Mess Hall

The **Mess Hall** was a common dining room within Planetary Union spacecraft where the majority of the crew ate, drank, or relaxed.

## Description

On the USS *Orville*, the center of the Mess Hall held the largest tables, meant to seat up to six or more crew members. The tables were wooden until August 2420, when they were replaced with artificial, self-lit ones. There were ramps leading to sections of both the left and right sides containing smaller, two person tables as well as a large window to view the cosmos outside.

At the starboard side was a bar staffed by a rotating string of bartenders, including Olix. A record player sat against the wall by the bar which Olix had installed in the late July or early August of 2420.

The starboard side of the hall had Food Synthesizers.

The room was decorated with various flora to create a more comfortable atmosphere.

## History

In early 2420, the crew played karaoke in the Mess Hall.

The crew of the Orville held a farewell party for Chief Engineer Steve Newton around April 2420.

The Mess Hall was remodeled with new tables and chairs between August and September 2420.

When the ship was docked on Kaylon 1 in January 2421, the crew threw a farewell party for Isaac, including a cake and a song performed by Helmsman Gordon Malloy.

## Alternate timeline

In late 2421 in an alternate timeline, Ed and Kelly shared a bottle in the Mess Hall aboard the derelict Orville.

## Production

Production designer Stephen J. Lineweaver led the creation of the Mess Hall, though the actual architectural plans were crafted by set designer Eugene Adamov. The room was originally called the Commissary.

The Mess Hall tables used in Season 2 were made by Richard Anthony.

## Notable crew members

* Alien Bartender - A frequent, but silent bartender in 2419 and 2420.
* Olix - Bartender starting in 2420.

## Trivia

* Commander Kelly Grayson finds the Mess Hall pretty when it is empty at night.
* According to the book *The World of the Orville*, the Mess Hall's set was repurposed in the episode *Old Wounds* to become the set of the Epsilon Science Station.

## Appearances

* *Episode 1x02: Command Performance*
* *Episode 1x03: About a Girl*
* *Episode 1x05: Pria*
* *Episode 1x06: Krill*
* *Episode 1x09: Cupid's Dagger*
* *Episode 1x11: New Dimensions*
* *Episode 1x12: Mad Idolatry*
* *Episode 1.5x01: New Beginnings, Pt. 1*
* *Episode 1.5x02: New Beginnings, Pt. 2*
* *Episode 1.5x03: The Word of Avis, Pt. 1*
* *Episode 2x01: Ja'loja*
* *Episode 2x03: Home*
* *Episode 2x04: Nothing Left on Earth Excepting Fishes*
* *Episode 2x06: A Happy Refrain*
* *Episode 2x07: Deflectors*
* *Episode 2x08: Identity, Pt. 1*
* *Episode 2x10: Blood of Patriots*
* *Episode 2.5x05: Digressions, Pt. 1*
* *Episode 3x01: Electric Sheep*
* *Episode 3x08: Midnight Blue*

## Notes

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 The change took place after *Primal Urges* and before *Home*.
2. ↑ Olix states that he installed the gramophone one week before the events of Episode 1: Old Wounds. *See* Timeline.

## References

1. ↑ Episode 1x09: Cupid's Dagger
2. ↑ Episode 1x11: New Dimensions
3. ↑ *Episode 2x08: Identity, Pt. 1*
4. ↑ *Episode 2x14: The Road Not Taken*
5. ↑ Lineweaver, Stephen & Robert Strohmaier. "The Orville: A Chance to Design the Future". *ADG Perspective*. July-Aug. 2018. Pg. 96.
6. ↑ "The Orville" Season 2. www.richardanthonyart.com. Last accessed July 11, 2020.
7. ↑ Episode 1x12: Mad Idolatry