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* AlwaysABiggerFish: Ed's shuttle is captured by a Krill destroyer, which is later stomped by a much larger Shak'tal warship.

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* BrutalHonesty: When Gordon applies for the command track, which Kelly accepts, Bortus waits for him to leave the room then tells her "He will fail."

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When Gordon applies for the command track, which Kelly accepts, Bortus waits for him to leave the room then tells her "He will fail."



-->'''Teleya:''' You are painfully attentive. The failure of your marriage has caused you to overcompensate in the moment. And yet, paradoxically, despite this, your work remains your first priority. You have no balance.
-->'''Mercer:''' My god, you sound like my ex-wife.

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-->'''Teleya:''' --->'''Teleya:''' You are painfully attentive. The failure of your marriage has caused you to overcompensate in the moment. And yet, paradoxically, despite this, your work remains your first priority. You have no balance.
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balance.\\
'''Mercer:'''
My god, you sound like my ex-wife.

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Ed is stranded on a planet with a Krill, and is forced to deal with Krill fanaticism and a terrible secret.

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Ed is stranded on a planet with a Krill, and is forced to deal with Krill fanaticism and a terrible secret. Meanwhile, Gordon, in the midst of a crisis of confidence, decides he wants to take the command test.



** Teleya coldly dissects Ed's struggle with finding love.
-->'''Teleya:''' You are painfully attentive. The failure of your marriage has caused you to overcompensate in the moment. And yet, paradoxically, despite this, your work remains your first priority. You have no balance.
-->'''Mercer:''' My god, you sound like my ex-wife.



* InkblotTest: A holographic version as part of Gordon's command test. He quits halfway through, since everything he sees is so explicit that he starts thinking Dr. Finn is ''sexually harassing him.''



* MeaningfulEcho: At the start of the episode, Ed puts his coat around Janelle when she complains of being cold. When they have to head into the sunlight to escape, Ed uses his coat so Teleya can block out the sun.

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* MeaningfulEcho: At the start of the episode, Ed puts his coat around Janelle when she complains of being cold. When they have to head into the sunlight to escape, Ed uses his coat so Teleya can block out the sun. This clearly isn't lost on Teleya.


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* TheReveal: Janelle is Teleya, having been surgically altered to look human, and placed on the ''Orville'' as a spy. Great, that's ''all'' Ed needed.
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* EvilVersusEvil: The Krill ship is attacked and destroyed by the Shak'tal, a brutish race that the Krill are at war with. While Teleya explains that the Krill started the hostilities by wiping out one of their colonies, the Shak'tal appear just as eager to engage in a bit of GuiltFreeExterminationWar.

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* CantKillYouStillNeedYou: Ed asks why Teleya doesn't just kill him right off when they crash on the moon. She says she needs him to carry the communication gear and, as much as she hates to admit it, can't handle the raiders on her own.
** This comes up later when they realize a day on this planet can be nearly a month long and Teleya needs Ed to get into the sunlight to set up the signal. Ed openly tells her "you can shoot me or you can trust me" as he walks out with the beacon.

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* CantKillYouStillNeedYou: Ed asks why Teleya doesn't just kill him right off when they crash on the moon. She says she needs him to carry the communication gear and, as much as she hates to admit it, can't handle the raiders on her own. \n** This comes up again later when they realize a day on this planet can be nearly a month long and Teleya needs Ed to get into the sunlight to set up the signal. Ed openly tells her "you can shoot me or you can trust me" as he walks out with the beacon.
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-->'''Teleya''': [[Janelle]] no longer exists. She ''never'' existed. ''(in Janelle's voice)'' We should take a trip. When was the last time you actually had time off?

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-->'''Teleya''': [[Janelle]] [Janelle] no longer exists. She ''never'' existed. ''(in Janelle's voice)'' We should take a trip. When was the last time you actually had time off?

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* JerkassHasAPoint: Teyla does raise a good point on Ed putting his work first and how "you wish to educate others but your own world-view is narrow."
* NiceJobBreakingItHero: Teyla had been a nice teacher until Ed's killing of the Krill crew (and her brother) turned her into a true fanatic.

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* JerkassHasAPoint: Teyla Teleya does raise a good point on Ed putting his work first and how "you wish to educate others but your own world-view is narrow."
* MeaningfulEcho: At the start of the episode, Ed puts his coat around Janelle when she complains of being cold. When they have to head into the sunlight to escape, Ed uses his coat so Teleya can block out the sun.
* NiceJobBreakingItHero: Teyla Teleya had been a nice teacher until Ed's killing of the Krill crew (and her brother) turned her into a true fanatic.
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* NiceJobBreakingItHero: Teyla had been a nice teacher until Ed's killing of the Krill crew (and her brother) turned her into a true fanatic.

