Solar Opposites is an animated sitcom about a family of sentient slugs that crash-landed on Earth and must look for a way home while adapting to bizarre human customs like gender polarization: Korvo (Justin Roilland/Dan Stevens), the "man of the house," resistant to assimilation; Terry (Thomas Middleditch), the childcare expert, who eagerly adopts human culture; Yumyulak (Sean Giambone), the teenage boy, a rebel who hates humans; and a teenage girl and pupa (infant).
But this is a review of an episode where no one in the family appears except in flashbacks. I'm including a beefcake photo of Sean Giambone (left) and frontals of Thomas Middleditch (below) anyway.
Episode 4.9, "Down and Out on Planet X-Non," stars Glenn (Kieran Culkin), the family's snoopy neighbor, who got blasted into space. He joined the SilverCops Space Force, but they framed him for murder. He had to flee into the wilderness of an alien planet, fighting monsters and nearly dying many times. And now his story continues in what seems to be the pilot for a spin-off.
Scene 1: After having an "expositional dream," Glenn awakens in a run-down office, naked. Zy (Skyler Gisondo, top photo), a muscular being with a bat-head, found him in the wilderness, half-dead. "What were you doing all alone in the woods?"
"I go there to jerk off," Glenn jokes. "I got a thing for trees. Why am I naked?"
"Your clothes were soaked with piss and shit."
Zy infers that he has a "secred, fucked-up past," so he'll be perfect for their group of multi-species thieves and con-men.
Glen tries to leave, but outside the door, beings are robbing and killing each other, so he decides to stay. First queer code; Zy puts his hand on Glenn's shoulder and leaves it there.
Scene 2: The tour. Most of the group has holograms on their chest, which means "they need extra help."
"But I don't have a hologram on my chest," Glenn complains.
"I'm sure you have a hologram in your heart." Awww..getting a little crush on this human, Zy?
Second queer code: Hand on shoulder again. Third queer code: Again. Gee, Zy can't keep his hands off Glenn.
Scene 3: Interview with the group leader, Skeletom, a hippie dude with a glowing green skeleton. He explains: "This place is for people who don't fit in."
Island of Misfit Toys, huh? Queer code #3. "No one else has our backs, so we have to be family to each other."
Scene 4: Glenn, Zy, a cat-being, and a Cthulhu-being on a scam run. Zy explains that the 'Raffs (sentient giraffes) took over and pushed the indigenous population into slums, using SilverCops to break heads: "They claim they're keeping the peace, but they're racist as hell, and they play the natives against each other." Cthulhu Lives Matter.
Uh-oh, their last victim called the SilverCops. Run! Hiding in an alley, they discuss how much they hate the Sils. And Glenn is one! If they find out, he'll lose their friendship -- or worse.
More after the break
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