Am I the only one who wants a show just based on the wall. It’s hands down the best part of this series
It certainly lacks Harmon's story telling, but I liked it, it's filled with Roiland's chaotic energy.
The wall side story is the best thing about this show
Just give me a show about the wall people
You probably didn't know, you're all living in my wall!
S2 takes the Wall story line even further. Great character development, fun twists and an epic finale. The show also has aliens I guess.
I might be slipping into controversy here but... it's better than Rick and Morty, which has lost its edge a bit. This is smarter, funnier and beautifully written. The wall is possibly one of the best concepts ever created. Genius...oh, and for the record, I'm a big R&M fan.
If you've ever wondered what part of Rick and Morty is Roiland's and which is Harmond's, just watch this show. While it showcases Roiland's manic improv, it lacks the character introspection and pathos that made Rick and Morty a success.
Without Harmond's guidance, there's just not much to root for about the alien family. Typically some random shit happens, then things go from bad to worse because aliens. None of them are particularly likable. Some gags are fine but on the whole it all feels pretty skippable.
So, Dan Harmon and Justin Roiland create this particular animated series, that gets quite famous.
They need a ridicolous amount of time writing new episodes despite a 70 episode deal they got at one point and I am sure they will never be able to deliver upon just by how much time they need for ten episodes. Then Justin has the "idea" of doing his own animated series that's copying Rick and Morty basically, just without Rick and Morty and without multiverse? Timeline is important here, Wikipedia says, the series was shelved but not for how long.
The art style is the exact same, the randomness and over the top stories are the same, several voices are the same, all that this is lacking is good writing. Solar Opposites, funny name considering the not so much "opposites", is airing on another network. In other words going into competition to R&M. Is this a very elaborate prank from DH and/or JR, even though DH isn't mentioned? Or does Justin want to piss of DH? How's this even legal from a business standpoint?
SO does scratch the R&M itch. But it's nowhere near the greatness of R&M. SO doesn't try as hard, though.
There's almost no continuity. The stories of the main characters are so random, as random as any interdimensional cable episode, there's no point in watching. You could watch any episode in any order you wish, without losing or missing anything regarding the main characters. That makes this series incredibly boring for me personally.
The most interesting subplot, with actual continuity so far that needs a certain episode order, is "The Wall". That part is the best part of this whole season 1 and really a good idea with actual fun, consistent characters. If Cherie survives for revenge in S2 it would make me gladly come back. Other than that I don't particularly care for this to get a second season.
If JR wants to do R&M, he should focus on R&M and push Harmon (and all the other writers) to do more, instead of half-assing his own stuff. Other than that I simply fail to understand why this exists other than to leech off of the success of R&M. Creating an instance of "you like R&M? You must like this, too. It's from one of the creators". But no. I do not like this. I don't hate it, but I certainly do not like it. Would this not rely on so many similarities or be a direct and open spin-off I wouldn't mind, though.
Kristen Schaal should have been cast as the voice of Jesse as well. Mary Mack sounds way too much like her and Schaal's voice would fit that character very well.
Season 2 edit:
Season 2, which is more like S1 Pt 2, has improved on a lot of the early issues.
It's still very episodic without consequences but the stories and the chaotic energy of Roiland seem to fit and work a lot better in these 8 episodes. Korvo, the most unlikable of the aliens, tones down his Jerry-ness by not being constantly obnoxious. Glad they do go forward with evolving Pupa and the Wall substory was - again - the best part of these episodes with S02E07 the best episode of this show so far. Absolutely great how that turned out. Going to bump this from a 4 to 5. First 8 episodes are meh at best (excluding anything Wall related, those parts are a 7 at worst and 9 at best), later 8 episodes are okay and overal more entertaining.
Justin Roiland gone from upcoming season 4. Should be interesting...
Definitely not as good as Rick and Morty. But it does have its own charm. If you like Rick and Morty you'll most likely enjoy this but to a lesser extent.
Yeah, can't really complain with this one besides always hearing Rick when Korvo opens his mouth. (And that Adam Goldberg kid....)
But besides that? Entertaining and chaotic stuff that will fill the void when Rick & Morty goes on another prolonged hiatus or somesuch. Especially the last two episodes of the first season were stellar and make me cross my fingers for another season.
Enjoyable and irreverent alien invasion comedy with a fun cast and relentless pop culture-based jokes.
Makes some odd narrative choices, devoting a third of its season to side stories that have little-to-no consequence to the primary story, but still manages to remain interesting (even if this was the weakest of it's seasons thus far).
better than Rick & Morty in my opinion
Season 4 rated a 6
This show is dead to me. I think it's fair to say I've loved everything I've watched with Dan Stevens in it, but, as a scab for cancel culture: nah.
Justin Roiland's charges were thrown out of court, in March of 2023. I've read several suspicious, "tweets," which seem to lend credibility to the idea he possibly had licentious social media communications with Trans individuals, IF the tweets were not spoofed, and, IF They are correct that that type of communication went on with others.
