Does South Park REGRET The Streaming Wars?
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- čas přidán 1. 06. 2022
- South Park’s latest Paramount Plus special, South Park STREAMING WARS JUST dropped and I hope ya caught it! It managed to be a natural progression of the story and character development in season 25, tied in a couple of older South Park stories, parodied a classic 70s crime noir all while delivering some of the most over the top meta textual commentary we’ve ever seen from the show. I’m often impressed with their ability to weave meta commentary into an unrelated narrative but this was really next level. So let’s break it all down.
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The irony about the streaming war special is that I haven't seen it because I am tired of having to spend close to cable levels of money to have all of the different streaming services
Yeah. I only pay for Paramount Plus the month the specials come out. Then I cut back.
@@michaelcorcoran8768 same. I got it for Sonic 2 and these and then I’m out
Right? Haha. I can't stand all the different streaming services. I don't even know what platform has what show for the most part.
I was kinda forced to p word it because its basically impossible to get access to paramount plus outside the us :/
I just watched it for free in a random site
Honestly, I'm just happy Liane grew a spine against her son.
I think South Park fans are too hard on her. She is a well meaning person, despite her enabling of Cartman. But yes, glad she is standing up to him
We’ll see in part 2 if she actually sticks to it
I can't wait for johnny to do a video on her evolution as a character
@@michaelcorcoran8768 That's still bad parenting. We don't give Liane nearly enough grief for how she raised Cartman. It's clear he's a neglected child, who's mother compensate for time lost with her kid by giving him whatever he asked for to lessen the guilt she feels. I've seen it so many times.
@@sparklingdaisy3169 Exactly. Now Cartman is finally dealing with the consequences of his actions and since he can not push his mom around anymore, he will be less likely to pull stupid stunts. That said, we see how he turned out in the future, so maybe Liane did not do enough.
Lol, Trey and Matt went from making 10 half-hour episodes to making 6 half-hour episodes plus 2 hour-long specials, and somehow made like an extra billion dollars or something for this "extra work"? They're genius and this whole "streaming war" plot just underlines it
Yep lol
big brain time
That’s actually insane lmao good for them though😂
That's the joke about the boats. They're not *that* special but are nonetheless sponging up profits like crazy.
South Park is evolving deeper, and these 1hr specials are in my opinion their best work. The normal episodes are their crass stupid humour, followed up with something deeper. Perfect combo
this episode was legitimately the first time I hear WAP and it made the entire discourse that happened back then so much funnier
Same here
saaaaaame
was it that song? I thought it was something intentionally as disgusting as possible made by matt and trey
Me too
@@memepauschale476 Sadly, it's a real song
Cartman in this didn't even have to use the money for the operation. but he was too in on it even after everyone gave him a share of the larger profit. He's that committed to schemes he never sees the larger picture
Wtf did your first sentence even say lol sorry
@@Sandman27-88 Cartman didn't have to use the money for the operation. He could've used it to buy a new home, but he's too into his own scemes to realise the easiest, best and less manipulative course of action
It's actually covered in the special indirectly. The rich old man across Cartman's house paid in full with cash. Even if Cartman didn't have the operation, they wouldn't be able to buy anything better because the rich and corporations will easily out bid and pay in full.
@@redevic5292 it's the loan banks make money with ..🌻
Mr. Mackey on Heidi: “She’s like Eric Cartman, but with the ability to follow through…”
In the follow up episode they need to have a scene where some pirates show up and create a route in the stream that directs some of the water to a different place, and they announce that this location is free for anyone that wants it. The streaming services try to stop this piracy from happening, but people keep finding ways to access it regardless. I'm sure this requires no explanation.
I'd be behind that as a plot, considering uh... Well let's just say I'm not able to pay for streaming services
Holy shit that's genius
Sailing the seas
im really curious now, your idea is a really good one, hope it gets fulfilled
I feel attacked
I really hope Tolkien's dad lives, he's a foil to Randy and it makes the Tegridy farms episodes way more interesting and funny.
Did you mean Token?
@@lolwhatever7307 Uhm wow! It's Tolkien, always been Tolkien, tsk tsk here
@@lolwhatever7307 watch the last season of South Park, it's Tolkien
@@lolwhatever7307 wow that’s kinda racist, did you expect that a black kid would be named just Token? (😂)
@@lolwhatever7307 they changed it last season, it was a pretty funny episode.
