The series deals with the powerful adventures of Solar Opposites who take comic adventures against a family of aliens. After the destruction of their original planet, this strange family takes off from their planet to planet Earth. Within a short period, the family must face up to what is actually happening in front of this strange family that can destroy the planet Earth.
Pretty much Roiland and McMahon's take on the fish-out-of-water dynamic, mocking the family sitcom structure with their morbidly violent on brand sci-fi twist.
For my money, the best part of Solar Opposites is the wildcard character Pupa, whose part to play in the plot is revealed over time but is worth paying attention to throughout the season; the character's antics are also pretty hard to miss.
Solar Opposites is far less caustic than its Adult Swim-based older sibling. And that's saying something for a show that regularly features one bloody rampage or another on a nearly episodic basis.
I'm giving this first season a perfect score because, looking back over it, sure, there was the occasional weak moment, but there simply wasn't a single bad episode.
Solar Opposites provides a perfectly entertaining escapist alternative that, for every bit of cerebral comedy, there's just as much low-brow humor to accompany it.
