Didn't realize The Orville was on Disney+ until I saw this thread. Now 6 episodes into S3 and it's as good as ever. Yeah, Bortus is a boss. He's incredibly well done with simultaneous comedy and depth. The Moclan porn in S2E2 was gold. Race of gay toughguy misogynists who sit on eggs to give birth lmao. Bortus had some show stealing scenes in S3E6 with his kid's issues. The slapstick might actually make the social commentary more effective - it's like, "I'm not even taking myself seriously but I'll just leave this here."
Only complaint is they shouldn't have dropped the Alara Kitan chick. She was way hotter and her character more interesting than Talla, her replacement. Apparently Seth MacFarlane was banging Halston Sage IRL so that may have played a role, although she did make the cameo at the end of S2 and I see she's credited somewhere in S3 as well.