Between downsizing their living situation and creating conflict between him and his mother, I think the writers are creating a trajectory for Cartman's story to follow through on the ending of "Post Covid pt. 2". If Leanne maintains the new backbone she's shown in this movie I could definitely see her throwing Cartman out of the house when he turns 18.
Nobody in their right mind would want to support him once he's old enough to move out and work...can you imagine how much his food must cost!?
@@polycube868 I'm surprised he managed to remain so overweight while being homeless, honestly.
@@RyanSmithN Do you think it's possible the end of Streaming Wars gave a plausible explanation for that?
@@RyanSmithN Ive seen many fat homeless people
@@polycube868 apparently junk food is extremely cheap so it's very likely that he is the second poorest kid in south park
I can't believe I didn't pick up up Pipi = PP = Paramount Plus xD
When it revealed he was the one buying up all the land in the mountains, I kinda read that as him being Disney, since they have a reputation for consuming other companies and trying to establish a monopoly. Maybe it's both, who knows, but I really dig these breakdowns.
I also saw it as that. Plus he owns a Water Park. You know, a park all about enjoying the same stuff he sells in his streaming service.
And I bet the pee is also a jab at Matt and Treys opinion on the quality of their products.
Ha, good point. Watch now when PP with his right hand Manbearpig starts having confrontations with Micky.
😂😂🤣
That would be awesome if they take that route. Would pave the way for some crazy shit!
woah
@@erickthomas325 Omg dude yes! Ever since The Ring I've wanted to see more Micky. Still one of my fav episodes
pipi was in a south park episode 10 something years ago
Cartman's mom standing up to him is by far one of the funniest things of this episode. I can't wait to see how far he goes with this battle to get her to do what he wants. With nothing to stop him from doing all his schemes this could turn into very funny Ed Edd and Eddy style schemes and punishment
Honestly she would have never had to stand up to him if she just acted like a mother :(
My favorite part was the random scene of Kyle and Kenny talking to each other while waiting for the bus. Love those little wholesome moments.
It would be cool if some of the specials actually connected back to older seasons. It's a cartoon, so we can go back. Specials that take place between older seasons would be neat... And Matt and Trey wouldn't need to be as involved because the story arcs are much simpler in earlier South Park.
Agreed. I’m so tired of the commentary, but I guess we gen xers need to still be angst
@@TheCaptain610 it wasn’t even that funny at first definitely not enough to be this stretched out
Agreed, there are som many characters and subplots with allot of potential that could be explored that was left open in previous seasons. ex. When will cartmans arch nemisis scott Tenorman return? the last time we saw him, he was jet-packing away from the superbest friends in 201. I would love to see him again in another cartman vs scott episode or something like that :)
@@mumfi3400 No subplot deserves further exploration imo than Mysterion.
@@Max1996YT That would be awesome aswell!
When he bring Lianne to the hospital, they had a long discussion. Really thought she would give in. So happy she is finally the one with the upper hand.
I think Randy's going to get semi-redemption by revealing the Pi-Pi's evil plan (though probably for selfish reasons)
@@senister14 that's probably the worst part of the episode
They changed randy from the guy who gave his balls cancer for weed to a caricature of a a Facebook mom
Carman mom definitely had a good character evolution but randy is now no one favorite character
Well you called it, he did that and more.
One of my biggest problems with the specials, is the fact, that paramount+ is only available in the US and canada.
Ouch. Didn't know that. That sucks. I love the specials But it's kind of absurd that I have to pay for cable and HBomaX and then still need to pay extra just to watch the South Park specials on Paramount Plus.
Yo ho ho ho, a pirate's life for me! Yo ho ho ho, a pirate's life for me!
we have it in Australia and they're rolling it out in the UK and Ireland this month. where you located?
@@McGinty84 Any news for Southeast Asia?
pirate the seas my friend
If Pi-Pi really is the stand in for Paramount+ like you suggested... WOW way to bite the hand that feeds you, lmao
I still think Disney makes more sense. They are buying up all the properties, they have a large park all about enjoying the same thing they also sell on their streaming service.
