The Second Best Hospital in the Galaxy

I think this is way better than Rick and Morty, and I love Rick and Morty.

This show is a science fantasy LSD trip with fantastic three dimensional characters, relatable friendships and relationships alike, and over the top diversity that actually makes sense for an alien centric show.

I love Sleech and Klak and their friendship, and I love Plowp's personality and I find him so relatable. The portayal of Klak's relationship with her mom is done so well it really hits home.

I couldn't stop myself from binge watching this show. If you like Solar Opposites, Rick and Morty, or adult animation in general, then you'll like this show for sure. Unless of course, you're a misogynist or a homophobe. Btw, there's no mention of anything misandrist in the show. That's a straight up lie to review bomb this. And the voice acting is fantastic, a great professional cast is behind these characters.

From witty humor to amazing character designs I really enjoyed this show. It ticked all the boxes I was looking for. There's very relatable jokes and obvious shared quirks that only multi-year friendships would obtain.

I see a lot of people saying it's misandrist? To address this, It's truly not. There are no jokes about men in a negative manner, this show's humor balances on the outlandish possibilities of far future hospital technology and practices. It had plenty of source material to joke about and world build with, so much so that it didn't need to rely on low blows. If you're going into it afraid it'll hit at men, I promise it does not.

The premise is as unique as a sci-fi show can hope to be, centering on issues that are known to us today. Such as anxiety, relationship issues, strained familial and coworker relationships. All of this within the context of limitless possibilities, creates recognizable problems with unachievable solutions and hilarious consequences.

"Second-Best Hospital in the Universe" sets out to follow in the meta-comedy footsteps of Rick and Morty and Solar Opposites with a candy-colored space setting, but only matches their punch in flashes. The premise is charming: two doctors-an ambitious, control-freak med-bot specialist and a laid-back alien surgeon-work in a chronically underfunded clinic where every shift spirals into absurd emergencies: slime-covered stardust babies, ego-tripping planets with self-esteem issues, or quantum-entangled twin patients. Visually the series pops with saturated backdrops and grotesquely exaggerated alien designs; the body-horror gags are lovingly disgusting. The voice talent-Maya Rudolph in English, Nora Tschirner in German-gives the leads real personality, and the early-episode pacing feels snappy.

As the season wears on, fatigue shows. Many jokes rely on the same loop: technobabble emergency, frantic doctors, pop-culture wink, everything blows up, reset. A consistent emotional through-line that would push character growth is largely missing. Dramatic beats-like a patient willing to sacrifice himself for his species-feel tacked on and leave little impact. Satirical jabs at the U. S. health-care system and bureaucratic red tape land more as light sketches than sharp commentary. The animation is solid overall, yet budget seams occasionally peek through: static shots with minimal movement stand out against the more elaborate set pieces.

In the end, the show still offers breezy entertainment. Its grab bag of medical sci-fi gags is perfect for 25-minute bites, and fans of zany space comedy will find plenty of GIF-worthy moments. Those looking for complex characters, biting social critique, or real surprises may drift to Final Space or Lower Decks instead. A fun but non-essential addition to the Hulu/Prime animation shelf-an enjoyable watch, yet far from the best the universe has to offer. Solid 6 out of 10.

I played this show on a whim. I'm glad I did.

The animation and storytelling match well with one another. It takes abstract sci-fi fantasy humor to broach serious topics like emotional intelligence, personal relationships, sexuality, etc. Plus, there's a lot of heart throughout the whole show.

The pacing is great. Never a dull moment. It's graphic in gore content (hard to have a show about a hospital & not be honest in that respect).

The cast is awesome! There's a LOT of SNL alumni, plus Keke Palmer, Keiran Culkin, Sam Smith, & Natasha Lyonne, which brings a wide variety of personalities that makes everything fit in this crazily relatable eye candy universe.

Even though it has some random humor, it is actually good with well done aesthetic animation and so colorful which it will give you Rick and Morty vibes. These two doctors, Sleach and Klak encounter serious situations in the medical field whether it is life threatening or risking their lives in jeopardy. There are some disturbing moments but of course, it's the medical industry so be expected of that, but the choices of color in the animation make it not so graphic and more pleasant to see, like torquoise liquid splattering all over if someone exploded or a birth disaster involving an interesting color of womb juice, the colors make it interesting to watch. The Characters are in aesthetic colors as well. I'm hoping this series would last at least a couple of more seasons because of some of the low star ratings for it, and only its first season and 8 episodes, we'll see if it does or not.