History Recap / TheOrvilleS1E05Pria

** Pria mentions that she was returning from a mission in the [[''Film/StarTrekIITheWrathOfKhan'' Mutara system]].

** Then there's Kelly and Alara being able to get on the same page regarding Pria and their partnership in finding out the truth, which makes a case for a [[LesYay third]] or [[OneTrueThreesome fourth]] option.

* ProperlyParanoid: Grayson

[[caption-width-right:350:Pictured: Isaac's idea of a good practical joke]]

* ProperlyParanoid: Grayson
* RealityEnsues: Even though medical technology has advanced to the point that lost limbs can be regenerated, losing a limb (or waking up to suddenly realize you are missing a limb) is still a traumatic experience for any person. Malloy doesn't admit that Isaac's prank was ActuallyPrettyFunny until after the shock of missing his leg wears off and he's sitting in the regeneration chamber.

* AsteroidThicket: The ''Orville'' gets caught in a dark matter storm that surrounds the ship with large bubbles of matter that threaten to crush the ship.[[note]]And on 21st century Earth, [[ArtisticLicenseAstronomy a thousand astronomers are weeping at this misuse of dark matter.]][[/note]]

* PopculturalOsmosisFailure: Mercer tells Pria "you know where you can go." When she asks where, he adds "to Hell." However, by the 29th century, that phrase appears to have been long forgotten so it doesn't have the effect Mercer was hoping for. Even by the 25th century, what 'Hell' is supposed to be is already a fuzzy concept.

* RockBeatsLaser: Pria's device resists attacks from all the ''Orville's'' advanced equipment, but Newton's 21st century power drill with diamond-tipped drill bit gets past its casing.
* RunningGag: Mercer again attempts to open a door by brute force, fails miserably, and passes the task off to Alara with the usual line, "Could you open this jar of pickles for me?"

* PopculturalOsmosisFailure: Mercer tells Pria "you know where you can go." When she asks where, he adds "to Hell." However, by the 29th century, that phrase appears to have been long forgotten so it doesn't have the effect Mercer was hoping for.

* DontExplainTheJoke: Malloy and [=LaMarr=] try to explain the scene from ''Seinfeld'' to Isaac, which is making it less hilarious.

''[Pria closes her eyes, either waiting to be erased or expressing her disappointment to Mercer.]''

* TheReasonYouSuck: Pria tells Mercer if they destroy the wormhole, having no reason for her to travel back in time, then they would never have met and he'd still be the "messed up guy who can't get over his ex-wife".

''[Pria closes her eyes, either waiting to be erased or was disappointed in Mercer.]''

* ShutUpHannibal: Pria tells Mercer if they destroy the wormhole, have no reason for her to travel back in time, then they would never have met and he'd still be the "messed up guy who can't get over his ex-wife".
-->'''Pria:''' Is that what you really want?\\
'''Mercer:''' Mercer to bridge. ''({{beat}})'' Fire.\\
''[Pria closes her eyes, either waiting to be erased or was disappointed in Mercer.]''

* ShoutOut: The crew watches ''Series/{{Seinfeld}}'' on the bridge in an attempt to teach Isaac about humor.

Ed is attracted to the captain of a rescued ship, but Kelly suspects she is more than she appears.

* EvilEvilHasStandards: While she's not evil per say, Pria believes Grayson was wrong for cheating Mercer.

* LeaveYourQuestBehind: Pria offers Mercer to come back to the 29th Century with her.

* RightForTheWrongReason: Averted, maybe. Grayson was right to distrust Pria, but it wasn't because she was jealous Mercer was making "googly eyes" at her.