South Park (Not Suitable for Children)

I have to admit that this wasn't nearly as good as the last special. Trey Parker and Matt Stone said they're specials, not movies! Anyway, this episode featured all the kids in "South Park" being addicted to this energy drink Cred. Clyde hides the fact that he doesn't have any. Meanwhile, Randy tries to make extra money by making porn on an OnlyFans profile. I hadn't even heard of OnlyFans before!

I didn't know about Prime Beverages either. The best scene was probably when the kids got to Pueblo and children were killed. Yeah, that's morbid, but it's to be expected from this show. While slow moving, I was still eager to see what would happen next. The miners joke was nicely done too. This is why I just avoid social pornographic websites. ***

Cred is a sports drink that is all the rage at the kids' school and is a determinant of popularity - the more Cred you have, the more popular you are. Meanwhile, after a teacher at the school is discovered to been posting videos on Only Fans and making large amounts of money from it, Randy Marsh decides to become an Only Fans model.

Trey Parker and Matt Stone are in top form in this South Park special. Poking fun at influencers, unhealthy, unnecessary sports drinks, the superficiality of social media and popularity and the stealthy, underhanded marketing to children this special is a great send up of some the blights of our age. Done in their usual biting, over-the-top style this special is hilarious yet powerful and profound.

There are times when it comes close to being repetitive but the plot largely manages to avoid that with some very unpredictable changes of direction.

I liked the way they've built this special, it is much more grounded than the last special, and I think a bit weaker.

Or maybe it is so because of the subject involved: I'm not sure how serious is this in the USA, but I have to tell you that in Europe it's a big deal nowdays - children being "influenced" on social media platforms (mostly YT or Twitch), by grown-ups "influencers" sponsored by the betting companies, energy drinks, pawn-shops etc. Not to mention that video chatting industry, and of course OF are just the norm here.

Randy was just hilarious and stole the show, but I think the CRED subject was a bit too much for me, maybe they've should have added another funny subplot.

But overall I am happy that at least we got another special episode this year!

Thanks guys!

Hindan nimetatud episoodi väga heaks. Aastaid on SP naerutanud mind enda geniaalse lähenemisega huumorile, osutades igapäeva elu valupunktidele, jutustades meile lugusid maast ja merest. Selle eri osaga on Trey ja Matt suutnud tabada kas naelapead või teinud kerge riive sellele, et näidata vaatajatele milleks nad oskuslikud on ning loodan, et nad jätkavad seda teed.

Ma tahaks uskuda, et SP loojad ise endale ka aegajalt meelde tuletavad, et kui uskumatu see on et ühiskonnale selline satiir peale on läinud, ja seda mitte ainult US-s, vaid üle maailma. Hea meel näha kui visioonist saab midagi enamat kui suletud elutöö.

I rate said episode very well. For years, SP has made me laugh with his genius approach to humor, pointing out the pain points of everyday life, telling us stories about land and seas. With this particular episode, Trey and Matt have either hit the nail on the head or made a slight dent in showing viewers what they're capable of, and I hope they continue to do so.

I would like to believe that the creators of SP remind themselves from time to time how incredible it is that society has been affected by the such of satire, not only in the US, but all over the world. Glad to see a vision become something more than a closed life's work.

I think South Park really touched on an important topics of mass social media propaganda. While the episode mostly focuses on children being influenced, while in reality anyone who consumes social media content irregardless of age is being maliciously targeted.

The days of a few major TV companies dominating the narrative for our cultural programing is now long gone, and what we deal with now is a more diffuse and more sinister form of propaganda. Where the audience is now targeted by multiple outlets of information believing that we have an option and a choice to make while in reality social media is still dominated by the same people who controlled the cultural narrative before.

This episode is a cautionary tale not just for parents who want to maintain control over their children but to all of us.