Rick and Morty wasted so much time talking about the serial vs episodic debate (like actually breaking the forth wall to do it, not even in a funny meta commentary way) and then Solar Opposites finds the perfect way to do both using The Wall plot running along side the episodic hijinks without having to comment on the debate at all, utterly genius.

I’d be down for a full spin-off series based on The Wall but, at the same time, I like how it’s a sub-plot to the main show. It leaves you wanting more and wondering what’s next.

It’s crazy how this show has the A plot: korvo and terry B plot: yumulak and Jessie C plot: the wall which slowly becomes more relevant D plot: the pupa which will eventually become super important E plot: the stuff with the silver cops

Solar opposites is possibly one of the most underrated shows I’ve ever seen. I also really like the long running joke of the episode being titled something that has almost nothing to do with the wall plot

I like that they sometimes refer to their lives in the outside world as 'The before-fore times' just like the post apocalyptic scavengers did in Rickmancing the Stone. A nice little nod.

The Wall plot allows the show to do a serial story in a episodic sci-fi comedy. Solar Opposites has the best of both worlds in my opinion, able to deliver the highs of a serial story, and the laughs of episodic stories.

Ironically, my favorite episode this season had nothing to do with the Wall or the space-lore. It was the line episode. I just thought it had some of the funniest writing. It also made me like Korvo and Terri, who were my least favorite characters up to that point, despite being the titular main characters.

The problem with solar opposites is that it feels like the "b" plot to its own show

I feel you missed tim saying that the collectors cup was fake and had no actual lead paint. Its implied he was poisoned by someone. I think it was the sister who killed the other nun. Shes making a catholic power grab.

I don't think the wall is "better" I just think it's a way for them to tell the serious type of story they are good at, but also gives them freedom to do whatever wacky stuff with the solar opposites that isnt held back by an overarching narrative, like evil Morty stuff in Rick and morty

I enjoy the Solars more than the Wall but yet never manage to skip the wall stuff because now Im invested in Cherie the Benihana waitress' journey

I think Tim's life was what it shows during his dying minutes. That's all he did was go from living just day to day having nothing to show for it. The chance the wall gave him to gain power and followers was something he never imagined himself having. Killing the Duke and taking over as leader was something Tim probably always wanted (a seat of power) but never was able to in his normal life. Along with the McDonald's cup which was in the Dukes office (hint hint the Duke was probably losing his mind from it too as he changed after he left the wall) , was corrupting his mind for so long, that who knows what was real to him or to us when we were seeing through Tim's eyes.

The wall contains my favorite Solar Opposites joke so far. The "Don't you dare touch my penis" reoccurring joke is by far my favorite, especially the payoff.

They gotta do a whole episode showing what happened between Tim entering the wall and the duke rising to power. Like when Tim entered the wall it was basically a post-apocalyptic wasteland and that would be cool to see

Considering how many subplots the latest season got sidetracked in, it's becoming more and more clear that the Solar Opposites themselves aren't interesting enough to carry their own show. The finale does suggest at least some kind of paradigm shift is coming, but I guess we'll have to wait and see if it pans out.

In Tim's dream he mentions that the cup was actually a replica he had someone in the Wall paint. Now this might be the ravings of lead poisoning, but given what the Nuns later do to Cherie, it makes me wonder if the Nuns were secretly poisoning Tim all along.

If the Solar’s do leave earth like Korvo wanted to, will they change everyone in the wall back, or will Yumyulack and Jessi take the whole wall with them

The death of Molly was one of the saddest thing i saw in media in a long time, weird to think that a mouse dying had more impact on me then for example half the marvel crew from Thanos. This world is incredible, so much possibilities, if they had a show "the wall" it probably would be my favorite

I just want Cherie and Pezley live happily ever after as mother and daughter

i love how the wall can change and evolve so fluidly it keeps it fresh & doesn't depend on past ideas 2 carry th show but still ties up like all loose ends

I’ve never watched Solar Opposites but I like to keep up to date on the Wall storyline it’s just so good

The wall is the best part, I found myself dragging through some of the new episodes just to get to the wall

Solar Opposites is really the best adult animated series currently airing and I really, really enjoy every aspect of it. The Solar Opposites themselves are wonderful and more believable as a family than the Smiths in R&M, and the Wall is nail biting drama that i never know what it’s gonna throw at me, which is incredible

Speaking of the Wall I think they might be making a D Plot with the Metal Lanterns Parody. I'm curious how they juggle all these plots or if they will use the Lanterns Parody as a break from the Wall while they come up with more ideas for it.

