The best part of this is there's a replicator right there. There's no effort for this sandwich. You can have a sandwich like that any time you want on the Orville. And yet, Gordon is still really surprised and excited to get that sandwich he sent himself.

@mcfixer9503

Жыл бұрын

its like if you get yourself a drink from the fridge vs if someone gets one for you

@kinyutaka

Жыл бұрын

It's the little things in life that are the best.

@RetiredRhetoricalWarhorse

Жыл бұрын

There's a life lesson in there ;)

@Sef_Era

Жыл бұрын

I’d sent an extra warp core to myself, while at a starbase.

@richardangers2566

Жыл бұрын

What I think about is whether the ship is in the same place. Sending something into the future, does it show up at the place where the item was? Because that ship may not be in the same place it was?

That's actually a revolutionary piece of technology. Instead of storing supplies in space, you can store them in time. Anything that has a known rate of consumption can be sent forward so as you reappear when it will be needed.

@studentofsmith

Жыл бұрын

That's actually kind of brilliant.

@JaniceLHz

Жыл бұрын

That's a radical idea -- very clever. Whether it is the best use of resources probably depends at least partly on whether just replicating the items uses less energy than sending them forward in time.

@orcmcc

3 ай бұрын

@@JaniceLHz True, for most replicatable things it's probably cheaper to just replicate the item. But for thinks like fuel, or weapons or platinum you could store them in time while hooked up to a spacestation, and then have them appear later saving on weight and ship size.

@christopherbelanger6612

2 ай бұрын

I think the best thing to store would actually be perishables and other time sensitive things

@waterboy181

Ай бұрын

On behalf of anybody who has ever ran out of toilet paper, I would like to nominate you for the Nobel Prize in physics.

"It's a goddamn, weird ass place place we work in. Lemme tell ya." - Lt .Cmdr LaMarr, the realist words ever spoken in science fiction

@kettch777

Жыл бұрын

I always found it hilarious he was so shocked when HE was the one who actually sent the sandwich forward in the first place.

@glorifiedng

Жыл бұрын

in the semi-style of Boomhauer. 😂🤣

@KnightRaymund

Жыл бұрын

@@kettch777 well it was 3 months ago, he just forgot. But I also find it funny that's he's one of those weirdos and is good friends with Malloy, the biggest weirdo.

@bryonpike2361

Жыл бұрын

And Ed is just like, “yup.”

@tadhgmcelligott3693

Жыл бұрын

The bit where malloy and Lamarr are talking to Talla when she's new about some of the shit that's happened always makes me laugh "I humped a statue and almost died" "Issac cut off my leg" "The captain and the commander were kidnapped for a zoo" "One time bortus almost crashed the ship cos of porn"

Talk about the master of Deferred Gratification. Gordon gets a sandwich he presumably wants to eat now, and sends it 3 months into the future. And then says, "I can't wait to eat that Sandwich".

@jaredstar

Жыл бұрын

Well to be fair with their matter creation technology he can literally create a sandwich moments after sending that one to the future

@vexxama

Жыл бұрын

Be funny if it wasn’t even that great a sandwich

@markcantemail8018

Жыл бұрын

@@vexxama 3 Months later i figured it would be stale or have mold on it ? But he thought it was Yummy , so I am Wrong again .

@Breadward_MacGluten

Жыл бұрын

@@markcantemail8018 it was sent into the future by three months, so the sandwich did not age at all. like if you were sent a million years into the future, you wouldn't be a million years old lol

@Gretcie

Жыл бұрын

@@markcantemail8018 Basically about about as much time passed for us watching the clip as did for the sandwich so it wouldn't get moldy in a couple of minutes.

That sandwich had far more character development than the entire cast of Star Trek Discovery

@carclain123

Жыл бұрын

Holy shit nobody cares

@kaziu312

Жыл бұрын

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

@Azzameen99AZ

Жыл бұрын

Agreed.

@dickhardpicard

Жыл бұрын

I enjoyed it myself along with my new and old show

@gngnome

Жыл бұрын

Watching this video I saw this, the top previewed comment, dissing "Star Trek" & came into the replies to rip OP a new one. Then I saw the last word was "Discovery". Uhh.. we're good OP 😅😅

This is one of the most impressively patient "wait for it" jokes I have ever seen..... and the fact that it actually makes sense is even funnier, I'm glad this series pays attention to the little details....

