The new series recently released on amazon prime titled The Second Best Hospital in The Galaxy or as an abbreviation "T2BHITG". Is an outstanding piece of media with an introspective look at mental health whilst being detached from humanity's social, emotional and political hangups. Despite being human and always seeing things from a homosapien perspective, this series might allow at least for the open minded what a range of mental health might look like from an alien's perspective.
Right from the outset from the first episode we as an audience are asked to suspend our disbelief and subjective view of reality as we are hoodwinked into sympathizing for a human on an alien operating table. Only to see said person unceremoniously killed off with the intention of the doctors to save an alien parasite; similar notions that challenge one's perspective on the value of sentient life appear throughout this episode. The forest example being a lunch time snack consisting of a biologically created intelligent species, which are treated as nothing more than food with their screams being treated as a marketing gimmick for a corporate conglomerate. The second example being that of an ageless ancient hominid ai, created by a long extinct race of forgotten aliens. Her presence constantly acts as a reminder that everyone on screen is but a small speck of dust in an unimaginably infante galaxy.
This first episode of T2BHITG helps to set the mentality one must have whilst watching this thought provoking animated comedy and helps sets the plot going forward which revolves around a potential cure for anxiety. That cure being in the form of a potentially world ending parasite that literally feeds on anxiety whilst nesting in the patient's brain. This idea along with the limitless potential with sci-fi storytelling allows the show to cover numerous topics although be it on a very surface level considering the constraints of a short run time, however that surface is that of an untouched fountain of youth.
Some of the many topics that are discussed are as follows: What it means to be sentient, the interrelation between puberty sex and the need to procreate before death, family trauma and romantic relationships with relevance to personal boundaries. Personal goals in relation to a working environment and its impact on mental health, the dystopian monopolization of corporations, self worth linked to one's own value system, misplayed idealization and the spread of misinformation through lack of knowledge. The importance of holidays and celebrity events, the importance of understanding your own emotions in connection to your relationships and past; finally the personal impact one can have on the world through perseverance and will.
With all of this you might think I would run out of praise I could give to this show, however be it the character design, the world building or even the voice acting or sound design all of these factors being incredible. The one issue the show presents is with its animations, which at times can feel rather stilted and slow. However this is partly due to the amazing character and set designs which makes animating such complex visuals which are far removed from our reality a hard task in and of itself. Despite this I have to heavily recommend watching T2BHITG, if not for its interesting perspective on mental health, then for its unique comedic takes on what we consider normal.
Thanks for reading.
Right from the outset from the first episode we as an audience are asked to suspend our disbelief and subjective view of reality as we are hoodwinked into sympathizing for a human on an alien operating table. Only to see said person unceremoniously killed off with the intention of the doctors to save an alien parasite; similar notions that challenge one's perspective on the value of sentient life appear throughout this episode. The forest example being a lunch time snack consisting of a biologically created intelligent species, which are treated as nothing more than food with their screams being treated as a marketing gimmick for a corporate conglomerate. The second example being that of an ageless ancient hominid ai, created by a long extinct race of forgotten aliens. Her presence constantly acts as a reminder that everyone on screen is but a small speck of dust in an unimaginably infante galaxy.
This first episode of T2BHITG helps to set the mentality one must have whilst watching this thought provoking animated comedy and helps sets the plot going forward which revolves around a potential cure for anxiety. That cure being in the form of a potentially world ending parasite that literally feeds on anxiety whilst nesting in the patient's brain. This idea along with the limitless potential with sci-fi storytelling allows the show to cover numerous topics although be it on a very surface level considering the constraints of a short run time, however that surface is that of an untouched fountain of youth.
Some of the many topics that are discussed are as follows: What it means to be sentient, the interrelation between puberty sex and the need to procreate before death, family trauma and romantic relationships with relevance to personal boundaries. Personal goals in relation to a working environment and its impact on mental health, the dystopian monopolization of corporations, self worth linked to one's own value system, misplayed idealization and the spread of misinformation through lack of knowledge. The importance of holidays and celebrity events, the importance of understanding your own emotions in connection to your relationships and past; finally the personal impact one can have on the world through perseverance and will.
With all of this you might think I would run out of praise I could give to this show, however be it the character design, the world building or even the voice acting or sound design all of these factors being incredible. The one issue the show presents is with its animations, which at times can feel rather stilted and slow. However this is partly due to the amazing character and set designs which makes animating such complex visuals which are far removed from our reality a hard task in and of itself. Despite this I have to heavily recommend watching T2BHITG, if not for its interesting perspective on mental health, then for its unique comedic takes on what we consider normal.
Thanks for reading.