wilove Review of What It's Like Being Alone

What It's Like Being Alone (2006– )

Unique, Dark, and at times Disgusting

[5/10 · 20 July 2006]

Though there's not much in the way of a plot, this show does have a certain goth charm to it as well as a few funny moments. The main characters are hapless children at an orphanage that would be considered freaks by society- a drunken fish-boy, a young man with one huge eye and no mouth, a goth, you name it. At times they struggle amongst their friends and their own strange selves, but ultimately learn to be comfortable with who they are. The show is also beautifully animated in stop-motion, but because it contains things such as bodily functions, foul language, and chainsaw butchery, it is not advisable for children.

Somemay find this show pointless and irritating, others may enjoy the plight of the wacky characters, but most will agree that this series brings something quirky and completely original to the home viewer.