@mikcnmvedmsfonoteka

Жыл бұрын

Unlike STD or Picard where they would forget about stuff in the same episode lol, Stargate SG-1 also was good with continuity, STD and Picard just shits on their own continuity and to continuity of good old Star Trek!

@1Chasg

Жыл бұрын

Except there wasn't really much of a joke with it. It just appeared again and oh... Cool... I guess.

@Soldier4USA2005

Жыл бұрын

@@1Chasg I would explain the joke, but you seem bent on being sour grapes.

@ianh9696

Жыл бұрын

One of the little details they didn't pay any attention to was how Mercer was throwing his cup around. When he takes a drink near the end of the clip it looks to be at least 3/4 full. Yet when he is gesticulating with it he is throwing it around as if it is empty.

@alexanderiel6950

Жыл бұрын

@@1Chasg Not just "oh... Cool... I guess". He was really pissed off, and the sandwich appearing cheered him up. It served a purpose, one he "planted" three months earlier.

The sandwich arrived to a surviving Orville - timeline up to now secured! The sandwich improved the mood of Gordon Malloy, who then could now stomach the idea of letting Bortus having a swing at being best man, averting relationship tension and potential future crisis - FUTURE secured! This sandwich is a hero.

@Pilot231

Жыл бұрын

"It's a goddamn, weird ass place place we work in. Lemme tell ya."

@vHindenburg

Жыл бұрын

Laughs in HEAVY.

@splintmeow4723

Жыл бұрын

Praise be the sandwich 🙇‍♂️

@TheDarkarrow7

Жыл бұрын

🤯🤯

@jacechretin4597

Жыл бұрын

That’s a really good point. He was upset then he received a surprise that made him feel much better.

I love how Mercer says nothing after LaMarr's comment and just sips his drink. He knows it's weird too.

@endorbr

Жыл бұрын

Well he does have a Kermit the Frog on his desk. Guy is just living the meme.

@andream9470

Жыл бұрын

@@endorbr OMG you're right. Spot on with the face and all 🤣

@marwankatana7135

Жыл бұрын

Yeah

@GrosvnerMcaffrey

Ай бұрын

Same shit different day

@lazerninga

7 күн бұрын

Ed came to terms with how screwy his crew is back in season 1. His helmsman was arrested (and nearly lobotomized) for dry humping a statue, and in the very next episode an ensign listed spilling soy sauce on his lap as part of a damage report. “We have got to get better people.”

I didn't know when, but I was always certain the sandwich would show up again. Every episode since, whenever they were in that section of Engineering, I was waiting for the sandwich. I was almost as happy as Gordon when it finally reappeared.

@Fayanora

Жыл бұрын

In an alternate universe, the Kaylons killed everyone, and one day a sandwich just appears in the void of space.

@hagamapama

Жыл бұрын

We'll meet again, don't know where, don't know wheennnnnnn

@yin-yangdragon

Жыл бұрын

I actually forgot about the sandwich until it showed again

@dizawnofwizar

Жыл бұрын

I fuckin cheered when that sandwich appeared

@bobson_dugnutt

Жыл бұрын

Chekhov's egg sandwich

If this is the last season then return of the sandwich is all the closure we’ll ever need!

@video_head

Жыл бұрын

TRUE

@HariSeldon913

Жыл бұрын

And if a mere sandwich could have branched a new timeline, there's no way happily married with a child Gordon didn't branch one. Hopefully the TVA won't come for him.

@DVankeuren

Жыл бұрын

@@HariSeldon913 they killed that timeline by going back further to get him a month or so after he arrived.

@garypranzo9334

Жыл бұрын

It really does pay off later.

@STho205

Жыл бұрын

Neither past mattered to Orville and the Union to that date. His life with a wife and two kids was already in the Orville database...so it happened and they were still them and still were in the union and the crew was a the same. The only thing you can say now is they needed him back to lead the fighter squadron in ep9...how they got him is the only way he wouldn't quit or be court marshaled. The erasure of the children was a metaphor of they don't really matter if present career Gordon never experienced them....but they do matter to Ed as he was confronted with an unwanted birth he now longs for. Better writing than many think.

