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Playtime is over. The third episode of The Orville, 'About a Girl',  finally dives into deeper waters and attempts to explore a serious social issue, possibly hoping to cash in on what made the original Star Trek so famous (or infamous). For this one, a summary is in order. Spoilers ahead. At the end of episode 2 we find out that Bortus' newborn child is female, a rather rare occurrence for the male dominated Moclan species. In the third episode, 'About a Girl,' Bortus and his mate, Clyde, wish to have a customary sex change operation on their baby. This is expected in their culture. Moclans view females as inferior, unworthy of sharing the Moclan way of life. No surprise to us, the rest of the Orville crew finds this behavior morally abhorrent. A debate is initiated on whether or not the Moclans have the right to decide the sex of their child, or whether or not the rest of the crew has the right to interfere. Eventually the crew of the Orville manages to bring...