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Planet Shlorp was a perfect utopia. Until the asteroid hit. One hundred adults and their replicants were issued a Pupa and escaped into, uh, the space, searching for new homes on uninhabited worlds. We crashed on Earth, stranding us on an already overpopulated planet. That's right, I've been talking this whole time. I'm the one holding the Pupa. My name's Korvo. This is... this is my show. I just dropped the Pupa. Do you see me? This is ridiculous. I hate Earth. It's a horrible home. People are stupid.

# Review

I saw this being recommended to me on Disney Plus; I thought it resembled Rick and Morty, perhaps my favourite sitcom cartoon, so I decided to check it out. I was pleasantly surprised to find that many of the people behind Rick and Morty such as Justin Roiland (who voices Rick) are also behind Solar Opposites. I also liked how Thomas Middleditch (from Silicon Valley) voices Terry.

Solar Opposites is about a family of aliens crash-landing in a suburb on Earth and trying to fit into human society.

The humour is decent, although not as satirical as Rick and Morty. While there are sci-fi references, Solar Opposites felt more like a mainstream cartoon such as The Simpsons; much of the jokes are targeted at a general audience. There were some funny plots such as the tiny human collection, but most of the stories aren't as intellectual or complex as Rick and Morty; the stories instead rely more on slapstick humour.

# Conclusion

Decent show to watch while waiting for season 5 of Rick and Morty.

# Overall rating: 7.6

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