More excited for every wall scene over the solar opposites scenes honestly

A companion piece for the Opposites would be great. This was so well done!

I would LOVE to hear you talk about season 3! There just isn't enough solar opposites content- and it's one of my favorite shows. The finale made me very hopeful for what was coming next

I’m going to be honest I’m really invested into the wall storyline so much that I skip over the other parts

yeah after watching the first hand full of wall episodes, you just get pumped up and can't believe what you just watched. you want more. luckily season 3 did just that. me and my GF happily binged it.

It feels like Solar Opposites was made to bridge the Harmon/Roiland divide: The A-plot is one-off, wacky, sci-fi hijinks, and the B-plot is serialized drama.

The Duke can never be forgiven for what he did to Molly. Ringo, however can be acknowledged for his sacrifices

I have a feeling the creators made the wall plot first and the higher ups were like "make the aliens more centric"

One of the things I really like about the wall is that it knows how to balance out comedy with the more serious aspects of the show. Some of the most effective jokes, in my opinion, simply being from the absurdity of what’s happening compared to the serious nature of the characters. Like how when Tim kills people with instant shell in season 2, it’s at first kind of humorous to hear them screaming about chocolate but mere seconds later it is also seen how effectively brutal it is.

My favorite thing about the Wall is how it tricks the audience in a way that exposes us for our implicit biases. I.E: Making us think Tim was the central protagonist of the wall when he never truly was. Sure, the premise of the society within the wall is established when Tim is put in there, but that doesn't make him the protagonist. That just makes him part of the setup. The story TRULY begins when Cherie is thrown in, because it's from there that we actually start learning about what the wall society is and how it works via Tim's exposition dumping. Also, if you really stop to think about it, Tim's plans tend not to work that well with the exception of Cherie's interventions. When the squad was trying to escape after they stole that Playboy they almost got caught and would have been if not for Cherie's Benihana skills. Tim literally tried to initiate his own escape from jail but was suddenly saved by Cherie. Then, finally, when Cherie wanted to give everyone in the wall a chance to escape, Tim betrayed her so he could hold on to his power and perceived holiness. From then on out it's Cherie's quest for revenge that is the focal point of the story. The show essentially criticizes it's audience by making Tim a sort of "red herring protagonist". He's not the hero everyone plays him up to be: he's a loser who got hooked on his power fantasy and wasn't prepared to let that go for the sake of everyone else. He rationalizes it by saying people could get eaten by owls, but at the end of the day he wasn't going to give up a life where he was essentially the biggest winner in the world. It has his life in the wall that made him everyone's favorite and got him laid by a super hot waitress. The "Tim Saga" is the wall's commentary on male power fantasy. It exposes the male viewer's narcissism for enjoying fiction that's so self flagellating: fiction that supposedly puts you in the shoes of the coolest most badass dude in the world who everyone either respects or falls to. In the end, Tim not only wasn't the most important person in the wall, he was a monster for believing that he was. And when you look back on everything you realize that he was never as competent or dependable as the narrative would have you believe, and that's by design. This is further reflected in the episode with his death: a dream sequence where the entire time you're watching it you can sense that something is off because now more than ever everyone around Tim, Cherie especially, is WAY too eager to congratulate him. Then the episode gets extra weird and that's when you realize that none of this really happened. It was just Tim's hallucinations. He was merely fantasizing about power up until the very end. Cherie was always the true protagonist. The story truly got started when she entered the wall. The heroes never progressed in their mission without her intervention. And we didn't see that she was the main character up until Tim's betrayal . . . .because the writer's knew that we are predisposed to think that the man is the protagonist while the woman, no matter how competent she is, is the man's prize. Truly brilliant.

This video popped up in my recommended feed a few days ago, and I just now finished binging Solar Opposites because the title and thumbnail of your video enthralled me. I regret nothing, and that was an absolutely wonderful experience to have. Thanks, Johnny.