I'm really glad Seth sort of took a backseat and became a supporting actor this season. He still had 1 or 2 episodes where he was the focus but most went to the 2nd and 3rd layer characters. Like DS9 it made the show feel more complete and lived in.

@InfernosReaper

Жыл бұрын

When you have a decent-sized cast, ya might as well use them. Ya never know when you're going to end up with a cult of personality like Morn on your hands until give characters a shot to shine

@JE-western-rider

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for mentioning DS9. It was a well written show [ espcially the war arch ] with characters and events that could not have existed in the earlier Star Trak programs. Such as Cpt. Cisco walking into the tailor shop and punching out Garak for bombing a shuttle and starting a war. Compared to the earlier ST programs, the charcters in DS9 acted more like people with pasts and problems.

@InfernosReaper

Жыл бұрын

@@JE-western-rider DS9 might not be the best Trek, but it is definitely my favorite Trek, though had Enterprise seen a 5th season, that rank might've been up for grab The characters and their growth really made the show stand out.

@krashd

Жыл бұрын

@@JE-western-rider ​ @J E All other Treks had a logic-cock-blocker that stopped the main character from being impulsive, usually it was a Vulkan like Spock, Tuvok or T'pol and in TNG it was Data, but Cisco had no such chastity belt and it meant he got to enjoy a lot of Shaft moments where he could dish out on fools with a crushed velvet glove of slapping.

@AlMcpherson79

Жыл бұрын

@@krashd And he dunked on the vulcans the one time his team got a point. :D

Speaking as someone who can be moved to tears by a sandwich, I find this completely realistic.

@b.s.864

Жыл бұрын

Watch Charlotte (anime), you will cry over an omelette rice.

@richardhutnik

Жыл бұрын

That is a sammich. A sandwich does not have that power.

@kentonbaird1723

5 ай бұрын

Can relate. A well crafted sandwich after a day of lunatic nonsense feels like you earned something.

@BIoknight000

4 ай бұрын

There really is nothing like a good sandwich

@hinoron6528

4 ай бұрын

...It's 1:20am. I should probably have gone to bed an hour ago, but here we are... and you have convinced me to go make a sandwich, right now! 😋 It's going to have strips of chicken, melted cheese, mayo and baby spinach leaf, on a bun, served hot. I shall enjoy it in thy name! 🙏

I love Ed's face when he drinks his coffee because he agrees with what Lamarr said.

@Yggdriell

Жыл бұрын

"yeph, time travel sandwich, sound normal".

The sandwich was never there when he wanted it, but it was there when he needed it.

@johans3164

Ай бұрын

*insert Dark Knight theme*

The sandwich is actually a metaphor for the episode. The first and last scenes were both lighthearted and funny, but between them was loaded with tension and drama. An emotional sandwich.

@MaxWoudenberg

7 ай бұрын

Wow.

@EBFilmsMan

7 ай бұрын

EMOTIONAL SANDWICH

@STho205

2 ай бұрын

It is a metaphor or really bookends for the entire series. Remember it started with the time banana. "We need no longer fear The Banana."

""It's a goddamn, weird-ass place we work in." -John LaMarr "We're Starfleet Officers, Weird Is Part Of The Job." - Captain Janeway.

@newsduke

Ай бұрын

Thank you! I’m glad somebody remembered Janeway said that.

I LOVE how the joke paid off in the end XD

The sandwich showing up when it did is the best luck he's had the entire series.

@InfernosReaper

Жыл бұрын

hardly makes up for that episode where they erased him and his family from existence, though. they could've just not bothered with him, gain back in time, and got him from the proper point

@FirestoneX

Жыл бұрын

@@InfernosReaper small chance he is living happily in a branched timeline.... maybe.

@majorplothole2620

Жыл бұрын

@@FirestoneX I like to hope so.

@ksaraf23

Жыл бұрын

@@InfernosReaper not telling him and doing that would have been even crueler imo. Letting him think he’s gonna be happy with his family and then ripping it away from him without his knowledge would be pretty messed up.

