Editor’s Note: The following contains spoilers for Season 5 of Solar Opposites.

The big picture

• The marriage of Terry and Korvo brings a unique charm and love to
  Solar opposites
  making their relationship a prominent part of the series.
• Korvo’s newfound love for his Shlorpian family adds emotional depth to the series and further develops his character in Season 5.
• The upcoming sixth season of
  Solar opposites
  will introduce Commander Zarck as a potential threat to Korvo and Terry’s happiness and family.

In recent years Solar opposites has gradually become one of the best adult animated series on television. The series has undergone some changes in the last two seasons. In addition to the major league upgrade in season 4 with Daniel Stevens as the new voice of Korvo to join the cast, the wedding of Korvo and Terry (Thomas Middleditch) represents a significant change to the overall status quo of the series. The Shlorpian couple married earlier this year during the Valentine’s Day special “A World-Shatteringly Romantic Solar Valentine’s Day Special on Opposites,” and their marriage continues in Season 5. The changes in Terry and Korvo’s relationship permeate Solar opposites with the extra spice it really needs to take the show to a much better level than ever before and make the current season the best ever.

Terry and Korvo are a strangely perfect match in “Solar Opposites”

In the earlier seasons Solar opposites often seems wildly chaotic, sometimes morbid, and also darkly nihilistic. As a comedy for adults, the show originally seemed cynical and sometimes malicious, depicting the mission of the Shlorpian refugees and their strange, dysfunctional familial antics. The romance between Terry and Korvo is one of the few areas where Solar opposites lacks cynicism because they are head over heels in love. The relationship gives both characters a higher meaning and makes them infinitely more likable and charming. Despite their differences, Korvo and Terry are a perfect match and their differences complement each other. Their dynamic as a couple, with Terry as the laid-back slacker and Korvo as the strict scientist and team leader, provides balance. Just like the title of the show, Terry and Korvo are solar opposites, but that’s exactly what makes their marriage.

Despite the constant dysfunction, discord, and misadventures the Solars experience throughout the series, Terry and Korvo’s genuine love for each other and their Shlorpian family has become the emotional core and heart of the series. In the season five premiere, after Zazlaz, the Mind Freak, is discovered (Eric Bauza), as the true evil ruler of the Solars’ new homeworld, Clervix 3, it is Korvo who turns down an offer from Zazlaz for the Shlorpians to rule alongside him on Clervix 3, free from mind control, when he sees that Terry is unhappy and wants to return to Earth. This Korvo, who willing to make sacrifices for Terry’s happinessis a far cry from the character he was earlier in the series. Previously, Terry was the Shlorpian who adapted the quickest to Earth and its customs, and now it seems that human emotions have rubbed off on Korvo as well.

Korvo’s breakthrough moments continue in Season 5 with Episode 8, “The What-If?!” Device. During the episode Korvo reveals that he really loves his family and fears that the “What If?!” device could potentially destroy the life on Earth that he has grown so fond of. In the earlier seasons of the series, Korvo often seemed to hate life on Earth and was constantly doing anything to escape the planet or find a quick and easy way to complete the Shlorpians’ mission to have the doll (Sagan McMahan) to transform Earth into a copy of their original homeworld. However, Korvo is no longer the cold, strict, dutiful Shlorpian he was at the beginning of the series. He is now a genuinely loving husband to Korvo and father to the replicant Jesse (Mary Mack) and Yumyulack (Sean Giambrone) – And Solar opposites is all the better thanks to these welcome changes in the overall dynamic of the group.

Season 6 of “Solar Opposites” brings new threats to Terry and Korvo’s happiness

The good news is that future episodes will further explore the Solars’ updated family dynamics, as the show has already been renewed for a sixth season. In the past, the main attraction of Solar opposites consisted of major subplots such as the epic saga “The Wall,” which has now evolved into “The Yard,” as well as the evolving “SilverCops” story arc, which will now transition into “GoldCops” in the next season. In Season 5, however, the antics with Korvo and the Solars were improved accordingly. Much like the Pupa, The Solars continue to evolve and become more interesting, versatile characters. Hopefully this trend continues in Season 6, because it looks like the Solars have a new villain to deal with: Commander Zarck (Daniel Bakkedahl), the true missionary of the Shlorpians, Commander!

It seems that Zarck is now on a collision course with Earth and his subordinates. Zarck’s goal is to complete the Shlorpians’ mission and recreate their homeworld, but that means terraforming the planet Earth. When the Pupa reaches its final stage, it will destroy not only Earth and humanity, but the Solars as well. “The What If?! Device” revealed that had Zarck not been jettisoned from the Solars’ ship before they arrived on Earth, he would have kept the group on task and had the Pupa ready to envelop Earth, transforming it into a new Shlorp homeworld within months. He would also have blocked any attempts by Korvo and Terry to fulfill their romance.

Terry and Korvo would not have gotten together if Zarck had been there. This means Zarck will likely cause problems for the family, who have all grown fond of each other by now. The question is whether Zarck can make it to Earth, as he is currently stuck on a dead, giant floating cloned head of Yumyulack in Earth’s orbit (as seen in the Season 5 finale, “Yumyulack’s Giant Head”). Season 5 ends with Zarck crashing on the giant head and announcing his intention to regain control of the Shlorpians’ mission. Only time will tell if Zarck will try to destroy Korvo and Terry’s newfound happiness.

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