YMMV / The Orville Season 3 E04 "Gently Falling Rain"

• Anvilicious: The episode conveys some rather obvious creator opinions about the 2016 and 2020 United States elections, abortion, and various other political messages.
• What Do You Mean, It's Not Political?:
  • Teleya's political platform advocates the abandonment of peaceful negotiation with other factions in favor of a militarily aggressive "Krill First" agenda that results in a major battle between the Union and the Krill. This reflects the rise of right-wing populism in the 2010s and 2020s and how it disrupted delicate attempts at establishing lasting peace in political hot zones and caused open conflict that more liberal groups had been working hard to avoid.
  • When Ed wonders if the resistance against Teleya want to bring her down by revealing the existence of her daughter, they say that won't do any good as "someone just like her will simply take her place." This showcases the historical trait of one autocrat rising to take over from another.