Before I begin this review, I'd like to stop for a moment to acknowledge a piece of recent news. Yankee legend Yogi Berra passed away the other day, at the ripe age of 90. Yogi was a true legend of the game, both on and off the field. He was a major part of many championship winning teams, and he will forever be immortalized in the Hall of Fame as one of baseball's greatest ambassadors. If you are a baseball fan, or a sports fan in general, I urge you to spend a few minutes in remembrance of one of the greatest catchers who ever lived.
All right, let's get on with the review.
Season 19 for South Park started fairly well, with Season 19's premiere setting the tone pretty well. It was a little lackluster in the laughs department, which you'll be happy to know is fixed in episode 2, entitled "Where My Country Gone?"
South Park has featured immigration before, but in episodes like "Goobacks" it was treated as more of an abstract concept. With this episode, Matt and Trey look at more of a real life perspective, as the premise for the episode is centered around comedian Donald Trump.
For those living under a rock or just couldn't give a sh**, Trump has entertained us all in a misguided attempt to actually matter. The South Park adaptation of Trump is taken to another level, as a new Canadian prime minister takes over, forcing millions of Canadians to relocate to America. This upsets Mr. Garrison, who has long let his views of foreigners be known, who launches a full scale campaign to rid America of the Canadians. Now, both Garrison and the new prime minister are portrayed as Trump impersonators(I bet he couldn't spell that), but it's fine as the prime minister only receives about three minutes of screen time. Garrison's plan for getting rid of the immigrants is to F*** them all to death, which in practice would consist of Garrison F***ing everyone to death. Ahhh, good ole' South Park. This is probably as close as you can get to a classic South Park episode in this day and age.
Garrison goes on the campaign trail, tossing in a classic Monty Python reference just for kicks, and soon discovers that the new prime minister has driven everyone else out. It appears that the only reason he was ever elected was just for a laugh, and by the time the Canadians came to their senses, it was too late. I suppose that's the only way a comedian gets elected. Garrison defeats the prime minister by f***ing him to death, freeing Canada from it's truly horrible leader. Once the Canadians in America learn the prime minister has been f***ed to death, they return home. Garrison returns home as well, declaring himself on the campaign trail, before leaving with the gorgeous Caitlyn Jenner, who murders two people in this episode.
Two side stories worth mentioning: Butters falls in love with a Canadian girl, and Kyle is an a**hole. Both were definitely subplots, but had their moments and didn't hurt the overall story, which is always good.
This episode was one of the best in recent memory, and with continuity being fully enforced in this season, should help spawn quite a few more good ones. I enjoyed most of the episode, and I would definitely recommend watching this episode, as there was plenty I couldn't fit into this review. Just remember kids, the best way to solve a problem is by f***ing them to death.
8/10 stars
South Park picks up momentum this week, let's see if it will continue.
All right, let's get on with the review.
Season 19 for South Park started fairly well, with Season 19's premiere setting the tone pretty well. It was a little lackluster in the laughs department, which you'll be happy to know is fixed in episode 2, entitled "Where My Country Gone?"
South Park has featured immigration before, but in episodes like "Goobacks" it was treated as more of an abstract concept. With this episode, Matt and Trey look at more of a real life perspective, as the premise for the episode is centered around comedian Donald Trump.
For those living under a rock or just couldn't give a sh**, Trump has entertained us all in a misguided attempt to actually matter. The South Park adaptation of Trump is taken to another level, as a new Canadian prime minister takes over, forcing millions of Canadians to relocate to America. This upsets Mr. Garrison, who has long let his views of foreigners be known, who launches a full scale campaign to rid America of the Canadians. Now, both Garrison and the new prime minister are portrayed as Trump impersonators(I bet he couldn't spell that), but it's fine as the prime minister only receives about three minutes of screen time. Garrison's plan for getting rid of the immigrants is to F*** them all to death, which in practice would consist of Garrison F***ing everyone to death. Ahhh, good ole' South Park. This is probably as close as you can get to a classic South Park episode in this day and age.
Garrison goes on the campaign trail, tossing in a classic Monty Python reference just for kicks, and soon discovers that the new prime minister has driven everyone else out. It appears that the only reason he was ever elected was just for a laugh, and by the time the Canadians came to their senses, it was too late. I suppose that's the only way a comedian gets elected. Garrison defeats the prime minister by f***ing him to death, freeing Canada from it's truly horrible leader. Once the Canadians in America learn the prime minister has been f***ed to death, they return home. Garrison returns home as well, declaring himself on the campaign trail, before leaving with the gorgeous Caitlyn Jenner, who murders two people in this episode.
Two side stories worth mentioning: Butters falls in love with a Canadian girl, and Kyle is an a**hole. Both were definitely subplots, but had their moments and didn't hurt the overall story, which is always good.
This episode was one of the best in recent memory, and with continuity being fully enforced in this season, should help spawn quite a few more good ones. I enjoyed most of the episode, and I would definitely recommend watching this episode, as there was plenty I couldn't fit into this review. Just remember kids, the best way to solve a problem is by f***ing them to death.
8/10 stars
South Park picks up momentum this week, let's see if it will continue.
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