Yay, politics.
Because that's what this season needed more of, right? If there was anything Matt and Trey could've done to make me lose interest in this season, it was to involve more politics, and that's exactly what this episode did. It wasn't a bad episode by any stretch; most of the jokes hit home and there was a lot of good character development.
To get it out of the way first, we saw the return of Mr. Garrison's presidential campaign. He's still in a state of emergency, trying to sabotage his own campaign after realizing he has no plan if he actually wins. This week, he decided to attack women, which did about the same thing to him that it did for that other guy in real life. Garrison is extraordinarily pleased that his plan has worked, but his supporters are not, and show their displeasure, trying to take out the man they once hailed as a hero.
It's intriguing to see how the "member berries" play into this whole conflict, with it being quite obvious that they are one of the main points of this season. We learn more about their history and their involvement in the ongoing issues thanks to exposition Randy, who dates "member berries" all the way back to Roman times.
Between the school and Denmark, trolls are still the topic of discussion, with Gerald right at the heart. The trolls strike back against Denmark, successfully taking them offline and protecting their way of life, whilst simultaneously doing a "Star Wars" parody. At South Park Elementary, good guy Cartman and smart and funny Heidi are organizing the school in a fundraiser that goes about as well as you'd expect. Things are really starting to heat up, but incredibly smart and insanely funny Heidi may have the solution to the problem. I still get the feeling that Cartman is more in control here than anyone realizes, and I don't for a second believe that he had a true change of heart.
7/10
As I said, this was a very strong episode throughout, one of the better of a season that has been full of them. However, involving politics to such a degree knocks it down a few points, which is unfortunate. Don't get this wrong though; I'm still in love with this season, regardless of whatever criticism I list.
Because that's what this season needed more of, right? If there was anything Matt and Trey could've done to make me lose interest in this season, it was to involve more politics, and that's exactly what this episode did. It wasn't a bad episode by any stretch; most of the jokes hit home and there was a lot of good character development.
To get it out of the way first, we saw the return of Mr. Garrison's presidential campaign. He's still in a state of emergency, trying to sabotage his own campaign after realizing he has no plan if he actually wins. This week, he decided to attack women, which did about the same thing to him that it did for that other guy in real life. Garrison is extraordinarily pleased that his plan has worked, but his supporters are not, and show their displeasure, trying to take out the man they once hailed as a hero.
It's intriguing to see how the "member berries" play into this whole conflict, with it being quite obvious that they are one of the main points of this season. We learn more about their history and their involvement in the ongoing issues thanks to exposition Randy, who dates "member berries" all the way back to Roman times.
Between the school and Denmark, trolls are still the topic of discussion, with Gerald right at the heart. The trolls strike back against Denmark, successfully taking them offline and protecting their way of life, whilst simultaneously doing a "Star Wars" parody. At South Park Elementary, good guy Cartman and smart and funny Heidi are organizing the school in a fundraiser that goes about as well as you'd expect. Things are really starting to heat up, but incredibly smart and insanely funny Heidi may have the solution to the problem. I still get the feeling that Cartman is more in control here than anyone realizes, and I don't for a second believe that he had a true change of heart.
7/10
As I said, this was a very strong episode throughout, one of the better of a season that has been full of them. However, involving politics to such a degree knocks it down a few points, which is unfortunate. Don't get this wrong though; I'm still in love with this season, regardless of whatever criticism I list.
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