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* Cliffhanger: The COVID-19 pandemic is still going strong, South Park is now falling into chaos with the fire caused by President Garrison, and Randy was just about to confess to Sharon about his involvment in causing the pandemic and possibly shut down Tegridy Farms, only to see that Sharon ended up smoking her husband's sperm-ridden weed and grew a mustache, leading Randy to keep making more Pandemic Specials on his farm.

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* Cliffhanger: {{Cliffhanger}}: The COVID-19 pandemic is still going strong, South Park is now falling into chaos with the fire caused by President Garrison, and Randy was just about to confess to Sharon about his involvment in causing the pandemic and possibly shut down Tegridy Farms, only to see that Sharon ended up smoking her husband's sperm-ridden weed and grew a mustache, leading Randy to keep making more Pandemic Specials on his farm.

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* AllForNothing: When it looks like the pangolin that was part of starting the COVID-19 pandemic is about to be turned in by Randy to help find a vaccine and end the pandemic once and for all, President Garrison comes out of nowhere and burns the pangolin to keep the pandemic going so he can milk it as a means to kill off every Mexican on the planet, meaning the pandemic is still going strong.



* BrokenTears: Stan bursts into tears as he rants about how fed up he is with the pandemic and he just wants to be able to have fun and enjoy life again.



* Cliffhanger: The COVID-19 pandemic is still going strong, South Park is now falling into chaos with the fire caused by President Garrison, and Randy was just about to confess to Sharon about his involvment in causing the pandemic and possibly shut down Tegridy Farms, only to see that Sharon ended up smoking her husband's sperm-ridden weed and grew a mustache, leading Randy to keep making more Pandemic Specials on his farm.



* ForYourOwnGood: Exploited, Stan claims the lockdowns are this but questions if they'll ever be ended using this as their excuse.
* HeroicBSOD: Stan bursts into tears as he rants about how fed up he is with the pandemic and he just wants to be able to have fun and enjoy life again.

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* ForYourOwnGood: Exploited, Stan claims the lockdowns are this this, but questions if they'll ever be ended ended, using this as their excuse.
* HeroicBSOD: Stan bursts into tears as he rants about how fed up he is with the pandemic and he just wants to be able to have fun and enjoy life again.
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* IllKillYou: Mickey sends a death threat message to Stan alongside a bleeding heart due to his involvement in creating the virus and forcing him to close down Disneyland.

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* IllKillYou: Mickey sends a death threat message to Stan Randy alongside a bleeding heart due to his involvement in creating the virus and forcing him to close down Disneyland.
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* IllKillYou: Mickey sends a death threat message to Stan alongside a bleeding heart due to his involvement in creating the virus and forcing him to close down Disneyland.
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* SeldomSeenSpecies: It wasn’t a bat that caused COVID-19 like everyone thought, but rather a ''Pangolin'' of all things.
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* KillItWithFire: Garrison kills both the pangolin and the scientist holding it with a flamethrower.
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* KarmaHoudiniWarranty: Mickey Mouse is finally getting his comeuppance as the pandemic, something he is responsible for creating, is putting Disney at risk of bankruptcy.


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** To people on both sides of the mask debates.
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* Retcon: After initially being Randy's paternal half-brother, Jimbo is now Sharon's brother.

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* Retcon: {{Retcon}}: After initially being Randy's paternal half-brother, Jimbo is now Sharon's brother.
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* PetTheDog: In one of his most selfless acts ever on the show, Cartman decided to spare the pangolin's life after listening to Stan's speech, despite doing so would have benefitted him. President Garrison, [[KickTheDog however]]...

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* PetTheDog: In one of his most selfless acts ever on the show, Cartman decided to spare the pangolin's life after listening to Stan's speech, despite doing so killing it would have benefitted him. President Garrison, [[KickTheDog however]]...
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* Retcon: After initially being Randy's paternal half-brother, Jimbo is now Sharon's brother.