If that is true then the 50% pee would represent a 50% bad quality output by Disney, the noir detective would probably be a stand in for Copyright (which is why he is the one who informs Karen/HBO Max, while Tolkien's Dad/Netflix gets the idea on their own) which has always been working for Disney, and I guess Man-Bear-Pig would spread as not only a metaphor for Global Warming but Capitalism as a whole.
I mean John Oliver spent years dissing AT&T, South Park makes far too much money for paramount to do anything. Besides, they knew what they were signing up for.
@@ArnLPs , Paramount+, Bethesda, and Sega are all owned by Microsoft, so yes it’s very obvious that Pi-Pi is a stand in for Paramount+, and if Paramount+ wants Trey Parker and Matt Stone to stop making films on their streaming services for mocking Paramount+ than that means that they can have all of the South Park media permanently on HBO MAX.
@@ArnLPs Remember Scrotum McBoogerballs? Don't go too far down the Rabbit hole.
@@ArnLPs If you are a company that buys south park, do you expect them to never make fun of you?
I think that Imaginationland should be the blueprint for the specials. Like, even if you hadn't seen South Park in *years* when Imaginationland dropped you could follow the story and it was basically just a movie disconnected from the wider season it aired during. That's what these should be.
considering that all of the streaming services are little boats, I'm upset they missed the opportunity to have piracy as actual little pirate boats or something
Maybe that will appear next special, who knows?
Yeah getting overwhelmed by loads of pirate boats they cant stop and trace or something and then consider why pay for a service that you can get for free
@@yeahnahyea And then they added anti-piracy boats and people stopped using their services, kinda symbolizing Netflix's downfall.
FACTS I literally just cancelled my P+ subscription after their shitty attempt at a Halo show ended so I pirated this episode and going to into it I was really hoping for some kind of pirating joke/plot line. Especially with the boats it would fit so well
I had a great time with this special. So many callbacks and pulling characters from various points from throughout South Park history was a nice touch that I thoroughly enjoyed. I agree that this is a lot of set up and will be eager to see how the pay off happens.
Butters’s rant about streaming services was the highlight for me.
Only gripe I had was that the various musical scores throughout the special seemed a little over the top. I was watching with my dad in his office where he has a big fancy tv set up, so maybe that’s why I found them so blaring..but in recent seasons and specials there has been more musical scores, some are great but a good chunk of them in this one seemed way to much. Anyone else feel this way? Or just me?
I wet my pants as soon as cardi B started.. I thought the music was great
The score didn't really stand out to me-i just watched it on my phone though.. I'll watch it with some speakers & get back to ya
Yeah WAP really caught me off guard it didn’t fit into the scene well and it’s a bit less funny being a year after it was big
the score is just a flex by t&p that they can get whatever music they want even the mainstream ones because their funding producers are willing to pay for it, which is in this case, Paramount lol.
I think the operative term here is "wet" and that's the connection. I think.
imagine paying for a streaming service when you can watch on a shady website hosted on an offshore oil rig that is technically a foreign country
I really hope future specials are able to tell the kind of stories they couldn't do in a typical episode, like the Post Covid specials did. Obviously the follow-up to this special isn't out, so I don't know how it'll wrap up, but I felt that they could have made the streaming story and the Cartman story into two separate episodes and not much would have been lost.
Overall this special was pretty good. I feel like they're putting in more effort into these specials than the actual show now.
8.5/10.
Yeah well if you look at the details that they got 900 million for the specials and only 500 million for the regular episodes /s
what parts were funny tho
@@jaffleyfifteen5912 probably the funniest parts I could remember were Butters’ rant about the streaming services and the reveal of Cartman’s breasts, those were maybe like top tier South Park jokes.
Overall, it’s not as good as classic South Park, but I’d say it is better than anything from Season 25 other than The Big Fix.
@@elijahfordsidioticvarietys8770 yea those were definitely the highlights. but what got me was the whole karen thing, it was kind of pathetic that joke is so old and used up
@@jaffleyfifteen5912 it is weird how they put in stuff that’s very much from 2020 in this episode. They’re usually more in touch.
I guess maybe, since they weren’t able to do a proper 2020 season, they wanted to work those jokes here.
Cartmens defining character trait has ALWAYS been self sabotage XD
I wish they’d find a way to bring back the woodland critters
Yes I actually liked that episode enough to buy a woodland critter t-shirt from the South Park store.