@InfernosReaper

Жыл бұрын

@@ksaraf23 not really because if he and family got erased from existence, they'd have been none the wiser. honestly, I don't see why they couldn't just take him and his family back, and fix the timeline that way. after all they later take someone from a pre-space travel society into the Union, why not this family? It was just a dick move

This scene cracked me up - mainly due to how unexepected it was! Really hoping this series gets renewed - so many more stories to tell and it's a show this world really needs right now - perfect escapsim mixed with beautiful and meaningful storytelling.

@TheGodOfWarhammer

Жыл бұрын

it’s literally everything Star Trek should be

@htspencer9084

7 ай бұрын

Philosophical optimistic navel gazing is my favourite element of Star Trek that is sorely missing from current Trek

@Cobalt985

6 ай бұрын

@@TheGodOfWarhammer watch lower decks and strange new worlds you nerds

@IAm18PercentCarbon

5 ай бұрын

@@Cobalt985 RIGHT? They're basically the best Trek material since DS9/TNG. Also hi fellow element, what's up

I like to think the genesis of this came from the time Isaac amputated Gordon's leg and then it fell from the ceiling later in the episode. Someone tweeted Seth Macfarlane at the time and asked if any thought had been given to having the leg drop down a few episodes later instead and Macfarlane replied what a great idea that would have been.

The sandwich coming back also proves that there’s another timeline where Gordon’s still happily living with Laura and their children.

@updfdrakkell143

Жыл бұрын

how so? cuz I kinda wished he woulda stayed more cuz of him being perfectly happy

The best part of this was that the sandwich didn’t return until a few episodes later when you had completely forgotten about it.

Mercer just embodying the Kermit sipping tea meme at the end there. 🐸☕️

@JaniceLHz

Жыл бұрын

And he has Kermit in his office. The little threads keep getting woven together ...

I had completely forgot about the sandwich because I was focused on the emotional episode of that time travel episode, but after seeing that sandwich again, I feel incredibly satisfied.

Gordon's a simple guy.

@davidmacphee3549

Жыл бұрын

All the actors are EXCELLENT! I Love em' ALL!

@LGranthamsHeir

Жыл бұрын

He's a country folksy version of Tom Paris 😆😊

@cliffarroyo9554

Жыл бұрын

That's what I like about him.... he's just this regular guy doing his job and not over-thinking anything. One problem of Star Trek is the general lack of ordinary people who don't eat/breathe/sleep fe-de-ra-tion all the time. It's also why he fit in so well in the 21st century... send him anywhere at any time and he'll adapt.

@mreese8764

Жыл бұрын

Gordon is a complicated guy who knows that the simple things make him happy.

I fully admit that I would react the same way that Gordon did if something like that happened to me

@Kenn-lee

4 ай бұрын

It's looks like the time you meet old best friend you lost contact with, of course you would be happy.

A very lighthearted moment you didn't see in TNG, yet it shows the strong camaraderie of the "Orville" crew that made them the best ship to work with in the Planetary Union 😉

@smf5576

Жыл бұрын

I love John's face the entire time Gordon is ranting. He's like, "Dude, get over yourself, please."

@DVankeuren

Жыл бұрын

Thee TNG crew was way more professional, being the flagship and all. The Orville crew started out as a band a misfits. Very refreshing, yes, because that is how everyday people are at work.

@smf5576

Жыл бұрын

@RubiiX LOL, yup.

@andytay5507

Жыл бұрын

yea, TNG needed more humor like TOS.

@Wolfie_Rankin

Жыл бұрын

@@andytay5507 What? Data most of the time, Worf at other times?

"This is a god damn weird ass place to work, I tell you what" hits me every time lol

Sometimes a sandwich is just a sandwich... and sometimes it's a shaggy dog. I knew that Chekhov's sandwich would pay off.

@StarWarsMoments

Жыл бұрын

Brick joke. Comes around again.

The writers on the show and Seth MacFarlane the Creator is incredible. This show is one of best shows to have ever existed.

The way Ed was waving that coffee mug around, it's a wonder he didn't spill any of it. Yep, while everyone else is going on and on about the sandwich, I'm worried about Ed spilling his coffee. LOL!!

@patrickradcliffe3837

Жыл бұрын

Didn't you know coffee cups in the future come with inertial dampers?

@DavidLS1

Жыл бұрын

The coffee is in a space mug.

