south park The South Park Pandemic Special

[Mortir]

So did anyone else watch this earlier tonight? What did you think of it? I appreciate that they are trying to bring some levity to people but who knows. Kinda has one of those people will love it or hate it vibes.

 

 

[Doom Metal Alchemist]

Haven't watched it but I'm getting a little tired of this trope where Randy does/says something goofy or outlandish and Sharon basically goes, "Really, Randy? Really?"

[Mortir]

12 hours ago, Doom Metal Alchemist said:

Haven't watched it but I'm getting a little tired of this trope where Randy does/says something goofy or outlandish and Sharon basically goes, "Really, Randy? Really?"

Yeah. I thought it was an alright episode I guess. I wish it would have been a little more conclusive. It felt anticlimactic. Like they did not resolve everything and this next season is going to be about everything set up in this special. I think but I could be wrong.

[Jman]

1 hour ago, Mortir said:

Yeah. I thought it was an alright episode I guess. I wish it would have been a little more conclusive. It felt anticlimactic. Like they did not resolve everything and this next season is going to be about everything set up in this special. I think but I could be wrong.

My guess is they don’t want to jinx it like last time.  

[Mortir]

17 minutes ago, Jman said:

My guess is they don’t want to jinx it like last time.  

I did not watch the last season. How did they jinx themselves?

[Jman]

2 minutes ago, Mortir said:

I did not watch the last season. How did they jinx themselves?

I meant 2016.  They wrote everything with the full assumption Hillary Clinton would win the election.

[Mortir]

Just now, Jman said:

I meant 2016.  They wrote everything with the full assumption Hillary Clinton would win the election.

Was that ever confirmed by Matt and Trey? I think I watched a couple of videos where that was the speculation but I am honestly not too familiar with the situation.

[Mortir]

I wonder if Trump should succumb to his illness if they will actually kill of Mr. Garrison in the upcoming season. Weird times.

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On 10/1/2020 at 9:38 PM, Mortir said:

Yeah. I thought it was an alright episode I guess. I wish it would have been a little more conclusive. It felt anticlimactic. Like they did not resolve everything and this next season is going to be about everything set up in this special. I think but I could be wrong.

I imagine it's a tough time for their kind of writing. The news is dominated by two subjects, the coronavirus and election, and almost everything that has been done with those two subjects has already been done. If there's one thing about Stone and Parker, they tend not to beat dead horses.

Plus, South Park is at its best when it holds up a mirror at the viewer and makes them laugh at their own little bit of hypocrisy. I think that's also difficult to pull off in this environment.