Hmmm... yes... reminds me of Happy Tree Friends!!😻😏😼
I wonder how exactly. Maybe another trilogy?
Thank you for explaining the whole situation between SP, HBOMAX, and Paramount plus, I had forgotten all about it.
I really enjoyed this special! As soon as i finished i was like “man i cant wait to hear Mr. 2Cellos talk about this”
As an Australian, the whole concept of farmers effectively taking water from the folk downstream is EXTREMELY topical at the moment. Lot of that happening in New South Wales with cotton farmers having huge dams for storing water in. :/
WTF is it with humans wanting to grow such a thirsty crop as cotton in arid areas? Haven't we learnt from the Aral sea?
@@Gilberto90 $$$$$$$$$ is what causes it here.
This Special was just awesome, Them ripping on the Streaming Wars all the way through and Liane finally putting Cartmen in his place was cool.
Given the return of Manbearpig I really hope we get a special set in the past with Marvin & the other residents making the deal with Manbearpig or that will be seen in flashbacks in the second part of the Streaming Wars special
Anyone else find it surreal and hilarious that *this* of all shows is weaving some of the most advanced and intricate climate change allegories on television? Somehow the writing on this show just gets more and more ambitious with age. South Park’s really been leaning into the metatextual lately, but it’s sort of earned the right after being on the air for 25 years. Whatever Matt and Trey are thinking about or going through, they just turn it into a storyline, which in theory is a terrible way to make a TV series. It sometimes feels like the creators are just having a conversation with us through the medium of a cartoon show, draping their talking points in dozens of crazy allegories and somehow still making sense.
South Park is in a rare position to basically say whatever it wants about its corporate overlords and even its own role in the current media paradigm without running the risk of getting yanked off television. It can criticize its owners, it’s audience and itself and still feel very authentic and sincere. Only a show this iconic and irreplaceable can be so naval-gazing and self-indulgent and somehow make it work. Most showrunners would be perfectly happy to rack up a billion dollars by way of convoluted streaming deals, but South Park has never been about the money. If it hurts the quality or confuses the audience, it’s probably not worth it.
As far as the streaming stuff goes, I pretty much see the Paramount + specials as just being part of the season itself. It’s obvious that S25 never really ended and that the storylines were conceived with the intention of building to whatever conclusion we’re eventually gonna reach. Like Butters said, sooner or later most of these services will die off and all of the content will end up together on one platform. Pipi even alluded to this when he complained about wanting all of his stuff together on one service. As long as the eventual home releases are handled properly, with all the COVID specials as Season 24 and the current arc as Season 25, I’ll be happy.
(*Also one more thing. I don’t think Cartman was actually trying to manipulate his friends with the surgery comment, he’s just actually that thoughtless. One of the weird things I’ve noticed about the recent episodes is Cartman’s been a lot more good natured and appreciative of his friends. You could never really tell before if he actually cared about his buds or just needed to have people around to screw with. But ever since he didn’t kill that pangolin, he’s mellowed considerably. Coupled with the fact that Liane’s stopped taking his shit, we might be in for some really interesting character development)
I was wondering why the games were on sale for the switch this week until I saw your post for this last night! Gunna replay them 😤
The fact that you can't watch them on the same service as the regular seasons was the point. That's the whole "too many" aspect. Its confusing on purpose.
"getting a boob job and marrying a rich guy" is also commentary on Parker's ex-wife, a stripper he married and later inevitably divorced
I love how people are pronouncing it "Tolkien" now. Lol
I accidentally wrote "Token" in my script once and made sure to re-do the line properly lol
@@Johnny2Cellos as u should
Nope it's token forver
@@Johnny2Cellos He'll always be Token to me.
@@thalimag1778 the retcon is literally a joke
I loved the Post Covid specials. This one was great too, but I agree that it just felt like another episode of South Park. Personally, I'd like to see more specials set in the future. Seeing all the kids as adults was surprisingly well-done
Speajing of South Parl and streaming, remember how Trey and Matt were against the 08 writers strike because they found it dumb that writers wanted compensation for their work when streamed online through legal fashions since they didn't think it was viable? And at the same time, the creators made a successful deal with Viacom so they can make literally millions of dollars off of streamed episodes of South Park?
Fantastic guys those two.
That was 14 years ago. Things change.