@Gretcie

Жыл бұрын

I could be wrong but I think you can buy mugs that have a shape which essentially prevents spilling from normal use.

@DavidLS1

Жыл бұрын

@@patrickradcliffe3837 To quote Rufus, "modern technology."

@b.s.864

Жыл бұрын

@@Gretcie more or less an inverted funnel shape?

Even if they never renew the show, this really sums up the entire experience of watching Orville "This is a goddamn weird ass place we work in, lemme tell ya"

Most of the comedy was outright killed when the show moved to Hulu but I laughed my arse off when the sandwich came back and Gordon was so happy.

@ClokworkGremlin

Жыл бұрын

It's so wholesome!

@aerystargaryenii2565

Жыл бұрын

Seth once said in a interview he wanted the show to be a drama from the start but no one would green light it if it wasn't a comedy. The third season Seth has way more freedom was able to tell the storys he wanted to.

@xanosdarkpaw1

Жыл бұрын

Less jokes but higher quality ones. Like the wedding invitation.

@Voltaic_Fire

Жыл бұрын

@@xanosdarkpaw1 They are _fewer_ and more subtle, The Orville is still great and has truly achieved parity with golden age Trek but I did prefer the more joke laden format because it took the edge off of the serious matters at hand. I do not think it needs to be a laugh a minute but I think it would have been better if it had found a middle ground.

@RealRabidDuck

Жыл бұрын

@@ClokworkGremlin wholemeal *

Can't imagine what it would have been in the writers room to set this up one episode and have it work out a scenario where the return of the sandwich would have impact beyond a cheap gag much later.

I still laugh hysterically at Ed's question of which made Gordon more upset, this or the invasion of Earth. Then I can't breathe when John mutters his last line, all while Ed remains completely unfazed. 🤣🤣🤣 These moments are why I miss this show so much! This scene was so well set up and it was stupid funny.

That was a good call back.

Space....The Final Frontier. These are the voyages of the Starship Orville. Its continuing mission: To continue the sci-fi adventures inspired by Gene Roddenberry's visions. To seek first contacts with strange new aliens and civilizations. To boldly go where no 'Nu Trek' has gone before!

just love how after that conversation and the reappearance of the sandwich, mercer just sips his drink as though it is all normal. hahaha.

@JaniceLHz

Жыл бұрын

Given the Kermit the Frog in his office, he may be very familiar with the "Kermit calmly sipping his hot beverage" meme.

I think everything is just a little funnier with Ed just quietly observing the freak show. "Thank you, Soberman."

Can't argue with Malloy. Imagine your sat doing your job one day and out of no were a delicious egg salad sandwich magically appears. That'd cheer me up too.

@chrisfs150

Жыл бұрын

Delicious egg salad is a bit of an oxymoron isn't it...

@animemanXLK

Жыл бұрын

@@chrisfs150 Depends how their made I guess. I used to love the egg mayo buns they made at my work cafe. Even better with salt and vinegar crisps put in but the ones they made in most shops tasted horrible.

I just love how Mercer just drinks his coffee like that happens every day. He is not phased AT ALL.

@duckduckgoismuchbetter

7 ай бұрын

"fazed"

@CutWat

Ай бұрын

​@@duckduckgoismuchbetter?

@duckduckgoismuchbetter

Ай бұрын

@@CutWat The word is "fazed", not "phased". These words are homonyms. Same pronunciation, different meaning & spelling.

@CutWat

Ай бұрын

@@duckduckgoismuchbetter I meant why did you even comment 'fazed' there wasn't a typo or anything

@duckduckgoismuchbetter

Ай бұрын

@@CutWat "or anything"? Of course there was "something", and I explained it to you. It was an entirely wrong word, not merely a typo.

Some times a snack really does help, give you time to think about something else, calm down and feel less stressed. Wish future me could send me sandwhiches at the exact moment he knew I’d need it

This is a good philosophy in life. Prepare little surprises for yourself. I remember waking up from being black-out drunk only to find a bottle of water ready at my bedside. Take care of yourself, because you'll always be you. Even ten years from now, it's just you. So invest in yourself.

Star Trek Discovery wishes it had this level of continutity

I was waiting the whole episode for the sandwich to appear.