The wall series has more character development, twists, and moral debates than some of the best movies

Solar Opposites along with the wall and the one off episodes in honesty feel a lot more creative than modern day Rick and Morty, and has a youthful energy, while getting you hooked , my biggest concern is when will the creativity spark out into lame jokes and dull one off parody work such as Rick and Morty has or will it keep it's energy and value against the test of time

While it's not the best show ever, I really appreciate Solar Opposites feeling a lot more like the first few seasons of R&M than R&M does now.

Honestly having the Wall plot broken down like this made me appreciate it more 😂 good video 😁 I would love to hear your take on the rest of the show, it’s nice to see you enjoy both sides of it. Personally, I think the Solar’s whacky comedy compliments the darker story telling of the Wall really well. Also I like that in season three it seems that the more serialised approach in the Wall is actually starting to appear in the Solar’s story lines too, one example being the focus on Terry and Korvo’s budding romantic relationship.

i love both the silver cops and wall subplots.i cant wait to see what happens in the next season.

this season was probably my favourite out of all of them, really found its footing imo

You can tell it was personal for cherie just from her tone when she talks about it and how she manipulates halk

Finally a solar opposites video!!!! And yeah i would like to see more videos about solar opposites. This season was so good now we know more about the home planet, the pupa and the new silvercops story inside a story.

I would absolutely love to see something like this be it a "The Wall" spin off or something totally unique but done similarly, where tiny people have to live off the drip feed of giant versions of stuff given to them over time.

I’d never thought I’d be emotionally invested in a sub plot to a cartoon but season 3 is bananas

I'm glad you are still going with your videos, been off and on watching you since your early Bojack stuff and it's always a nice watch that gets me thinking. Let's Go Johnny 2 Cellos

The way tim dreamed the ending SHOULD of been the ending

I really thought the wall was just a one time thing but it did not and I love that it became an epic subplot

I'm glad I wasn't the only one that enjoyed the subplot of the wall moreso than the actual show lol. The writers did a genuinely amazing job.

"The Wall" is the best plotline in any adult animation I've ever seen.

The storybuilding this season was amazing! I would absolutely love to see a video on it.

I started watching solar opposites because I saw some wall clips, and I honestly do enjoy the show, but I’m honestly kinda surprised the wall hasn’t been totally spun off into it’s own show with how popular it is. Although I’m not sure if that might end up hurting the quality of the wall plot line, and honestly I was also hoping we’d see a time skip for the wall, because I also had the thought of how the replicants would reach to seeing a kid in the wall (considering no kids is their one rule and they have no way of knowing the kid was born in the wall), I also genuinely hope Halk isn’t dead, I hope Cherie goes to a similarly dark place as the duke in order to save herself and her daughter by like idk burning it all down escaping, and sealing the hole, leaving Halk to try to pick up the pieces now feeling a similar betrayal and guilt that Cherie experienced in season 1. Like if he is still alive and does return AFTER Cherie “evil” arc that would play off the previous plot thread of his guilt about not saving everyone, saving the wrong people, and being the only person that could’ve stopped the church and vouched for Cherie since he was the only person outside the church that knew the truth and was the only other hero the wall had. It’s fascinating seeing the wall basically going through every type of government, anarchy, to a dictatorship, to a false utopia, to a democracy, now to a religious rule and potential religious monarchy, and potentially a post apocalyptic civilization if things turn out the way I think they’re going. But I also kinda think there are plenty of options to explore in the future like potential involvement from the replicants or the pupa, how despite seemingly creating a Utopia Tim didn’t clean up the lower levels and left an entire class of people in muck, there’s just so much that I’m so curious about and can’t wait to see explored. Really crossing my fingers they can keep that level of quality up, it contrasts so well with the dumb sci-go fun of the rest of the show, but I also hope they find a good way to resolve it before it starts to lose its magic

honestly, i love Solar Opposites for pretty much everything. i love the comedy, the characters (i think my favorite's terry but a favorite's tough to choose), the dynamics (my favorite is between korvo and terry i think), all the plots, and the way that the show uses all those plots to leave you hanging and constantly wanting more. the show's incredibly underrated, in my opinion. or maybe i'm just easily pleased, who cares? i'd say watch it. and DEFINITELY stick around for the B plot (the wall), when that plot got introduced was when i really got convinced that this show was GOOD. and by god is it good. watch Solar Opposites, i guarentee from my experience that it'll be worth your time.