@@xjunkxyrdxdog89 , there’s a difference between outgrowing silly notions to have and believe like I myself being anarch-capitalistic Christian to an atheistic centrist liberal, and Trey Parker and Matt Stone being a hypocritical and nonsensical on their viewpoints on streaming services and Hillary Clinton, so yes viewpoints change if they made sense objectively with the objective worldview around us and the objective truths presented to with objectively truthful and accurate information, but what Trey Parker and Matt Stone aren’t changing their viewpoints to objectively truthful and accurate viewpoints, but they’re pandering to the people to the people that pays them the highest wages, so them saying that the 08 Strikers are completely objectively wrong, but them only sucking off the dicks to the people that pays them the highest wages.
the vibe i get from the recent seasons is more like trey parker telling us "man we're doing the best we can.. they keep offering us money!" .. especially after they fucked the donald trump season up.. but im happy as ling as matt and trey keep making more sp .. i would hate to see it become simpsonised or worse end altogether
Better be dead than be Simpsoned...
Donald Trump arc in South Park was so underwhelming. We can't blame them though, the reality that time was more bizzare than the fiction
I really agree about the regret on the deal, but luckily for them, it's south park. They can show their regret to the world and also mock the absurdity of their own bosses.
And it’s not like their bosses are smart enough to know they’re making fun of them anyway.
You forgot to talk about the best part of the special. The montage of Stan and Tolkien testing their boats set to WAP.
I'm sorry, who?
@@allenharper2928 Formerly known as Token. Name was retconned to Tolkien in the latest season.
@@cicabeot1 Nah, his name's still Token.
The Paramount+ specials do not *bleep out* the cursing, so they at least have that going for 'em.
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Cringe
This feels like the best we've got from south park in a while, and most of the other stuff has been good this one just went above and beyond. Even if they don't stick the landing I think this special is plenty great for what it has already done.
Awesome, video, dude!!! I was having a bit of a rough time understanding all the references in this two part specials. Thanx!!!
Definitely curious to see how this plays out in the next special.
i like how stan emphasizes the name Tolkien every time he says it now.
No, Pi Pi is supposed to be Disney in this! He has a giant Park dedicated to the same stuff he sells on his streaming service, but he mixes in 50% pee (which I bet is a jab at the quality of Disney products)... He bought up all the property on top of the mountain, everyone is working for him. And I think the noir detective would then be representing copyright...
Wait don’t they actually have a Mickey Mouse character why use this random character from an earlier episode
@@mustafasalman4868 Because they want to use metaphors more instead of the actual thing. A lot of old South Park episodes used metaphors like that, then more modern once got more direct and the show has been criticized for it, and not they are trying to return back to their roots with the entire last season and this special too.
They also had Jeff Bezos in the past, but they still had this rich Golfer guy to represent Amazon Prime.
@@ArnLPs oh thanks
@@ArnLPs , it’s very obvious that the old man presented in the newest film is a stand in for Bill Gates since Bill Gates isn’t married at all, and he was the sole creator of Microsoft before there other groups of CEOS that took over for Microsoft, and since Microsoft owns Paramount+, Sega, and Bethesda Studios it’s very obvious that Trey Parker and Matt Stone are taking jabs at Bill Gates.
For the first time ever, Australia’s shitty access to streaming services means a win, because we get both the seasons and the specials on our paramount plus
First I didn’t know season 25 was over, now I just find out a new special was dropped!
When manbearpig actually shows himself, i blame them speaking it into existence
The message of the next part will be to just pirate all south park content so you don't have to pay multiple services
Glad I watched this entire thing. That explains why I personally hadn’t figured out “where’s my South Park?”.
i LOVED how they used WAP by carti B as the boats float down the water lol
i thought randy having a karen plot was because they didnt want him to be a part of the main plot and wanted to focus on somebody else while getting a few randy jokes that the people love.
Agreed. Also appreciated Randy referring to himself as Karen by the end
I'm glad I randomly stumbled on this channel. I had no idea there was a second post covid special. And the only reason I knew about the Streaming wars episode was an actual ad on Peacock.
Lucky to live in Australia, we dont have HBO Max so we get ALL of South Park on Aussie Paramount +
After having just watched the second part, I'm just happy I'm getting more South Park. I've watched it my whole adult life and if it went away I don't know how I would handle it.