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* DownerEnding: Garrison shows up out of nowhere and burns the scientist and the pangolin to ashes, preventing a vaccine to be made just so he ensures he can win the election. Cue South Park falling into chaos with fire raging on.

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* DownerEnding: Garrison shows up out of nowhere and burns the scientist and the pangolin to ashes, preventing a vaccine to be made just so he ensures he can win the election.exterminate all Mexicans. Cue South Park falling into chaos with fire raging on.


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* FinalSolution: Garrison tells Stan that he is intentionally doing nothing about the pandemic because Mexicans are being disproportionately killed by COVID-19, and he was elected on the platform of getting rid of all Mexicans. Now, instead of deporting them, he's graduated to ANaziByAnyOtherName.
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* RealityEnsues: The boys break into Build A Bear only to find they can't work the equipment.

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* RealityEnsues: The boys break into Build A Bear Build-A-Bear only to find they can't work the equipment.

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* ADateWithRosiePalms: Randy's "cure" consists of [[ItMakesSenseInContext jacking off and making people consume his semen]].



* TheBusCameBack: Not counting cameos or video game appearances, this is Death's first appearance since his eponymous episode all the way back in Season 1.

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* TheBusCameBack: Not counting cameos or video game appearances, this is Death's first appearance since [[Recap/SouthParkS1E6Death his eponymous episode episode]] all the way back in Season 1.
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* HeroicBSOD: Stan bursts into tears as he rants about how fed up he is with the pandemic and he just wants to be able to have fun and enjoy life again.


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* MoodWhiplash: The scene of Jimbo in the hospital is initially PlayedForDrama. Then Randy comes in to give Jimbo his "cure".
* NoSympathy: When Sharon reminds Randy that Jimbo is in the hospital with COVID, Randy dismisses his health on the grounds he's a fat alcoholic who'd be in the hospital anyway.
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* TheBusCameBack: Not counting cameos or video game appearances, this is Death's first appearance since his eponymous episode all the way back in Season 1.
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* PetTheDog: In one of his most selfless acts ever on the show, Cartman decided to spare the pangolin's life after listening to Stan's speech, despite doing so would have benefitted him. President Garrison, [[KickTheDog however]]...
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* TheyKilledKennyAgain: Kenny is riddled with bullets by the overzealous police.
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* BreadAndCircuses: Stan accuses the government of becoming this way thanks to the COVID-19 lockdown.
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** A subtle one is for how broke schools are compared to all kinds of armed forces, as the chief's justification for all their gear is them, as teachers, not getting what they need.
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* LeaningOnTheFourthWall: There are multiple mentions of Tegridy Farms' Pandemic Special on weed in this Pandemic Special for South Park.
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* Yates and the police force as a whole for failing to understand why there’s an enormous lack of trust in them which led to their defunding and ''still'' think excessive force is the only way to handle situations. By the time they got their resources back, they waste no time murdering anyone they deem to be breaking the law.

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* ** Yates and the police force as a whole for failing to understand why there’s an enormous lack of trust in them which led to their defunding and ''still'' think excessive force is the only way to handle situations. By the time they got their resources back, they waste no time murdering anyone they deem to be breaking the law.
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** PoliceBrutality: They’re certainly not useless on this front. Going on a murder spree after being refunded.


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* Yates and the police force as a whole for failing to understand why there’s an enormous lack of trust in them which led to their defunding and ''still'' think excessive force is the only way to handle situations. By the time they got their resources back, they waste no time murdering anyone they deem to be breaking the law.
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* CabinFever: Token's accidental shooting forces the police to put the entire school in quarantine, driving the students nuts (especially Butters and slowly Stan).

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* ForYourOwnGood: Exploited, Stan claims the lockdowns are this but questions if they'll ever be ended using this as their excuse

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* ForYourOwnGood: Exploited, Stan claims the lockdowns are this but questions if they'll ever be ended using this as their excuseexcuse.
* HypocriticalHumor: Stephen scolds people not using masks properly by saying they're not "chin diapers." Later on, he's on the camp with people calling it that.
* InsistentTerminology: Masks are called "chin diapers" by Stephen at the start before it slowly becomes ''the'' right terminology.

