Common Side Effects

5/26/2025

notes

what a psychedelic thriller. on many levels.

the themes were as tasty as the the characters, their struggles and the many trip scenes.

the amazing quirky investigators and their little in the moment dances? icing on the mushroom cake.

link

https://www.themoviedb.org/tv/228878-common-side-effects

summary

Common Side Effects is an American adult animated television series created by Joseph Bennett and Steve Hely for Cartoon Network's Adult Swim block with availability on Max. Two high school friends, Marshall and Frances, reconnect after Marshall discovers the Blue Angel Mushrooms, a mushroom with healing effects that appears to cure all illnesses. In the process, they also uncover a conspiracy involving Reutical Pharmaceuticals, Inc., one of the largest pharmaceutical companies, and the government, to suppress all knowledge of said mushroom.

tags

adult animation ꞏ comedy ꞏ conspiracy thriller ꞏ psychedelic