I know Star Trek had previously gone through present day issues in an abstract situation, and that was one of their strengths...it is clear that The Orville was going STRAIGHT for the analogy to islamic extremism. I commend them for their efforts, though it was quite a violent situation. The ending perfectly encapsulated the problems the U.S. has when fighting overseas and that a lot of people still don't seem to understand. I wonder how much this will go into further episodes. I'm not surprised that Seth McFarlane went this direction, just surprised how direct it all was