Oh My God... Yes! A Series of Extremely Relatable Circumstances Season 1 Review

Join Swimpedia as we review screeners of the first season of Oh My God... Yes! A Series of Extremely Relatable Circumstances with minimal spoilers, and get to the bottom of what makes this show tick.

[MINOR SPOILERS AHEAD]

Oh My God... Yes! A Series of Extremely Relatable Circumstances was first shown off to the world when the pilot premiered on Adult Swim on February 1, 2023 as part of a pilots night hosted by M. Night Shyamalan. From there, the future of the show was left uncertain until it was announced at the Annecy International Animation Film Festival on June 13, 2024 that Adult Swim had officially ordered a season of the series. Coming from showrunner Adele Williams, the first black female creator to have her own show on the network, Oh My God... Yes! is now the latest Adult Swim original, following off the heels of Common Side Effects. Already, the trailer showcases a fun futuristic world in which the three leads engage with tons of wacky storylines. However, what potential viewers may not see as clearly, is an innovative and real look at the black female experience and genuinely interesting characters with clear personality. Ultimately, Adele Williams brings her fresh voice and perspective to the series, while also capturing that Adult Swim comedic tone that we have all come to love.

Briefly turning our attention back to the pilot, it’s first revealed here that the story is set in the year 2102 in South Central, Los Angeles. In many ways, the human characters and overall city have not changed, but there’s tons of new technology ranging from antigravity buildings in the sky to cyborgs just as real as you and me. Then, with regard to the story itself, there’s tons of funny, or more outlandish, elements on the surface, such as Sunny Green pooping in her cyborg boyfriend Jamal’s charging station or a fight at a party resulting in the entire building being set on fire. These aspects of the pilot, which continue throughout the show, are the most likely to resonate with Adult Swim fans looking for a zany comedy. However, the real anchor of this plotline are the relationship struggles between Sunny and Jamal, which come off as an authentic disagreement throughout the pilot. As the series develops throughout the first season, this is the core: a human touch combined with a crazy, futuristic story.

Moving to the series itself, Adele Williams and her creative team expand further on their version of South Central, LA through even bigger stories, but also further character development. From a giant demon baby to a cult of outdated underground bots, there’s such a wide breadth of ideas that the series brings to the table. Some are larger plotlines impacting the city as a whole, while others bring comedic tension and madness specifically to the core group. The latter potentially resulted in the most interesting stories, while also allowing for better character exploration. The pilot mostly focused on Sunny and Jamal, who get much more screen time to further unpack their relationship, but Sunny’s friends Tulip and Ladi also get more attention. There’s even tons of fun side characters, such as Man Tiger, that also serve to grow the world from the pilot and develop the entertaining reality of the show.

However, the real star of the show is the friendship between Sunny, Tulip, and Ladi. Your enjoyment of the show will likely be made or broken depending on whether you like this trio or not. Admittedly, early on, the overall show is a little bit all over the place, but, as it finds its footing, and as the three leads develop, the series really grows on you. Before making your final decision on where you stand on this series, definitely give the show 3-4 episodes so that you can really see what makes this friend group tick. As you watch, you may even find some aspects of your favorite Adult Swim characters reflected, combined with the black female experience. More specifically, Sunny is the self-centered fame-seeking friend, Tulip is more naive and always getting into trouble, and Ladi is the levelheaded protector of the group. On the one hand, they’re a great template for what makes so many on-air friend groups good TV, but on the other hand it’s clear that Adele Williams is taking some inspiration from her own experiences and those around her. Thus, together, this group is the best, driving force for the overall premise when it comes to the wackier parts of the show and the authenticity of the series, but also the humor itself throughout.

By the end of the first season, the series was coming together because of the trio, specifically their character development, how they leaned on each other, and the ways in which they took on this wild futuristic world in their own unique ways. That being said, there was also some fun to be had in the comedy itself. Not all the jokes necessarily land, but some of the funniest moments relate to the bickering between the trio and how they experience the world based on their various identities. Additionally, there’s a real sense of modernity to the show, a lot of the slang and cultural references, rightfully for a show set in the future, feel very current. Not everybody gets to say they were the first on the network to use the word “gyatt.” The series has both humor for a new generation, as well as tons of satire and situational comedy that feel at home on Adult Swim but also give voice to women and black people.

Overall, there are a lot of moving parts in this show from the futuristic setting and modern approach to comedy to the friendship of the trio and the portrayal of the black female experience. Yet, what really makes the show shine is the relationship between Sunny, Tulip, and Ladi. The weaker episodes in the season may focus too much on the craziness going on around them, while the stronger episodes showcase how the three of them can take on anything when they’re together, even if they’re also fighting each other in the process. By the end of the first season, the series has come into its own, with the final episode really serving as the culmination of every aspect of the series. We hope you’ll consider checking this new original out and look forward to what Adele Williams has up her sleeve next.

The first two episodes of Oh My God... Yes! A Series of Extremely Relatable Circumstances premiere on Adult Swim on Sunday, March 9th at 12:15 AM, and next day on Max!