Solar Opposites Season 5 Gives Fans Long-Awaited Marriage
Terry and Korvo are newlyweds in season 5 of Solar Opposites as they attempt to adapt to their new planet. Playing on a popular sitcom trope, the two have opposing opinions on everything, from food to pollution, but they are attracted to each other despite their differences.
Getting hitched in the Valentine’s Day episode last season, the newlyweds are adventuring on a new planet at the start of Solar Opposites Season 5.
In order to fit in with their new society, Terry (Thomas Middleditch), Korvo (Dan Stevens), Yumyulak (Sean Giambrone), and Jesse (Mary Mack) must attempt to be less “extra”.
However, when the Solar Opposites Season 5 family can’t keep their shenanigans under wraps, fitting in proves to be beyond their abilities, and they accidentally discover an omniscient alien overlord who controls the whole planet.
Korvo saves Terry from hurt feelings, demonstrating his true love for Terry, and satisfying the ongoing sitcom relationship fulfillment parable.
While Terry and Korvo have been in some kind of relationship for several seasons now, making it official has ushered in a new era of plotlines.
While Terry and Korvo have been in some kind of relationship for several seasons now, making it official has ushered in a new era of plotlines. Honeymooning and family values, alien style, are the order of the day for the Solar Opposites Season 5 clan.
Poking fun at human relationships by clumsily attempting to act one out makes the Terry and Korvo romance one of the best running jokes on the show.
In Season 5, the Solar Opposites kids are bundled onto the family values bandwagon to teach them about sex education. They have to take care of their bag of sugar, just like any student learning about taking care of babies would, but their bag is a nightmare-inducing sugar baby that comes to life.
Terry and Korvo develop their communication skills while taking their honeymoon a little too seriously.
The struggle to conform to expectations and the urge to subordinate everything else to their relationships plagues the alien kids as much as the adults.
Terry and Korvo develop their communication skills while taking their honeymoon a little too seriously. The Solar Opposites couple finally gets to take some time for themselves in Season 5 but can’t resist taking the fun to a whole new level, leaving a swath of destruction in their wake.
Putting their new marriage, as well as the fate of Earth, to the test, the Solar Opposites clan levels up their commitment to each other at all costs.
In oddball alien fashion, Terry and Korvo reach into the depths of their beings to improve their communication and reassert their passion for each other. They tackle their first fight, their first relationship insecurities, and their first interplanetary annihilation near-miss in Solar Opposites Season 5. Terry and Korvo discover that being married doesn’t make you any better at life, but it can sometimes get you free stuff.
Settling in as a couple, Terry and Korvo also have to contend with the mundane details of life that any married couple would on Solar Opposites Season 5. Trips to the big box hardware store for DIY projects, discovering their interests diverge, and trying out friendships post-marriage are just a few of the highlights of Terry and Korvo’s developing relationship.
Their clumsy attempts to encourage each other in their pursuits and support each other’s hobbies are a relatable allegory for our human failings in relationships.