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* CantKillYouStillNeedYou: Ed openly asks why Teleya doesn't just kill him right off when they crash on the moon. She says she needs him to carry the communication gear and, as much as she hates to admit it, can't handle the raiders on her own.

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* CantKillYouStillNeedYou: Ed openly asks why Teleya doesn't just kill him right off when they crash on the moon. She says she needs him to carry the communication gear and, as much as she hates to admit it, can't handle the raiders on her own.
** This comes up later when they realize a day on this planet can be nearly a month long and Teleya needs Ed to get into the sunlight to set up the signal. Ed openly tells her "you can shoot me or you can trust me" as he walks out with the beacon.
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* CrazyPrepared: Ed appears to give up some command codes to save Janelle from being tortured. After the truth comes out, Teleya asks about the codes. Ed admits it's actually a special database used just in case of these emergencies and it would have taken the Krill weeks to realize all the information inside it was false.
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* CantKillYouStillNeedYou: Ed openly asks why Teleya doesn't just kill him right off when they crash on the moon. She says she needs him to carry the communication gear and, as much as she hates to admit it, can't handle the raiders on her own.


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* JerkassHasAPoint: Teyla does raise a good point on Ed putting his work first and how "you wish to educate others but your own world-view is narrow."


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* YankTheDogsChain: Poor Ed. He finds the perfect woman to move on from only to discover she's a Krill who hates his guts.
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* PrimalFear: According to Ed, it's normal for some races to get rabidly xenophobic upon discovering that they're not alone in the universe. He assumes that the same thing happened to the Krill, since his study of their history indicates that they weren't even close to being the ChurchMilitants they are now during their pre-space days.

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* PrimalFear: According to Ed, it's normal for some races to get rabidly xenophobic upon discovering that they're not alone in the universe. He assumes that the same thing happened to the Krill, since his study of their history indicates that they weren't even close to being the ChurchMilitants {{Church Militant}}s they are now during their pre-space days.
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* PrimalFear: According to Ed, it's normal for some races to get rabidly xenophobic upon discovering that they're not alone in the universe. He assumes that the same thing happened to the Krill, since his study of their history indicates that they weren't even close to being the ChurchMilitants they are now during their pre-space days.
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* ATasteOfTheirOwnMedicine: After revealing the truth, Teleya gloats that Ed now knows just how Teleya felt when she discovered Ed had been masquerading as a Krill after she befriended him.
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* WhamLine: Teleya drops the bomb on Ed.
-->'''Teleya''': [[Janelle]] no longer exists. She ''never'' existed. ''(in Janelle's voice)'' We should take a trip. When was the last time you actually had time off?
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* RootingForTheEmpire: When Ed asks Teleya whether she enjoyed ''Film/RaidersOfTheLostArk'' while she was disguised as a human, she admits that she sympathized with Belloq and the Nazis.

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* RootingForTheEmpire: In-universe. When Ed asks Teleya whether she enjoyed ''Film/RaidersOfTheLostArk'' while she was disguised as a human, she admits that she sympathized with Belloq and the Nazis.
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* RootingForTheEmpire: When Ed asks Teleya whether she enjoyed ''Film/RaidersOfTheLostArk'' while she was disguised as a human, she admits that she sympathized with Belloq and the Nazis.

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* ForcedToWatch: Ed is forced to watch Janelle being tortured (not yet knowing that she's really Teleya).



* SeeTheInvisible: The Krill marauders release drive plasma to expose Ed's shuttle despite its InvisibilityCloak.



** Gordon Malloy's VirtualTrainingScenario is similar to [[Series/StarTrekTheNextGeneration Deanna Troi taking the Bridge Officer's Test]] with [[Series/StarTrekTheOriginalSeries Kirk's Corbomite bluff]] thrown in.

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** Gordon Malloy's VirtualTrainingScenario VirtualTrainingSimulation is similar to [[Series/StarTrekTheNextGeneration Deanna Troi taking the Bridge Officer's Test]] with [[Series/StarTrekTheOriginalSeries Kirk's Corbomite bluff]] thrown in.
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* ShoutOut: To ''Film/TheKingAndI'' (the source of this episode's TitleDrop), ''Film/RaidersOfTheLostArk'', and Music/BillyJoel.

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* ShoutOut: To ''Film/TheKingAndI'' (the source of this episode's TitleDrop), ''Film/RaidersOfTheLostArk'', and Music/BillyJoel. And several to ''Franchise/StarTrek'':
** Janelle Tyler being a Krill sleeper agent physically (and painfully) turned into a human is reminiscent of [[spoiler:Ash Tyler]] being a Klingon sleeper agent on ''Series/StarTrekDiscovery''. (They even [[spoiler:have the same last names]].)
** Gordon Malloy's VirtualTrainingScenario is similar to [[Series/StarTrekTheNextGeneration Deanna Troi taking the Bridge Officer's Test]] with [[Series/StarTrekTheOriginalSeries Kirk's Corbomite bluff]] thrown in.