@davidmacphee3549

Жыл бұрын

I was hoping for Alara, then suddenly ... 'BANG' HOLY SH*T ! Alara !!! YES !!! YES !!!

@Koox0018

Жыл бұрын

Brothers!!!

It’s the little things that makes life worth living: like sending an egg salad sandwich 3 months into the future to yourself.

This Show is so relatable to where I work and even in the future people will still be the same.

Now I very much want an egg salad sandwich!!! I haven't had one in decades!

@duskesko

Жыл бұрын

Well, you should have thought about this three months ago.

@friendlyneighborhoodcoxok9099

Жыл бұрын

🍳🥪 there you go.

@duckduckgoismuchbetter

Жыл бұрын

This is a goddamn weird-ass place we watch videos in I'm telling you. 😂

That scene was definitely "A nice surprise" 🤣🤣🤣🤣

@redrasegarden

Жыл бұрын

Until diarrhea happened

I LOL'd sooo hard when it finally reappeared, such a good comic relief 🤣🤣🤣🤣

Historians mark this as the first time anyone has ever been happy to eat a three-month-old egg salad sandwich.

“Holy shit a time sandwich!” I like milloy’s life philosophy!

This is the greatest set-up & pay-off in science fiction history.

I love how happy he was to see it, even though he could have litteraly walked a few steps to his left and got one anyway.

@JaniceLHz

Жыл бұрын

Yep, just like when a friend brings me a cold drink that would have taken me very little more work for me to get myself.

That sandwich had a more inspiring moment then the entirety of Picard.

A small act of kindness for our future selves will pay off in ways we can’t completely comprehend

1000% glad they showed this. This is all that mattered in the final episode.

Now *I* want an egg salad sandwich.

@AB-ez4rm

Жыл бұрын

Now, or three months from now?

@cmarkn

Жыл бұрын

@@AB-ez4rm why not have two?

@chuckgarcia2648

Жыл бұрын

Hmm. Today I is Aug 30 and I am telling myself to buy an egg salad sandwich 3 months from now. I will get it on November 30.

For those who dont watch, this was a few episodes in between sending and receiving the sandwich lolol

I appreciate how Mercer is rarely the center of attention for most episodes. Seth MacFarlene is really letting the other characters shine.

This MUST be the end of The Orville TV series if a plot point as minor as a sandwich arriving from the past is resolved just like that!

@xaenon

Жыл бұрын

Nah, this is just a little side humor.

@OneofInfinity.

Жыл бұрын

Closure at last.

@jeffs6090

Жыл бұрын

But it wasn't resolved "just like that". He only sent it 3 months into the future, 2 episodes ago. It'd be different if he said to send it 3 years into the future and it showed up now in order to resolve the minor plot point. Lamar would be like, "oh I must have hit months by mistake instead of years." If that happened, then your comment would make sense.

@TheMelbournelad

Жыл бұрын

It’s a closure yes just in case it’s not renewed. If it’s renewed it’s not closed of main story points

@InfernosReaper

Жыл бұрын

@@jeffs6090 from episode 6 into episode 10.

Love how if they kept the second sandwich they would have created a temporal paradox that would have created a new universe. Would be cool if they came across a species that did this to create stuff.

See I love this show because they reference past episodes and keep continuity, not like most shows now where crazy shit happens and is never brought up again it just makes the whole thing feel more real ya know.

I just love the look on Mercer's face at the end, after the "weird place" line. Like he's in agreement, but doesn't want to say so.

Man! You did a good job with THIS one!

it's a cute joke, and it made me laugh. Realistically, though? They would have needed to know where the Orville was going to be in 3 months, which of course they don't have that data, so that sandwich should have technically appeared where it was transported from. Unless of course it would be like a Star Trek transporter, where you lock on to a receiving pad to transport to..

@derekseven1647

Жыл бұрын

I believe it's like Star Trek where locks in on the pad that it was transported from. Since Seth is giving us a Star Trek like universe I am sure that the transporter works like a Star Trek teleporter

@tifreak8x

Жыл бұрын

@@derekseven1647 Yeah, but the different thing here is, it travels through time. I've not watched this season of the Orville, yet, but my understanding is they destroyed that device at some point, so when the sandwich rematerializes, things are different at that point.