In the wake of what I have learned about the extent and capabilities of the U.S. government's, "wire tapping," of all Internet traffic and collection of meta-data, AND the sharing of that data to State and Local agencies for the purposes of prosecution, IF there was anything illegal they'd be able to prove it.
I don't believe Justin Roiland deserves to be cancelled anymore than Ezra Miller.... To be clear, neither deserve to be cancelled!
Good side story. Worse than Rick and Morty.
this feels like anything that didn't made it into R&M was put into this show instead... they painfully tried to make Hulu look great with some cheap "inside" jokes, to the point it become so obnoxious it made me hate it... it was definitely more gory than R&M but it was also more political, lots of bullshit about how jews are cool, some gender identity satire, and they even went as far as being openly racists towards white people even using racial slurs like cracker... Overall I hate every character, I didn't enjoy anything about this show except one thing and that was the story of how the alien kids abducted people by shrinking them and putting them into this wall terrarium and now they had to learn how to survive in their new world... honestly the wall saga was so good it was the only reason I continued watching...
Extremely episodic, not as good As R&M but I loved the wall saga. I’d watch a whole show about the wall.
So this is basically just imagine Rick and Morty but they are aliens and it’s not as funny.
I watched one or two episodes and was ready to give up, but it’s worth sticking with it.
It does get a little better generally, however the main thing worth sticking around for is “The wall” sub plot.
This is actually so much more interesting than the show and is extremely different telling a more serious and complex story within the same world.
Probably a 6.5/10 overall but the wall is very interesting and different.
The similarities are undeniable to the eyes and ears. Especially when Korvo stutters just like Rick. I ignore all this and enjoy the fun crazy animated romp of crazy genius invented gadgets, apocalyptic storylines and dysfunctional family values. Its great but not as gr...........wait a minute which show am I reviewing? My brain is having a Polar Eclipse.
S01E07 and any moment about The Wall were by far the stand out parts of the first season.
Nothing much present here is interesting. This is what R&M would be if it's animation, themes, characters and writing was worse. Nothing is funny nor does it explore the extreme ideas R&M does. I don't want to compare these shows but if you watch it both are trying to do the same thing this is just worse tho. I'm not invested in any other story except The Wall and even then its filled with clichés. And the animation is really dull even tho it copies R&M which looks good enough.
I feel, like so many animated series, Solar Opposites simply needs a bit of time to find its rhythm. When the jokes don’t hit or the references don’t connect, I find myself considering how much potential the show has. Too many productions get cut off at the legs because their premiere season didn’t fire on all cylinders from the first episode. Watch the show. Let Hulu bank the ratings. Let it go. I bet it will come back with a stellar, more refined second season. :wink:
Solar Opposites starts out as a series that has a clear story, and a clear objective in mind. It knows what it wants to show the viewer, and when. As each episode goes, characters get a bit more fleshed out. Each characters has a nice development arc throughout the series. By the end, I can truly say I know these characters, and what they stand for.
I wish I could say the same for the story of the series. What starts out as a very clear storyline, becomes muddled with side stories which add nothing to the objective. Don't get me wrong, the series is worth watching, as I hope my rating suggests. But the main story got lost somewhere on the road, and all we got were discrete episodes, each developing characters, but not the main story itself.
Frankly, I started enjoying the tiny people side story much more than the main story, and it felt that much more important. I'm sure it was not meant to be that way, but the people fighting for the WALL took the spotlight.
The show is not very funny, but it's a good way to spend 3 hours if you have time to kill. The ads sprinkled throughout the series left a bitter taste in my mouth, but nothing that you can't get over.
Should you watch it? Yes, but maybe temper your expectations, and you may be in for a surprise.
It’s decent so far. Really think it would be better if they used a different animation studio than the one rick and morty uses. It would pull away from the r&m similarities more.
Hum, it's kind of weird, basically it's the cheap version of Rick and Morty.
The resemblance to R&M is just too strong. And I'm always listening to "Rick" when Korvo speaks.
However it is not that bad.
The story is nice, it's worth watching, but I don't know if I'll be back for season 2, if there is.
2.3 points -> Acting and Characters (0-3)
1.6 points -> Plot development (0-2)
1.4 points -> Cinematography (0-2)
0.7 points -> originality (0-1)
0.7 points -> Based on Genre / Theme (0-1)
0.7 -> Overall Quality (0-1)
Aka. 7.4 points
Shout by Juan Ignacio SánchezBlockedParent2020-05-10T18:01:59Z
Not your typical show yet a hillarious, delirious, extremely hysterical, at times insanely violent animation. Another monstrous creation from the mind of Justin Rolland that is just as chaotic, dark and meta as Rick and Morty! Filled with glorious references, all-stars guest voices and dramatic musical cues that only make the show better, Solar Opposites is just a triumph for streaming animation.