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* BadLiar: Sharon ended up smoking her husband's sperm-ridden weed and grew a mustache, but she, never finding out the truth, lies to Randy about it.



* DepartmentOfRedundancyDepartment: Stephen threatens to ground Butters if he doesn't go back into quarantine

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* DepartmentOfRedundancyDepartment: Stephen threatens to ground Butters if he doesn't go back into quarantinequarantine.
* DownerEnding: Garrison shows up out of nowhere and burns the scientist and the pangolin to ashes, preventing a vaccine to be made just so he ensures he can win the election. Cue South Park falling into chaos with fire raging on.
* DramaticIrony: Stan rouses the kids to break out of school just so he can take a deranged Butters to Build-A-Bear. However, by the time he's already done doing that, Butters has already calmed down while Stan fails miserably to build a bear without the help of a clerk, falling into desperation himself. Even Butters tells him his need to go to the shop is gone.



* PoliceAreUseless: Writing off accidentally shooting Token as a COVID-related incident without actually being about getting sick from it is just the tip of the iceberg.



* RousingSpeech: Stan gives an epic one encouraging everyone to break lockdown

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** Garrison is a stand in for Trump as per usual not listening to the CDC or Anthony Fauci

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** Garrison is a stand in for Trump as per usual not listening to the CDC or Anthony FauciFauci.



* WhateverHappenedToTheMouse: It's never stated if Token survived

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* WhateverHappenedToTheMouse: It's never stated if Token survivedsurvived.
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** Token's death being treated as a COVID case is this towards the padded numbers of COVID deaths such as the man who was killed in a motorcycle accident being listed as a COVID death.

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** Token's death hospitalization being treated as a COVID case is this towards the padded numbers of COVID deaths such as the man who was killed in a motorcycle accident being listed as a COVID death.
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** Garrison is a stand in for Trump as per usual not listening to the CDC or Anthony Fauci

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** Garrison is a stand in for Trump as per usual not listening to the CDC or Anthony FauciFauci
** Token's death being treated as a COVID case is this towards the padded numbers of COVID deaths such as the man who was killed in a motorcycle accident being listed as a COVID death.
* WhateverHappenedToTheMouse: It's never stated if Token survived
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Randy comes to terms with his role in the COVID-19 outbreak as the on-going pandemic presents continued challenges to the citizens of South Park. The kids happily head back to school but nothing resembles the normal that they once knew; not their teachers, not their homeroom, not even Eric Cartman.
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* BeenThereShapedHistory: Double Subverted. It initially appears that Randy caused the COVID-19 Pandemic by having sex with a bat in China, only for it to turn out it was not caused by a bat, but a pangolin... that Randy also had sex with.
* BestialityIsDepraved: While in China, Randy had sex with both a bat and a pangolin, causing the COVID-19 Pandemic.
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* DepartmentOfRedundancyDepartment: Stephen threatens to ground Butters if he doesn't go back into quarantine
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!This work contains examples of:
* ForYourOwnGood: Exploited, Stan claims the lockdowns are this but questions if they'll ever be ended using this as their excuse
* RealityEnsues: The boys break into Build A Bear only to find they can't work the equipment.
* RousingSpeech: Stan gives an epic one encouraging everyone to break lockdown
* StupidEvil: Garrison kills the pangolin that would've provided a vaccine and ended lockdowns. He didn't even benefit from it himself since his opponent, Joe Biden, wants to reinstate the lockdowns so he would've lost that angle for his campaign.
* TakeThat: Hoo boy!
** Cartman is this towards people who don't care how the lockdown is affecting others because they're not doing anything with their life as it is.
** Garrison is a stand in for Trump as per usual not listening to the CDC or Anthony Fauci

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