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Tell me, who doesn't have a shrine like this to the legendary singer/songwriter Dolly Parton at home? (Image credit: Hulu)Įverything seems to be going swimmingly … and then Heveena approaches Topa and persuades her to join her cause. You may recall in the aforementioned episode "Sanctuary," Heveena is introduced to the music of Dolly Parton by Captain Ed Mercer (Seth MacFarlane) and she dubs her "a great Earth poet" in the vein of typical MacFarlane humor. We see the classic small-scale utopian settlement that's so familiar from shows like "Stargate SG1" and "Star Trek: The Next Generation" and young Topa is able to meet Heveena in person and gaze upon her impressive shrine to Dolly Parton. Related: Malloy suffers an emotional ordeal in 'The Orville' Season 3 episode 6 So, we're revisiting that particular chestnut before what could be a Kaylon-themed season finale.
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Due to the Orville's history and familiarity with the colony, Admiral Halsey (Victor Garber) assigns Commanders Grayson and Bortus to represent the Union. Per the agreement, the Union Council and the Moclan government are each entitled to conduct an annual inspection of the colony to make sure both sides are abiding by its terms. It's been almost a year since the Planetary Union granted protective status to Heveena (Rena Owen) and her colony of Moclan refugees, as we saw in the second season episode " Sanctuary" (S02, E12) and was referenced recently in " A Tale of Two Topas" (S03, E05). Related: The Tin Man gets his heart in the episode 'From Unknown Graves' As it turns out, it's actually Lt Gordon Malloy (Scott Grimes) and there's a thoroughly entertaining exchange in engineering as a result. She admits to having feelings for someone she knows and Grayson suggests that she should tell this individual how she feels. Coleman) left, Topa has struggled to open up about her personal feelin, which provides a nice bookend to this episode – but more on that later. Kelly Grayson (Adrianne Palicki), telling her that since Klyden (Chad L. We begin this episode with a revisit to the life of young Topa (Imani Pullum).