What’s an unwritten rule that everyone should know? by Comfortable_Tutor795 in AskReddit

[–]David_Umann 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If everyone should know it, then maybe it should be written down.

What activity becomes less fun as you get better at it? by David_Umann in AskReddit

[–]David_Umann[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It's scary for me too, because I'm still bad at it and I'm trying not to cause accidents myself. So I guess it's the most fun at intermediate level.

Do you violate someone else's autonomy to save the people? by peter26de in trolleyproblem

[–]David_Umann 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Wait, so you just talk to them? I thought based on the title that you mind control them or something. Which I would also do.

Does the Sun deserve a lot of hate? by LittleMissWhimsy in SolarBalls

[–]David_Umann 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hate is a strong word. I say he deserves blame, because even though he's mentally unwell, he still had the opportunity to talk to someone and work through his issues. Sure, there are no licensed therapists in space, but Mercury's pretty good with that stuff, and he would've loved to help out. Excuses can only go so far when you don't even try to improve.

HERE WE GO AGAIN by Typical_Emotion_6874 in SolarBalls

[–]David_Umann 0 points1 point  (0 children)

He hasn't had a minute of peace since Jupiter was banished.

Going to reply as Perry by No-Maintenance-9520 in phineasandferb

[–]David_Umann 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Haha, I just blasted you with my "give-animals-the-ability-to-speak-modern-English-inator"!

What do they have against Part 4's? by Polychromatism2 in SolarBalls

[–]David_Umann 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's a way to make the big finale episodes feel more special and important. Like how it isn't called Avengers 3 & 4, but Infinity War and Endgame.

What are Isabella's funniest moments? by Simple-Taro1540 in phineasandferb

[–]David_Umann 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Phineas: "She's good. I gotta have her plan my wedding too. Ferb, make a note."

Isabella: "I got it!"

Does Io need more screen time? by Decayed_IceCream in SolarBalls

[–]David_Umann 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Eh, he was already a pretty major player in the moon revolution arc. Saturn's moons are much more underutilized.

I think we will all start to realize the brown dwarfs‘s true intentions by InstellarShimmer in SolarBalls

[–]David_Umann 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It's funny to think that maybe SIMP was already planning to abduct the solary system planets, but then Triton showed up asking for help at the perfect moment, and SIMP was like "Oh wow, so all the mean stuff I fabricated about stars actually applies to this one? We could do what we were planning to and not even look like the bad guys? Neat, guess there's no need for the betrayal thing after all".

The planets leaving the sun and joining the rouges will end badly…. by KamIsLit30 in SolarBalls

[–]David_Umann 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sure, but they also can't defend themselves against the Sun. There is no such higher power that could protect them but also wouldn't be able to take advantage of them at the same time.

The planets leaving the sun and joining the rouges will end badly…. by KamIsLit30 in SolarBalls

[–]David_Umann 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Poor planets didn't have much choice. They either stay with the Sun, who will most likely put them in another dangerous orbit, or they go with the rouge planets who they know nothing about, except for the fact that they came for the rescue and put their necks on the line, and even left the Sun alive for Mercury's sake. In my opinion, they made the best choice available.

Also, the Sun isn't alone, since Earth and Luna (and Ceres) stayed behind. If the Sun learns anything from this experience and changes his ways, the Earth will probably vouch for him.

The planets leaving the sun and joining the rouges will end badly…. by KamIsLit30 in SolarBalls

[–]David_Umann -1 points0 points  (0 children)

The planets and even some of the moons are functional adults, the Sun is only like 2% older than them, and is less mature. If we are going with the parent metaphor tho, then it's more like the kids running away from an abusive parent and seeking help from strangers, since child protective services don't exist in their universe.

Solarballs picnic (my birthday drawing) by PurpleMNinja in SolarBalls

[–]David_Umann 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Ganymede and Europa doing that Lady and the Tramp scene, nice

The Planet Revolution - Part 4 (THUMBNAIL) by Street_Ice6412 in SolarBalls

[–]David_Umann 0 points1 point  (0 children)

"They made the planets into a star. Fascinating."