@mammutMK2

Жыл бұрын

You should not forget the sandwich appears in the future in an instant, or in a parallel universe thst is 3 months ahead . So this is not his sandwich, it's the sandwich send just now from the universe that is 3 months in the past. Where he made the 10 sec scene if it is in universe, he could bite of a piece and it should have disappeared from the future one. Otherwise the device could freeze it in time for the 3 months knowing the future, it just waits for the Orville to pass by on the predicted location and appears...so the future is already written and the machine send the sandwich back before it actually was send back. So even the destruction of the device has no affect as the sandwich is already placed at the location 3 months in the future and waiting for the time line to catch up

@Excalibur01

Жыл бұрын

Assuming for them, the time travel device works by placing the object at a very specific point in time. In the sandwich's case, it was sent to that same table/console 3 months ago. I mean if you want to be specific, our planet is MOVING in space. So going back or forward in time means we need to be aware that the planet is NOT in the same place in space at that specific time

@estevanguzman7456

Жыл бұрын

I feel like they would be fully aware of that and would have designated quantum locks for the time travel. The Orville or even the table could have a unique signature that the time machine uses as a point of reference. I know they don't say that in the show but that's my internal logic for all time travel stuff.

The Orville is the only show I know of that payed off the time travel. It was awesome when it showed up 3 months later lol.

This show has really taken another step this season. I have more fun watching this show than any other. It has been a very long time since I was excited for the next episode for any show.

Now that i've seen this and been thinking about it. I think the Sandwich is actually a reference to a comment from Scotty in the Kelvin Star Trek Timeline. When Kirk and Elder Spock encounters him, Scotty is ranting about some of his work, one of them is about advanced subspace transportation tech and that he used Admiral's Archers prized beagle which kirk knew. When asked about it Scotty simply said I'll tell you when it re-appears. Supposedly when the Kelvin Timeline was finished or ended at least with there version of the TOS crew. We were supposed to eventually see that beagle appear as a way of closing. Think Seth is paying homage to that line.

@Sgt_Glory

Жыл бұрын

Poor Porthos, it would have been nice to see him again.

@thecynicaloptimist1884

Жыл бұрын

For a moment, I thought you were going to say when Kirk tells Scotty that Spock is from the future, Scotty says: "Well that's great, do they still have sandwiches there?"

What's confusing is that the ship is definitely not in the same place in the universe as when they sent the sandwich into the future. How did the device know the table would be somewhere in an entirely different galaxy months later?

@omegamon0239

Жыл бұрын

probably had the device set to use the Orville as it's space-time reference point

@Spoopball

Жыл бұрын

@@omegamon0239 It one of the big plot holes I always saw in time-travel (with regards to a mode of transportation that doesn't effect space). If a time traveller ever used their powers they'd die, because traveling through time without bending space/matter with it would just cause the person to be throw into outer space. The earth moves 67,000 miles per hour, rotating around the sun, as well as being pushed away from the center of the origin of the big bang. By that logic if a person went one hour into the past, they'd wind up 67,000 miles where the earth used to be while the earth is still hurdling through space.

@DonLekei

Жыл бұрын

Nothing to see here. Move along. ALL time travel stories ignore the fact that you are never in the same place. The earth rotates at about 1600 km/h, moves around the sun at 108,000 km/h and over all traveling through space at 390 km/s. 🤔

@jatmo6991

Жыл бұрын

@@DonLekei but there's no absolute origin or coordinate (0,0,0) in the universe anyway. Even when talking about how the earth moves that's relative to our sun. But our sun moves. Galaxies move. And Galaxic clusters move relative to each other.

@WestAirAviation

Жыл бұрын

The most logical answer is that it bridged the two light-years-removed points in space and sent the sandwich there. The machine probably see's the Universe the same way as a mass-less particle does: Absent of time, and able to touch *every part* of the Universe simultaneously. (At C, the Universe becomes infinitely flat due to length contraction. A photon sees no volume to space) Since the cosmic expansion of space time is always creating "new" space everywhere at once, I'd write the mechanics of the device to look for the spacial coordinates of the destination, completely negating the need for time as a variable. (Which also allows you to move between two points without worrying about where the destination is, since such reference frames would view all coordinate systems as flat with no time axis) It doesn't need to be a plot hole unless you assume the machine can only "access" what's immediately in front of it during activation; then you'd see the sandwhich appear floating in space somewhere, far removed from the ship. I should note that because time travel is impossible, *any* sci fi attempt to make it realistic will fail from conception. The only way it works in sci fi is to ignore your senses of disbelief.

