History Recap / SouthParkS17E9TittiesAndDragons

* BigNo: When Randy after a security guard is killed with an arrow (that ''he'' shot).

* BigNo: When Randy kills a security guard with an arrow.

* TheBadGuyWins: [[spoiler: The news reporter who concocted Black Friday gets no punishment for the onslaught of thousands and even gets the hyped up story he intended. Bill Gates also wins his war against Sony, even the kids are too warped to really appreciate his Xbox product.]]

* TheyKilledKennyAgain: Subverted, it seems Kenny died when he fell out of a window, but he just shrugs it off.

* DarkReprise: Of the ''GameOfThrones'' theme, during the mall bloodbath.

* ShaggyDogStory: [[spoiler:The boys finally get the [[XBoxOne XBox Ones]], but the whole ordeal, especially the violent duel between the heads of Sony and Microsoft has truamatized them and realize that they had greater fun with their Game-of-Throns style of playing..]]
* ShoutOut: Besides all the ''GameOfThrones'' references, the scenes of the Black Friday shoppers killing each other cutting to live-action footage parodies ''AnyGivenSunday'', where the comparisons of football to gladiators is illustrated with cuts from football players to clips from ''BenHur''.

* SelfDeprecation: At the end of Cartman's speech about playing outside rather than playing video games, an ad for ''VideoGame/SouthParkTheStickOfTruth'' appears.
* ShaggyDogStory: [[spoiler:The boys finally get the [[XBoxOne XBox Ones]], but it turns out that none of them were that enthusiastic about it anymore and decide to play outside since they had so much fun planning the whole thing.]]

* [[spoiler:WasItReallyWorthIt: The result in the end. After seeing Bill Gates smash the head of Sony's CEO, the boys go through the bloody mall and the scene is melancholy. Furthermore, the boys are unable to enjoy playing the XboxOne due to the ordeal and '''Cartman''' of all people ends up being the one to point out that he is unable to unsee what happened before realizing they really don't need video games to have fun.]]

* ArtShift: Kenny's subplot is styled like a Japanese anime.

* ImAHumanitarian: A family ate their son while waiting in line at the mall.

* SelfDeprecation: At the end of Cartman's speech about playing outside rather than playing video games, an ad for ''VideoGame/SouthParkTheStickOfTruth appears''.

* TakeAThirdOption: [[spoiler: After Kyle makes the plan to unite the two groups to hide out in Red Robins, only later to betray them and finally realized what all this did to his friendship with Stan, Kyle attempted to betray Cartman. However, Stan comes, (having snuck off from being grounded), and locks everyone in. Both the heads of Microsoft and Sony were led in there by Stan. Stan states that everything has gone out of hand and that they are all being turned against each other for money by the two corporations, who Stan then tells to resolve the fight themselves. Bill Gates ends up winning.]]
* TakeThat: GeorgeRRMartin, like in the previous episode, is seen as a penis-obsessed nut job, which results in an irate shopper castrating him.

* TakeAThirdOption: [[spoiler: After Kyle makes the plan to unite the two groups to hide out in Red Robins, only later to betray them and finally realized what all this did to his friendship with Stan, Kyle attempted to betray Cartman. However, Stan comes, (having snuck off from being grounded), and locks everyone in. Both the heads of Microsoft and Sony were led in there by Stan. Stan states that everything has gone out of hand and that they are all being turned against each other for money by the two coportations, who Stan then tells to resolve the fight themselves. Bill Gates ends up winning.]]

* [[spoiler:WasItReallyWorthIt: The result in the end. After seeing Bill Gates smash the head of Sony's CEO, the boys go through the bloody mall and the scene is melancoly. Furthermore, the boys are unable to enjoy playing the XboxOne due to the ordeal and '''Cartman''' of all people ends up being the one to point out that he is unable to unsee what happened before realizing they really don't need video games.]]
* YouAreGrounded: Played with. Stan being grounded (Cartman framed him for crapping in the old man's garden) is seen as an medeval-esque allegory for imprisonment. Stan even bangs against his door with a cup for Sharon to take Kyle away.

* SelfDepreciation: At the end of Cartman's speech about playing outside rather than playing video games, an ad for ''VideoGame/SouthParkTheStickOfTruth appears''.

* TakeAThirdOption: [[spoiler: After Kyle makes the plan to unite the two groups only later to betray them and finally realized what he did, Kyle attempted to betray Cartman. However, Stan comes, (having snuck off from being grounded), and locks everyone in. Both the heads of Microsoft and Sony were led in there by Stan. Stan states that everything has gone out of hand and that they are all being turned against each other for money by the two coportations, who Stan then tells to resolve the fight themselves. Bill Gates ends up winning.]]

* PreviouslyOn: A recap of the previous two episodes appears at the beginning. Strangely, an unrelated clip from "Taming Strange" is seen in the montage.

** At the end of Cartman's speech about playing outside rather than playing video games, an ad for ''VideoGame/SouthParkTheStickOfTruth appears''.

* ShaggyDogStory: [[spoiler:The boys finally get the [[XBoxOne XBox Ones]], but it turns out that none of them were that enthusiastic about it anymore and decide to play outside.]]

* ShaggyDogStory: [[spoiler:The boys finally get the XBoxOnes, but it turns out that none of them were that enthusiastic about it anymore and decide to play outside.]]