The - Orville 2x14

never married, meaning Kelly never helped Ed secure command of the Orville .

In The Orville episode 2x14, the crew faces a dystopian alternate reality caused by a failed memory wipe in the previous episode. The Dystopian Reality The Orville 2x14

Because a younger version of retained her memory of visiting the future, she refused a second date with Ed Mercer seven years in the past. This "butterfly effect" led to a timeline where: never married, meaning Kelly never helped Ed secure

The former crew members are now scattered survivors or scavengers rather than Union officers. The Mission to Restore Time This "butterfly effect" led to a timeline where:

Dystopian Kelly assembles a ragtag team—including alternate versions of , Claire Finn , John LaMarr , and Talla Keyali —to find the USS Orville , which is hidden in the atmosphere of a gas giant. Their goal is to use the ship's temporal technology to send Dr. Finn back to the past to correctly administer the memory wipe to young Kelly. Key Events

The successfully launched their war and conquered much of the galaxy, destroying Earth and other Union worlds.