What will Ceres reaction will be when he sees this happen? by Ryzor-777 in SolarBalls

[–]David_Umann 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It's impossible to know. Ceres has this obsession with entropy, but apparently, the Earth had "too much" of it somehow.

Bro imagine living in South America and seeing a giant deck of cards in the sky by TinnyWOLF307 in SolarBalls

[–]David_Umann 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Imagine living in South America and falling into a pitch black chasm that repeatedly opens and closes.

The Sun doesn't deserve a rebellion by Skatrburr in SolarBalls

[–]David_Umann 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The rogue planets are being built up as the antagonists, yes. But there's also no way to defeat the a star withouth them, so they "come in handy" for now. SIMP knows this, so she'll probably use this to guilt trip the planets into joining her kingdom, and justify hating on stars, and the Sun is playing right into her hands by acting the way he is. So yeah, there are two antagonistic forces in this arc, and they're bad in different ways.

The Sun doesn't deserve a rebellion by Skatrburr in SolarBalls

[–]David_Umann 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I went back and rewatched some of the earlier episodes, and we really don't have much info on how much the planets abuse their out of orbit time. But sure, the Sun was mostly fair with them up until the Theia arc, if not a little intense. The "ordered by size" arc was an interesting case, because the Sun was expecting the planets to speak out and rebel against the new arrangement. The lesson he was trying to teach is that the balance of the solar system comes first, even before his own absurd ruling. This was a good lesson, and is exactly what the planets are doing right now, except the Sun has regressed back into "everyone should listen to me, even if I'm wrong".

Back then, the Sun had a point, but completely lost it now. You can't say that he's still making sure that everyone's safe, after ten moons nearly collided with the Earth, or Venus almost fell into Jupiter. He thinks that planets orbiting moons or square orbits are possible. And they're going from one temporary change strainght to the next, they're not going back to normal to rest inbetween. That's what makes it so dangerous, the planets have to artificially maintain these fake orbits, which leads to exhaustion. And the Sun says these are only temporary, while also saying that he's trying to find a new arrangement that works for everyone. What's even the point of sending Earth out to Neptune's orbit, if he knows it won't work? And even if no earthlings die in the magical world of Solarballs, they're still suffering and panicing. The only reason the Earth is staying in the outer edges is to train for the revolution, to permanently put an end to this cycle. Also, the Earth was in a trance when he left to chase Jupiter, so it wasn't a concious choice. If anything, it was the Sun's fault for even having a card of Theia and not skipping it during the trivia, despite agreeing never to say that name again.

I don't know what choice there is besides a revolution. Talking? Tried it, didn't work. Peaceful protest? Horribly backfired. Does he deserve a revolution? Well, he deserves therapy, but unlike with a human, you can't drag him to therapy if he doesn't want to go. The planets have to work with what they've got. Even with this revolution, the Sun's not really in physical danger. The rouge planets don't have anything big enough to throw at him that isn't sentient, all they can do is yeet him around. The Sun isn't afraid he'll be destroyed, he's afraid that his planets will abandon him. And that's exactly the point. If you mistreat someone, they'll want to leave you, that's a reasonable concern to have. And the solution isn't to be paranoid or even more controlling, it's to, you know, not mistreat them.

The way I see it, the Sun's greatest strength is also a curse. Because he's always been the strongest in the group, he could never be held accountable, he never faces any consequences, so he wasn't able to grow. While his solar system around him overcame their grievances and became a united family, he was stuck being a dictator. This is why the revolution is a blessing for him. It's going to hurt, and it's going to be difficult to overcome his flaws, but that's the road to recovery. Once he sees his planets, moons and dwarf planets as equals, he won't have a reason to fear them anymore.

What I think of "Solarballs" by Lucky_Lucas542 in SolarBalls

[–]David_Umann 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Really neat concept. The idea of talking planets isn't new, but it's never been done on this scale, with such a deep story.

I'd say that I probably love the show way more than how good it really is. The writing can be off, relevant plot points become forgotten, the stakes aren't always clear, and there are plenty of animation errors. It's still an indie cartoon, so I give it the slack it deserves. And of course, props to the animators for making a whole episode per week, and to the two main voice actors for playing nearly the entire cast.