Solar Opposites‘ New Halloween Special Prepares to Unleash Witchy Sci-Fi Chaos

Solar Opposites play five arrived successful August, with a sixth successful the works, but you won’t person to hold agelong for much Shlorpian misadventures. Their fourth vacation special—their 2nd this year, aft that sweet yet unhinged instrumentality connected Valentine’s Day; it’s besides their second Halloween-themed entry frankincense far—is coming precise soon. Its jokey afloat rubric is The “Solar Opposites” Halloween Special Part 2: The Hunt for Brown October, and a trailer has conscionable crash-landed.

At this summer’s San Diego Comic-Con, erstwhile the peculiar was announced, Solar Opposites‘ creators revealed it would beryllium a nonstop sequel to the 2022 Halloween special. Speaking to io9 successful August, enforcement producers Sydney Ryan and Mike McMahan offered somewhat much to that tease: “It besides plays connected The Santa Clause, the Tim Allen movie from the ‘90s,” Ryan said, with McMahan adding, “We benignant of bargain oregon crib the structural occupation of The Santa Clause and use it to radical successful a Halloween situation. It’s precise fun.”

Korvo, arsenic it’s antecedently been established, hates being scared, and truthful hates the full “spooky-ass month” of October. The archetypal Halloween peculiar saw Terry and Jessie scheming to person the best-decorated location connected their block—to the constituent of re-animating a chatty Crypt Keeper from a adjacent cemetery, to Korvo’s ultimate annoyance. (He yet bonded with “Cryptie” portion escaping from a psychotically competitory neighbour whose full individuality revolved astir being “the Halloween guy.”)

This clip around, the authoritative synopsis lone supplies the following: “Spooky worldly is afoot erstwhile the Spirit of Halloween starts to instrumentality implicit Korvo’s life.” The trailer suggests a witch’s curse is portion of that, on with the instrumentality of the Great Pumpkin, plentifulness of acheronian magic, the Solars’ caller favored robot dressed arsenic Pikachu, and Terry wearing a seasonally due enactment from his drawer of punny t-shirts. And though there’s nary motion of Cryptie, it’s perfectly definite that Korvo inactive hates Halloween. (The Santa Clause transportation isn’t truly evident successful the trailer, but nary uncertainty it’s portion of what’s driving each this candy corn-scented mayhem.)

Solar Opposites‘ formed includes Dan Stevens arsenic Korvo (if you spell backmost and ticker the archetypal Halloween special, it’s officially present weird to spot Korvo speaking in his “old” voice), Thomas Middleditch arsenic Terry, Sean Giambrone arsenic Yumyulack, and Mary Mack arsenic Jessie.

The “Solar Opposites” Halloween Special Part 2: The Hunt for Brown October streams October 7 connected Hulu. Will you beryllium checking it out?

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