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* EndlessDaytime: The planet Ed and Teleya land on has days that last nearly an entire month, which is problematic considering their rations will only last a few days. Ed convinces Teleya to let him activate the emergency beacon alone.



* ShoutOut: To ''Film/TheKingAndI'' (the source of this episode's TitleDrop), ''Film/RaidersOfTheLostArk'', Music/BillyJoel.

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* ShoutOut: To ''Film/TheKingAndI'' (the source of this episode's TitleDrop), ''Film/RaidersOfTheLostArk'', and Music/BillyJoel.
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* BrualHonesty: When Gordon applies for the command track, which Kelly accepts, Bortus waits for him to leave the room then tells her "He will fail."

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* BrualHonesty: BrutalHonesty: When Gordon applies for the command track, which Kelly accepts, Bortus waits for him to leave the room then tells her "He will fail."
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* BrualHonesty: When Gordon applies for the command track, which Kelly accepts, Bortus waits for him to leave the room then tells her "He will fail."
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* TheBusCameBack: Teelya returns after her last appearance in season 1's "Krill".

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* TheBusCameBack: Teelya Teleya returns after her last appearance in season 1's "Krill".



* ComicallyMissingThePoint: Teelya really likes the heroes of ''Film/RaidersOfTheLostArk'', by which she means the Nazis.
* EnemyMine: Teelya and Ed have to work together to escape the planet, a proposition considerably more difficult for Teelya than Ed.
* ScrewTheRulesImDoingWhatsRight: Ed breaks protocol to return Teelya to her people in spite of her crimes, hoping it will help open dialog between the two species. Teelya doubts it will change anything.

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* ComicallyMissingThePoint: Teelya Teleya really likes the heroes of ''Film/RaidersOfTheLostArk'', by which she means the Nazis.
* EnemyMine: Teelya Teleya and Ed have to work together to escape the planet, a proposition considerably more difficult for Teelya Teleya than Ed.
* ScrewTheRulesImDoingWhatsRight: Ed breaks protocol to return Teelya Teleya to her people in spite of her crimes, hoping it will help open dialog between the two species. Teelya Teleya doubts it will change anything.



* WasItAllALie: Ed asks this of Teelya when her deception is revealed. She insists it was.

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* WasItAllALie: Ed asks this of Teelya Teleya when her deception is revealed. She insists it was.
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* CallBack: The Krill sensitivity to light, revealed in "Krill," plays a part in the plot.



* ScrewTheRulesImDoingWhatsRight: Ed breaks protocol to return Teelya to her people in site of her crimes, hoping it will help open dialog between the two species. Teelya doubts it will change anything.

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* ScrewTheRulesImDoingWhatsRight: Ed breaks protocol to return Teelya to her people in site spite of her crimes, hoping it will help open dialog between the two species. Teelya doubts it will change anything.anything.
* ShoutOut: To ''Film/TheKingAndI'' (the source of this episode's TitleDrop), ''Film/RaidersOfTheLostArk'', Music/BillyJoel.

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Ed finds himself working with the Krill when he's captured on shore leave, and is forced to deal with Krill fanaticism and a terrible secret.

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Ed finds himself working is stranded on a planet with the Krill when he's captured on shore leave, a Krill, and is forced to deal with Krill fanaticism and a terrible secret.



* ComicallyMissingThePoint: Teelya really likes the heroes of ''Film/RaidersOfTheLostArk'', by which she means the Nazis.

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* TheBusCameBack: Teelya returns after her last appearance in season 1's "Krill".
* ComicallyMissingThePoint: Teelya really likes the heroes of ''Film/RaidersOfTheLostArk'', by which she means the Nazis.Nazis.
* EnemyMine: Teelya and Ed have to work together to escape the planet, a proposition considerably more difficult for Teelya than Ed.
* ScrewTheRulesImDoingWhatsRight: Ed breaks protocol to return Teelya to her people in site of her crimes, hoping it will help open dialog between the two species. Teelya doubts it will change anything.
* WasItAllALie: Ed asks this of Teelya when her deception is revealed. She insists it was.
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* ComicallyMissingThePoint: Teelya really likes the heroes of ''Film/RaidersOfTheLostArk''. The Nazi's.

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* ComicallyMissingThePoint: Teelya really likes the heroes of ''Film/RaidersOfTheLostArk''. The Nazi's.''Film/RaidersOfTheLostArk'', by which she means the Nazis.
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Ed finds himself working with the Krill when he's captured on shore leave, and is forced to deal with Krill fanaticism and a terrible secret.
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* ComicallyMissingThePoint: Teelya really likes the heroes of ''Film/RaidersOfTheLostArk''. The Nazi's.

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