Did Doctor Odyssey Just Air Its Series Finale? Grade It!
Doctor Odyssey concluded its freshman run on Thursday, but with its fate still TBD, we can't help but wonder whether Episode 18 will also double as the series finale.
Thursday's episode picks up after last week's cliffhanger, with Max still stranded on land. Avery sets out on a mission to find the doctor, which doesn't turn out to be all that hard or even take all that long. She finds Max unharmed and unbothered by the earthquake, and they all head back to the ship together.
Elsewhere, The Odyssey's corporate office tells Captain Massey he is temporarily relieved of his duties after breaching protocol by going to shore in the aftermath of an earthquake to rescue those stranded passengers.
But that problem is also quickly resolved: The entire crew bands together to fight the powers that be on their boss' behalf, so Massey remains captain of this ship.
Just as the captain finds his happy ending this week, so does our central throuple. In a callback to Episode 1, Max and Avery dance to "Despacito" in the sand at the beach, where they vow to take on life together as a couple. And the men call an official truce, with Tristan even admitting that Avery and Max make a cute pair. (The perfect bookend to a fever dream if you ask me!)
But with all those loose ends tied up, it feels like Doctor Odyssey is putting itself out to pasture. Should the series continue — and we hope it does! — we'd love to see it revitalized with elements of TVLine's Fever Dream Theory. Until then, it looks like this ship may have sailed.
After you grade the episode, and Season 1 overall, in our polls below, hit the comments with your take: Did the Doctor Odyssey finale feel like the series' end? Or are you holding out hope for Season 2?