance with the Krill.

* SciFiWritersHave/NoSenseOfVelocity: Apparently the superweapon can outrun the speed of light, or else firing it from another star system at an FTL-capable society would be pointless. Note that the three times it was fired with a normal quantum core, the PlanarShockwave very much ''didn't'' outrun the speed of light. This is hand-waved by the device being tied into the transmitter array in the facility, which would presumably propagate its effects through FTL communication instead of projecting the energy outward from the device itself.

* WhamLine: An InUniverse example, when the ''Orville'' arrives at the projected coordinates of Admiral Perry's shuttle and find only debris and residual weapons signatures.
-->'''Kelly:''' What kind of weapons?\\

* LetsSplitUpGang: In the assault on the Moclan-Krill weapons base housing the anti-Kaylon DoomsdayDevice, Grayson, Keyali, Burke, Isaac and Kaylon Primary descend to the surface and infiltrate the complex. Malloy and [=LaMarr=] lead a squadron of Pteradon fighters providing cover for the group. Mercer, Bortus and Dr. Finn stay aboard the ''Orville'' to fight the battle against the Krill and Moclans in orbit.

* SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome: Given their entire culture refuses to see females as equals, it's no shock the Moclans insist on taking charge rather than letting Teleya be an equal partner in command. She quickly shuts that down.

* WhamEpisode: The Moclans ally with the Krill, the Union ally with the Kaylon, Charly dies, Teleya is captured, and the Kaylon are willing to give peaceful coexistence with organics a chance.

* RecycledSet: The Moclan weapons research base interior looks exactly the same as the black site seen in the previous episode, "Midnight Blue", where Topa was being held and interrogated. The only differences are the colour of the corridor lighting, and the chamber where Dr. Kalba works on operating and powering the anti-Kaylon DoomsdayDevice.

* IrrevocableOrder: The Moclans rig the anti-Kaylon weapon in such a way that it cannot be deactivated once armed. This forces Charly to instead overload the quantum core, destroying the weapon along with a fair portion of the planet.

* AssInAmbassador: The Moclan ambassador insults Teleya to her face by telling her that the Moclans will naturally be in charge of their alliance, since she can't possibly expect his people to subordinate themselves to a mere female. One wonders how this guy manages to keep his job.

* NothingIsTheSameAnymore: In the space of one episode, the Moclans have joined the Krill as enemies of the Union while the Kaylon have gone from being enemies to provisional allies.

* ShoutOut: Isaac informs Kaylon Primary that the anti-Kaylon weapon is set to go off if any attempt is made to disarm it. This is exactly how the Soviets rigged the DoomsdayDevice in ''[[Film/DrStrangelove Dr. Strangelove]]''.

* ShoutOut: Isaac informs Kaylon Primary that the anti-Kaylon weapon is set to go off if any attempt is made to disarm it. This is exactly how the Soviets rigged the trope-naming DoomsdayDevice in ''[[Film/DrStrangelove Dr. Strangelove]]''.

* WhamEpisode: The Moclans ally with the Krill, The Union ally with the Kaylon, Charly dies, Teleya is captured, and the Kaylon are willing to give peaceful coexistence with organics a chance.

* CharacterDeath:
** Charly sacrifices herself to stop the device.
** Perry is killed by Teleya to keep him from revealing the Krill-Moclan alliance too soon.
** Dalak perishes with his ship in the big battle with the Kaylon.

* CharacterDeath: Charly (sacrificing herself to stop the device) Perry (killed by Teleya) and Dalak (perishing in the final battle).

* CharacterDeath: Charly, Perry and Dalak.

* TheUnreveal: It's left ambiguous if Ed accepted Teleya's offer. However, his attitude of utter contempt suggests that he didn't let her go free [[Recap/TheOrvilleS2E4NothingLeftOnEarthExceptingFishes this time around]], and now the ''Orville'' are surrounded by a Union fleet returning home from the major battle at Draconis 427 and therefore aren't operating alone. Meanwhile, Teleya is now the enemy nation's head of state, rather than just an operative, making her a much higher-value prisoner than before, with Union Central presumably keeping tabs on her every move. How this affects things on Krill is also not discussed.

* TheUnreveal: It's left ambiguous if Ed accepted Teleya's offer. However, his attitude of utter contempt suggests that he didn't let her go free [[Recap/TheOrvilleS2E4NothingLeftOnEarthExceptingFishes this time around]], and now the ''Orville'' are surrounded by a Union fleet returning home from the major battle at Draconis 427 and therefore aren't operating alone. Meanwhile, Teleya is now the enemy nation's head of state, rather than just an operative, making her a much higher-value prisoner than before, with Union Central presumably keeping tabs on her every move.

* BuryYourGays: Charly calls out to Amanda before her HeroicSacrifice