“Solar Opposites” is back, and with it, one of the single best storylines in modern American TV.
As funny and smart as the show is, and its satire of typical American sitcoms is often hilarious, the true star of the show is the Wall storyline.
In case you don’t remember, in the first season, we realize that Yumyulack — a replicant of one of two aliens who are stranded on Earth — has kidnapped people he dislikes, miniaturized them, and trapped them inside the wall in his room in a sort of ant farm but for humans.While the vast majority of “Solar Opposites” is episodic, with standalone adventures that sometimes reference past events but mostly don’t really connect with one another, the Wall storyline is different.
Each season gives us small glimpses of what is happening on the Wall, with one long narrative being told in small chunks, before devoting an entire episode to this story.
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