The Wall subplot is definitely my favorite subplot in any animated series. Its just amazing like you said about the world building and character progression. We don’t need a full show of its own because it leaves you wanting more. Cherie is my favorite character on the show and she’s in a subplot 😂. Also, people have to give Solar Opposites the credit it deserves. We are talking about a show where it has so much going on but the writers does an amazing job balancing it out. The Silver cops they just introduced was great and can’t wait to see what they do with that.

Johnny, you forgot to mention that there were some people (at least two) who left the Wall through the hole, I really want to see what happens to them next season, did they get killed right away? Are they still out there? Will they come back?

The best c plot dude in like any show ever

With season three I felt like I was watching three shows at once and loved every part of it. Honestly it felt like every minute of my time watching it was spent doing something productive.

I love this show… I’m so happy you’re covering it. :D

this has convinced me to go watch this show so... good job

The wall is my favorite part of the show the whole story and plotline is really well done

Ok so I’ve been putting off watching Solar Opposites for so long and within the first minutes of this video you made me want to watch it. So I’m definitely gonna have to remember to come back to this video wen I catch up with the show.

I just watched “The Wall” in a playlist format just to watch it as is. I’m pulled in. I like it. I have to give solar opposites as a show another chance tho. But The Wall was a great story/show/C-plot.

Holy smokes. I didn't put it together until you covered it in this video, but I'm wondering if the scene between Molly and the guy is a reference to a similar scene that happened in Lost. When Charlie was on the ship behind a Bulkhead and they had to watch him drown through the little port hole.

definitely wanna see a video on the non-wall side of the season

Honestly, the wall is the only thing that keeps me coming back to the series.

I've been watching this on Disney plus and patiently waiting for each episode. Love the series and can't wait to see what they've got coming up.

This season for me was the best so far. Curious about the silver cops too and if the guy survived

Seeing the start of your video drove me to continue watching Solar opposites from the midpoint of season 1. The wall was barely something I'd picked up on but the moment I realized there would be spoilers in this video I went and caught up with the entire thing, then came back to give you the watch, like, and subscribe you definitely earned. Thank you for not letting me miss out on the masterpiece that is The Wall Solar opposites is kind of funny too I guess.

I enjoy the wall plot it is the only reason I even watch polar opposite, however, that last part where the church took over, to the point they can imprison cherie now, even though she became a kinda messiah figure herself, came out of left field. It feels like conflict for conflict sake and does not follow what was already set up before.

I think Pezlie is the next character we'll end up following tbh, her discovery that her mom is really alive will probably start it

Out of all the things from this show, the Wall is my best favorite sub-plot and this is what gets me into it. It felt like I'm watching a cinematic masterpiece and I seriously can't wait for season 4. I knew they're going to bring season 4 since you know Solar Opposites is one of the most promotional shows on Hulu. They even mentioned in the episodes including Hulu Land.

Best video all year thank you for this

The Wall is the best part. The 3rd season was too heavy on references though. Just mentioning Star Wars isn't a joke. It's a reference. The hulu episode was probably the worst example of meta humor done terribly.

I have definitely been loving Solar Opposites more than Rick and Morty as of late. Even without the Wall. But I knew The Wall would make for a great subject for a video from you, and I'm glad you fulfilled that need.

10:11 The Molly scene always gets me too 😢 she was such a good girl

it’s so weird suggesting solar opposites because im like “yeah the show is great but there’s this show within the show that’s mind blowing”

They creators actually said that they originally wanted to do a show with just the wall but Hulu didn’t approve it but they approved the story with the aliens so the creators basically trolled the fuck out of by including the the wall story as the B plot in the aliens story and making it the most important and giving it the most energy. Lol genius level trolling.

I hope you talk about the Comedy in Solar Opposites since it'll be interesting to talk about

This got me to binge the series. loved it.