I'm calling it now! Pirates get involved in part 2.
Thanks for giving some clarity as I live in the uk and it’s so hard to find the correct information as to what’s going on with South Park it’s not advertised anywhere and most people I know haven’t seen any of the special unless I’ve sent them a link. Paramount + is available now here but I’m not sure if our paramount + is the same as the US version or different kinda like Netflix I might give it a trial and watch part 2 if I can
Thanks for highlighting the animation! No one ever does that with South Park, and finally someone does..
Only Matt & Trey could play two giant corporations off of each-other to the tune of $1.5 billion while at the same time using the product they purchased to crap all over both of them. Absolutely savage.
They’ve come so far since farting on celebrities and taking pictures of it.
I noticed that this season their music choices have been weird to say the least. first the annoying pajama song and now this totally over the top vulgar rap song. both felt out of place for different reasons^^
wap wap wap wap
@@Johnny2Cellos wtf :D
Been waiting a few days to find a video to break this down. Loved this episode. Can twait to listen to this now. Subscribed.
I had no idea about thabehind-the-scenes-drama, thank you for explaining! That let's me appreciate the special much more
Streaming services compete and pirates win. Always looking forward to see what happens next!
somehow I read the title as 'does South Korea regret the streaming wars' and I was very confused.
Laughing way too hard at this
@@Johnny2Cellos glad my confusion cheered you up
... wut?
I watched the first 10 seasons of South Park years ago but have decided to give it another go because of your videos on it. ty johnny
what about the 2 episode manbearpig episode where they said he would come back in 5 years and now its been almost 5 years and he's back
a streaming exclusive commentary about streaming
classic South Park
I can’t stop listening to Cartman’s song about living in a hot dog lol Cartman’s songs are always my fav!
I found out about this South Park because I'm subscribed to you. Same with season 25. Them being on different streaming services doesn't matter because arr matey.
Another beautiful analysis💚
I though it was ok, funny as usual, but could have been a normal episode since it doesn't feel as big as the covid specials or bigger longer and uncut or even other multiple episode specials like the cartoon wars or the black friday trilogy
if anything I think the special should have been about cartman and his mom and making a plot around their relationship since it has only been explored once
And the real winners are those who pirated the show
aren't all the episodes also available on the south park website?
I'm confused that's how I ended up here to see if I could get some clarity lol. thank you, this helped me understand!
It was great i tought, Cartman’s mom standing up to him finally, with like you said hilarious result 😂 them killing of the dad of a character who looked like he was approaching main cast, once again we have a big suspens for what next, i just think it was great
Also technically it would be a four parter since the specials are over forty minutes
With Warner now suing Paramount this video is kinda funny in hindsight
I subscribed to watch this special thankfully only using a free trial and watched the first but can’t for the life of me find the second within the app. Is it out yet as I heard it came out in the UK yesterday but can’t find it.
An interesting question, maybe kinda philosophical would be, is Cartman ever going to change, i mean he is the worst, that is kinda his thing, but there have been moments that show that he can change, he even kinda did for a while then he was with Heidi, he just started thinking she would learn about his past, thinking he is not good enough for her and started trying to push her away, even going so far to try to literaly kill her so his own belief that he could not change kinda turned him back into a monster, a very toxic relationship, in the future version he had a family, he did change, but once more his past comes back for him and he turned kinda into the enemy, but in the end he sacrificed his perfect future turning into a homeless person to help his friends. So, do you think he will ever truly change. How could they write a redemption story for him. I mean that boy killed 2 people and forced the son to eat them. He was kinda the most racist and sexist person on the entire show. Having him change for the better was an interesting idea. I wonder how they will keep going with this. Of course he is a metaphore for i think a lot of people in real life. Him not changing is a statement that people in real life do not change, even if they want to. A kinda sad idea. I kinda hope he will change one day.
my guess for future episodes is that they reference to the Depp Heard trial. Cartman makes a plan to fully transition into a girl so he can sue Kyle for a million dollars over sexual harassment and abuse, but the plan backfires and than he is stuck as a girl.
that should be good 👍
Great video... thanks to you and this video I now know why I haven't seen these Paramount + episodes-- I was like..where the heck... I cant find them...oh its on a subscription service no one uses.... shit
this video essay should be featured somehow by the creators. You said yourself how inaccessible the timeline is due to the very thing they are mocking. They did something so interesting and so smart and so timely and you condensed it so well. It's a really interesting critique of the culture. I hope they watch your videos and give you the time and props you deserve!!
