“A Tale of Two Topas”
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“A Tale of Two Topas” is a character-focused episode of The Orville that explores identity, gender, and personal autonomy through the experiences of the Moclan child Topa.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
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| A Tale of Two Topas | 0 |
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
episode of The Orville
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television episode ⓘ |
| about |
conflict between individual identity and Moclan cultural expectations
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the experiences of the Moclan child Topa ⓘ |
| addressesIssue |
LGBTQ+ allegory
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cultural intolerance ⓘ medical consent ⓘ |
| basedOn | characters and setting created for The Orville ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| distributionFormat | streaming television episode ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
Bortus
NERFINISHED
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Claire Finn NERFINISHED ⓘ Ed Mercer NERFINISHED ⓘ Gordon Malloy NERFINISHED ⓘ Isaac NERFINISHED ⓘ John LaMarr NERFINISHED ⓘ Kelly Grayson NERFINISHED ⓘ Klyden NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresSpecies | Moclan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| followsFrom | Topa’s earlier gender reassignment as an infant ⓘ |
| franchise | The Orville NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
drama television episode
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science fiction television episode ⓘ |
| hasCentralConflict |
Topa’s struggle to live authentically
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tension between Moclan law and Union values ⓘ |
| hasFictionalSetting | the Planetary Union starship Orville NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| intendedAudience | general television audience ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Topa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| medium | television ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus |
gender
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identity ⓘ personal autonomy ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| partOfSeason | The Orville season 3 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOfSeries | The Orville NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| portrays |
a child questioning their assigned gender
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supportive and unsupportive parental responses to gender identity ⓘ |
| setInUniverse | The Orville universe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theme |
bodily autonomy
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cultural norms and tradition ⓘ gender identity ⓘ parent–child relationships ⓘ |
| title | A Tale of Two Topas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workType | scripted television drama ⓘ |
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