The Word of Avis is the second of two two-issue comic book stories by Dark Horse Comics comprising Season 1.5 of The Orville.
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- Call-Back: Little does Ed know, one of the Krill ships pursuing the Orville has onboard Teleya, the Krill teacher who survived the events of "Krill". Leading into...
- Call-Forward: Teleya tells the Krill captain, Kratok, that she has plans for Ed, foreshadowing her infiltrating the Orville crew as Lieutenant Janel Tyler beginning in "Ja'loja", which is ultimately exposed in "Nothing Left on Earth Excepting Fishes".
- Continuity Nod: John tells Celeste that he was lost "a little while ago" and that he had to figure out who he was before getting his life on a new track, alluding to the events of "New Dimensions" in which Kelly convinced him to take the role of Chief Engineer.
- Precision F-Strike: Part 2 notably features the first instance of the word "fuck" said in The Orville when Helmsman Gordon Malloy describes the holographic generator as a "clusterfuck."
- Wham Shot: John and Alara decide to eavesdrop on the Orville's guests and are horrified to see that they are engaging in Krill religious rituals.