The reveal that the nerd avalanche guy saved someone who later became a serial killeris just ripped straight from the plot of Monster

I think Solar Opposites has almost overtaken Rick & Morty as the better show. R&M seasons 1-3 were awesome but 4 and 5 bring it down. Solar Opposites has been nearly as good if not a little better thru 3 seasons and yes I think The Wall is a huge part of that... One of the best shows I'm currently watching.

At this point, I'm more interested in the wall story than the usual solar opposites comedy.

I kind of want to see a compilation of season 4 now, as I kind of like your compilations of everything ❤️

Solar Opposites has been one one of my top faves ever since it's been released

I noticed that for season 3, there is no "throw-away" concepts. Every action has an equal and opposite reaction. You can't launch an annoying neighbor into space without him getting picked up by the Green Lantern Corps. Whatever didn't come back in this season will come back in a later one. The algorithm, for example, is absolutely going to come back. Maybe not in season 4, we went a whole season without Mouse Guy, but it will be brought back around full circle eventually.

It is amazing how much this c story completely overshadowed the whole show

The peak of the drama when a character is diluted into thinking they are a god never gets old

So glad to see Solar Opposites get some love. It’s a great show and only gets better as the seasons progress.

To this day I remember the names of the characters in the wall, but I do not recall what the names of the aliens are.

I loved and still do love the wall plot and it acted as the sole reason I kept returning to this show but after watching the dream episode in season 3 I truly believed it could and should have ended as a satisfying ending to the wall followed by some tied up loose ends after and an episode of the opposites figuring out the horrors they put these people through. It then could've been worked a round and replaced by the silver cops story line as so far it's coming off as very interesting but I just don't want the best part of this show to be milked for everything it's good for before having its dead corpse being further exploited like shows such as SpongeBob and family guy

My heart was not ready for Molly. I used to have a little brown mouse called Rizzo when I was but a wee lad, she was very well trained and would sit with me for ages on my shoulder, I'd leave a few sunflower seeds or pumpkin seeds on my shoulder for her. She would voluntarily run up my arm if I put it in her tank.

i fee bad for the guy loses his mouse and later becomes mosquito king as a villain

is was awesome! I'm glad the wall story isn't over and the trailers just faked us out. the situations of the family and the spacecops are also very interesting and leave many options open. about the wall, I think there were a biiiit too many ex machinas in this season but of course a brilliantly entertaining time. the ending is possibly the most shocking and hopeless yet but it only makes me excited for the next season! btw I realized I should never watch an entire season in one sitting. it's better to watch 1 episode a day. or 2 if they are direct sequels.

Its smart writing. Especially in its cruelty. If a show or movie makes you feel for a character, that is rare. Its a funny but also hard to watch show because of that fact. The fact the leads of the wall episodes makes you want to make the typical leads die in the worst ways imaginable. Because they forced random people into hell for a whim. Its why I hate solar opposites and hope the ending is them dying in the most gory and drawn out ways imaginable. It did its job and made me hate the “gods” who could make you live in an aquarium.

I watched solar opposites for the first time this month and I absolutely love the wall story. Somehow I went years without hearing about this subplot and it was such a pleasant surprise when I was just expecting a goofy sitcom parody.

Thanks you! I was waiting for this !

I only watched the first season of SO, and I thought the wall was the only part of the show that wasn’t crap.

Solar opposites and Rick and Morty are both examples of how modern cartoons are always samey basic feeling and unoriginal repetitive romps in so many ways. The wall is a perfect representation of how fans want to see a more grounded and emotional story even in our funny fart joke humor type cartoons and the creators were caught off guard by how they liked it more so they took actions in the second season to more involve the wall. We never see any substantive changes in the world or characters in most adult cartoons today. It’s like if it’s a comedy then it has to be a family guy reset every episode, even when it tries to play off itself as though there’s continuity, there really isn’t as we have seen happen to rick and Morty. I think the hype from it being a show in the same style is the only reason anyone at all cared about it or why it even was given a green light to be made in the first place.

i LOVED the wall episodes, that was the best part of the show, it blew me away

This is how I learned there's a new season, so I'll be back, because no wall spoilers, but I have to say, a few seconds in, it opens on the Wall