Randy being a karen and calling the cops was so stupid because it is really out of nature for his character randy hates the cops, and usually isnt a karen. Kyles mom is supposed to be the karen.
I mean they can only push jokes on a certain character so much until it becomes stale. I mean look at Kenny, he used to die every end of the episode but that doesn't happen too often anymore. Or Randy, the dude used to be a boomer dad that has a time connecting with his family. And look at him now...
Crap, you're right about that, they really did change his character and no one else has noticed but us...
I think they can bring it home... I trust Matt and Trey
thank you so much for this i was so high watching thsese i had no idea what was going on
After the follow up, im glad they addressed Randy, and apparently made him now a hybrid of his marijuana character and his scientist character. Also glad Eric's mom finally stood up to her son.
I can’t believe I’m saying this but I think I’m over South Park. After the atrocity that was this past season and all of this switching from different streaming platform to platform, I feel as though it’s best for us to part ways for right now at least. It’s been a solid 25 years 👊
I just want to say I think it's weird that Kenny didn't even die once
Great Video man! Just wanted to say Nicholson's Character in Chinatown is Jake Gittes not Jack. Love your content dude!
Come on, Pee Pee and Cartman's "Minorities" song was golden.
I DO love how the boys empathize with Cartman, even if they didn't realize the truth. They can understand someone that cares for their mother... xDDD they didn't even assume it was just Cartman up to his old tricks...
I didn't like that very much. They know him too well to take anything he says at face value. Kyle, at the very least, should have been like "wait a minute..."
@@SRosenberg203 I disagree. Its this instance that shows the other boy's humanity weighed against Cartman. All of them took sympathy because they love their own mothers. I mean, no matter how much they maybe get nagged, or grounded, if anything happened to their moms, they'd feel terrible.
Again, its weighing their humanity verses Cartman's lack of humanity. In that regard, Cartman, out of all the children, is NOT a normal child..
This special was a clear step down from the previous specials and season 25 episodes. If you like meta commentary then watch it, but not very many true laughs here
Agreed. The knee jerk slap stick comedy is gone.
Almost like they have ghost writers or something.
I literally had to stop watching when they played WAP. I get they were doing a thing about water being wet and whatever, but shit man, I don't want to associate that song with south park.
@@seanfenrir Could have just muted it.
@@RbkARI The episode up to that point wasn't funny enough for me to do that.
Here in the UK, everything is on Paramount Plus which is handy. They even advertised it at the 2022 British GP with the 4 boys on the pitlane hoarding with Paramount plus branding.
its amazing the hotdog house was foreshadowed in South Park's pilot episode
I feel like they are achieving a great balance financially and creatively. I hope they can pull it off, they certainly have the talent, intelligence, and self awareness to do so, but stretching too thin can lead to pride, and falling comings soon after.
I believe they foreshadowed the 4 boys hanging at the bustop again seeing how Kyle can't even understand Kenny. I have a feeling after these specials everything will evolve back to Eric back on his block. I can tell you it went from 6days to air into 6 months to air. Sharron might start getting paranoid at mass shootings again
Due to the mixture of the streaming services and lack of advertising here in the UK I didn't even know season 25 existed.
This must be why the real estate agent episode is available on South park studios website
I loved it. I hope they do a episode where the kids are teenagers
Same. I recently read a Creek comic that took place at the kids’ high school prom and was thinking to myself “I really wish we can see the kids in high school like they are in this fanfic.”
Cartman had no one to blame but himself back in "City People" because if he had just accept that his mom need to find a job like sell houses to earn money for a living then they would still live in their old house and not force to moved into the cramp Coney Island hotdog 🌭. Then Cartman wouldn't go through with this stupid ideas in the first place like these boob implant that he got so now I'm wondering if he's going to be like thi for the rest of the Season of South Park.
Considering, that Homeless Cartman in the main future canonically doesn’t have Fake Tits then that means that after Liane dies then that means that Cartman will be completely homeless after removing the Fake Tits out of his body, and the people from the streaming services or other wealthy elitists will tear down his old hotdog home, and he’ll be completely broke and homeless until he dies of natural causes.