The sandwich actually showing back up is perfection.

Lamarr is hilarious in this. Probably one of the best lines in Orville.

This show is a manifestation of joy. shame Disney treats it so poorly.

Ah a throwaway joke that inadvertently confirms life in the Orville Universe is pre-determined. if the sandwich moved through time it must have known where the Orville would be in 3 months time, the time machine was no longer at the other end.... if life wasn't deterministic, it should have appeared at a random spot in space, or possibly all points in the universe (The Sandwichverse). This is why you should always have a temporal mechanic in the Writers Room.

@rahn45

Жыл бұрын

Time-travel portrayed in The Orville is shown to be influenced by thought/intent. I believe that's their work around one of the problems of time-travel, of how everything in the universe is moving. Gordan wanted to send the sandwich to a point in the future where he would be happy to see it, and that's when the sandwich turned up. Without an intent of destination / origin the device seems to be rather inaccurate in regards to the spacetime coordinates.

@jeffy210

Жыл бұрын

Maybe it's anchored relative to the device in the sphere in which it was first used rather than absolute in terms of spatial coordinates?

I love when shows keep up with little details makes them so much more entertaining

I like the idea of the sandwich appearing in the background while they were talking and some rando picks it up and eats it.

His day was made better by a time traveling sandwich. ⏰ 🥪 LOL 🤣

So? Nobody wants to talk about the Fact that Gordon foresaw that he would need the sandwich exactly 3 months in the future to take his mind off the anger of Bortos stealing him the show? No? OK!

@JaniceLHz

Жыл бұрын

I do not know whether they were after you made your comment, but several others have indeed commented on it.

It’s a beautiful sentient when you think about; sacrificing his happiness in the moment so he could be happy in the future.

Unlikely is something in a show or movie that has a moment that gets a payoff that works or actually goes through but this? This is gold

Talk about saving it for later! 😂

I admire his wisdom. He knew that if he just ate the sandwich at the time he first had it, then it would just be another sandwich. But if he sent it into the future it would eventually be a pleasant surprise that would brighten up his day.

I love the simple but succinct explanation of temporal dynamics.

Classic! Thanks for the upload.

This writing just shows how brilliant Seth really is, ...I can't get over how many levels he just hit there in this conjoined scene!

The funniest part of this joke is that Gordon can replicate another sandwich any time he wants.

Its like watching a ship full of high school buddies who try to act serious but every once in a while they goof around and then there are a couple people who are tossed into the middle of it trying to make sense of all of the shenanigans. Such a great show!

It just amazes me how a show that is a parody and tribute to the original franchise can have better writing and production than some of the actual franchises projects… Seth Macfarlane is so talented

At times Orville can be more Star Trek meets Family Guy, but at other times it is nearly that right blend of Star Trek and Red Dwarf. Mind you, they missed an awesome opportunity to mix up the sandwiches! He could resolve it by taking a bite out of one and seeing if it affects the other - if not, it's the later sandwich, if it does it's the Prime Sandwich. Temporal emergency solved.

This show is nuts ..... I need to see more!

I've seen many crossovers in many different shows, this had got to be one of the best.

This is one of my favorite bits in the entire series. It pays of so well after what happened to Malloy.

Gordon is one of my favorite characters. I'm so happy for him his egg salad sandwich came back!

But that's the essence. The sudden appearance of something you enjoy will surprise you and make your day.

Never have I seen a man so happy to eat a 3-month-old sandwich.

When that sandwich showed up two episodes later I busted up laughing

I honestly imagined a fight occurring in that room in a later episode then the sandwich suddenly appearing to the confusion of the characters only for one of them to use the plate as a weapon against the other. Gordon would later notice the debris and remember the sandwich.

The seriousness that he asks Gordon which is worse, the invasion of earth or bortus being issac's best man

The funny thing is that for Gordon, it was 7 months, so it was even more of a surprise

Ahhh... I knew I would be happy with this ❤