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Solar Opposites returns to Hulu for a sixth and final season that looks to take the hilarity and hijinks to new heights as we say goodbye to the titular oddball alien family that we’ve come to know and love. Over the course of ten episodes, the adult animated sci-fi sitcom follows the titular Shlorpian family, Korvo (Dan Stevens), Terry (Thomas Middleditch), Jesse (Mary Mack), Yumyulack (Sean Giambrone), and their amorphous color-changing infant, the Pupa (Sagan McMaha), as they take on a brand new and very real Earthly challenge: going broke. Without their usual funds and seemingly endless cache of diamonds at their disposal, the Opposites will face fresh conundrums, friction, and opportunities as they try to make ends meet on their adopted home planet. Will this challenge bring the Opposites closer, or is it enough to tear our perfectly flawed alien crew apart for good? And what the heck is going on with the people in the Wall? You’re going to have to watch Solar Opposites: Season 6 to find out how it all goes down!
SOLAR OPPOSITES – SEASON 6: STREAM IT OR SKIP IT?
Opening Shot: The Opposites family sits in their spaceship’s “movie room” (AKA the Sacred Crystal Room), stuffing their faces with popcorn without a care in the world, when their AI system, Aisia (Tiffany Haddish), enters to scold them for ordering 50 containers of pineapple fried rice, disrespecting the craft’s crystals, and neglecting their chores. The Opposites brush off her concerns and tell her to scram, with Korvo confidently declaring that they no longer care about their mission and that they’re proud Earthlings now for good. Then an unknown (and angry-looking) little being bursts out of his head, and they all freak out.
The Gist: Korvo gives a little recap up top, sharing that Planet Shlorp was a perfect utopia until an asteroid hit, leading 100 adults and their replicants to be issued a Pupa and sent to other planets, where they were to start new Shlorpian lives and communities on uninhabited worlds. Unfortunately, the Opposites’s ship crashed on Earth, where they have been forced to live ever since. Some of the family have grown to truly love and assimilate into their Earth lives, while Korvo makes it clear that he hates Earth and thinks its people are stupid.
However, as we cut back to the present, we find that Korvo doesn’t have much to worry about Earthlings right now as an angry little creature emerges from his head. Aisha scans him before explaining that this being is called a Beta Nut, adding that all Shlorpians contain one within them, but it’s the presence of a more Alpha Shlorpian that activates them, drawing the Beta Nuts out and causing them to feast on their hosts’ nutrients, then excrete them as mulch. Terry, Jesse, and Yumyulack all sprout their own Beta Nuts immediately after Aisha’s explanation, leading them to track down this so-called Alpha so they can kick them off Earth, which the Opposites have declared as theirs.
It turns out that the other Shlorpian is a neighbor living mere blocks away, and that their identity is Commander Zarck (Dan Bakkedahl), a villainous member of the Shlorpian military and a character who, Korvo reminds Terry (and us viewers), has been on this series before. Now, Zarck is back and claiming that he no longer holds any ill will towards the Opposites, and he will happily leave Earth without a fuss to help rid them of their carnivorous Beta Nuts.
Unfortunately, Yumyulack soon discovers that Zarck does, in fact, wish harm upon the Opposites, as evidenced by a murder board in his home that paints targets on every member of their family except the Pupa, whom they assume Zarck wants to steal for himself. The alien family then vows to use their knowledge of and experiences on Earth to their advantage, deploying everything from internet trolls and the woke mob to spy technology to Hobbs & Shaw-level muscles to lawsuits in an effort to get rid of Zarck for good.
But throughout their efforts, the Beta Nuts continue to sap the Opposites of their life forces and flesh, all while their neighboring Shlorpian Alpha attempts to enact a big plan of his own: to corrupt Aisha and use her prowess as “the most powerful computer ever known” to purge the entire planet, destroying Earth and everything on it… including the Opposites. Zarck is willing to even factory reset Aisha to force her to turn on her original crew, but when her programming rebels, suddenly no one is safe from Red Aisha and her deadly, indiscriminately-fired lasers.
Photo: HuluWhat Shows Will It Remind You Of?: Shows like Futurama, Rick and Morty, Star Trek: Lower Decks, Final Space, The Simpsons, and American Dad all come to mind due to some of the shows’ sci-fi themes, other titles’ family-focused stories, and all of their animation styles and sharp humor.
Our Take: Solar Opposites: Season 6 kicks off with a strong first episode that launches viewers right into the action. With the help of brief recaps, both returning and new viewers can understand the gist of what’s going on and who the characters are, making it easy to get swept away in the wacky, wild events that ensue.
It remains true that Solar Opposites has a lot going for it. The writing is tight, the voice acting is consistently strong, the animation stays colorful and engaging (and surprisingly evocative — those Beta Nuts were truly grossing me out by the end!), and the plot continues to raise the stakes and develop in original, entertaining ways. Also, beneath all the silliness and truly clever, quick, and creative one-liners and references, there’s a surprisingly human story at the show’s core about moving to a new land, feeling alien, and trying to assimilate without forgetting yourself and your culture in the process.
The series’s depths continue to elevate it to become a title with comedy, heart, and storytelling that transcend each episode’s breezy 22-minute runtime. And with plenty of exciting threats and plot points yet to be addressed, especially what the heck is going to happen to the people in The Wall, there are many reasons to watch Solar Opposites: Season 6 that will leave you feeling pleased and even hungrier for more.
Photo: HuluSex and Skin: None in this episode. Just your classic vaguely unsettling body horror with the Beta Nuts.
Parting Shot: The Opposites discover that when Aisha’s Factory Reset Self was shooting lasers around their home and ship, she destroyed their diamond machine, peso gun, and coupon device. “Oh my God,” Terry exclaims, “Looks like the Solar Opposites are f*cking broke!” Cue: panicked screaming from the entire family.
Sleeper Star: All of the Opposites deliver funny lines and witty observations, but the “sleeper” star is Natalie Palamides as a homeschooled neighbor character who isn’t even around long enough to be given a name, but who was so unsettling and hilarious that she nearly stole the show in her brief moments of screentime. Palamides never fails to deliver wonderfully weird comedy performances, whether she’s voice acting on an animated series or doing her own one-woman show. Even if we never see this creepy character again, she certainly made an impact as a scene stealer (and almost a life stealer, too).
Most Pilot-y Line: Korvo venting about his initial distaste for his adopted planet: “Ugh, this is ridiculous! I hate Earth, it’s a horrible home! People are stupid and confusing. Why do humans go to the doctor for every little thing? Just sit in a nutrient broth and regrow your limbs, is that so hard?”
Our Call: Solar Opposites: Season 6 continues the strong momentum of its previous seasons, building on what came before while laying the groundwork for the thrills and hilarity ahead. Celebrate the successful run of this out-of-this-world Hulu Original series and STREAM IT!
How To Watch Solar Opposites
There are lots of ways to watch Solar Opposites — you can stream old episodes on Netflix, or rent them on Prime Video — but if you want to see the latest batch of episodes as quickly as possible, the only way to do so is with a Hulu subscription.
If you’re new to Hulu, you can get started with a 30-day free trial on the streamer’s basic (with ads) plan. After the trial period, you’ll pay $9.99/month. If you want to upgrade to Hulu ad-free, it costs $18.99/month.
If you want to stream even more and save a few bucks a month while you’re at it, we recommend subscribing to one of the Disney+ Bundles, all of which include Hulu. These bundles start at $10.99/month for ad-supported Disney+ and Hulu and goes up to $29.99/month for Disney+, Hulu, and Max, all ad-free.
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