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* UnexpectedCharacter: It's doubtful that anyone saw the return of Pi-Pi, a OneShotCharacter who previously had only appeared all the way back in [[Recap/SouthParkS13E14Pee Season 13]], which was well over a decade old when this episode came out, and a brief cameo in ''Recap/SouthParQVaccinationSpecial''.
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* UnexpectedCharacter: It's doubtful that anyone saw the return of Pi-Pi, a OneShotCharacter who previously had only appeared all the way back in [[Recap/SouthParkS13E14Pee Season 13]], which was well over a decade old when this episode came out, and a brief cameo in ''Recap/SouthParQVaccinationSpecial''.''Recap/SouthParQVaccinationSpecial''.
* UnintentionallyUnsympathetic: As horrible as Cartman's plan was, you really have to put a lot of blame on his friends for taking him at his word when he said the money was going to be used to surgery on his mom. As sad as Liane's situation is, they should know by this point that Cartman is selfish and opportunistic enough to use ExactWords or just flat out lie without any consideration to others for his own benefit. If any of them had just bothered to verify with Liane who has no reason to lie, they wouldn't have lost their money to Cartman's braindead scheme.
* UnintentionallyUnsympathetic: As horrible as Cartman's plan was, you really have to put a lot of blame on his friends for taking him at his word when he said the money was going to be used to surgery on his mom. As sad as Liane's situation is, they should know by this point that Cartman is selfish and opportunistic enough to use ExactWords or just flat out lie without any consideration to others for his own benefit. If any of them had just bothered to verify with Liane who has no reason to lie, they wouldn't have lost their money to Cartman's braindead scheme.
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** When Cartman threatens to live with his grandmother, Liane simply says "I'm sure Grandma will love that". Did the show [[SeriesContinuityError forget about her death]] in "[[Recap/SouthParkS5E6Cartmanland Cartmanland]]", or is this Liane's way of pointing out the futility?
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** When Cartman threatens to live with his grandmother, Liane simply says "I'm sure Grandma will would love that". Did the show [[SeriesContinuityError forget about her death]] in "[[Recap/SouthParkS5E6Cartmanland Cartmanland]]", or is this Liane's way of pointing out the futility?futility while [[TookALevelInBadass refusing to cave]] either way?
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* AlternativeCharacterInterpretation: Cartman's actions in this episode bring to question whether his fate at the end of ''WesternAnimation/SouthParkPostCovidTheReturnOfCovid'' truly is the result of his friendship with the other boys bringing out the worst of his behavior, or [[HisOwnWorstEnemy if he only has himself to blame,]] since he came up with his breast implants scheme all on his own and the only involvement the others had was giving him the money because they mistakenly believed it was an important medical procedure for his mother's health. This gives the impression that, in the original timeline, it was only due to meeting [[PositiveFriendInfluence Yentl]] that Cartman changed his ways, rather than just distancing himself from the others.
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** Cartman's actions in this episode bring to question whether his fate at the end of ''WesternAnimation/SouthParkPostCovidTheReturnOfCovid'' truly is the result of his friendship with the other boys bringing out the worst of his behavior, or [[HisOwnWorstEnemy if he only has himself to blame,]] since he came up with his breast implants scheme all on his own and the only involvement the others had was giving him the money because they mistakenly believed it was an important medical procedure for his mother's health. This gives the impression that, in the original timeline, it was only due to meeting [[PositiveFriendInfluence Yentl]] that Cartman changed his ways, rather than just distancing himself from theothers.others.
** When Cartman threatens to live with his grandmother, Liane simply says "I'm sure Grandma will love that". Did the show [[SeriesContinuityError forget about her death]] in "[[Recap/SouthParkS5E6Cartmanland Cartmanland]]", or is this Liane's way of pointing out the futility?
** Cartman's actions in this episode bring to question whether his fate at the end of ''WesternAnimation/SouthParkPostCovidTheReturnOfCovid'' truly is the result of his friendship with the other boys bringing out the worst of his behavior, or [[HisOwnWorstEnemy if he only has himself to blame,]] since he came up with his breast implants scheme all on his own and the only involvement the others had was giving him the money because they mistakenly believed it was an important medical procedure for his mother's health. This gives the impression that, in the original timeline, it was only due to meeting [[PositiveFriendInfluence Yentl]] that Cartman changed his ways, rather than just distancing himself from the
** When Cartman threatens to live with his grandmother, Liane simply says "I'm sure Grandma will love that". Did the show [[SeriesContinuityError forget about her death]] in "[[Recap/SouthParkS5E6Cartmanland Cartmanland]]", or is this Liane's way of pointing out the futility?
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* HarsherInHindsight: Butters' rant about streaming services, mentioning buyouts and that everything is going to end up on "like, three" services in the end. While this was scene as an AuthorTract even when the special came out, consider 2023's court case of Creator/HBOMax suing Creator/ParamountPlus and the WeaselWords of South Park Digital Studios spreading the episodes between both services, while promising less than initially announced, and it makes a lot more sense.
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* SalvagedStory: After many fans felt Cartman's fate at the end of the [[WesternAnimation/SouthParkPostCovidTheReturnOfCovid Return of COVID special]] was [[KarmicOverkill too harsh]] (and that his friendship with the other boys is what caused it), this special does a good job of quelling those arguments. Cartman's [[NeverMyFault blatant refusal to accept responsibility for his actions]] after costing himself and his mother their home (out of petty selfishness) is on full display here, his mother makes it explicitly clear that she's more than done with his behavior, he is shown to prioritize elaborate schemes (which will all fall apart if people see through Cartman's manipulations, which Liane does) over maintaining a living for himself[[note]]as shown when he spends 10 grand on breast implants for a GoldDigger scheme instead of using the money on a better home[[/note]], and his friends are nothing but nice to him (even giving him money ''they'' made for what they thought was important surgery for Cartman's mother). All of these events push the argument that Cartman's refusal to change his ways will remain solid until (in this timeline, at least) he ends up homeless and miserable, and it ''will'' be through his own fault and nobody else's.
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* AuthorsSavingThrow: To anyone who thought Cartman's fate at the end of the [[WesternAnimation/SouthParkPostCovidTheReturnOfCovid Return of COVID special]] was [[KarmicOverkill too harsh]] (and that his friendship with the other boys is what caused it), this special does a good job of quelling those arguments. Cartman's [[NeverMyFault blatant refusal to accept responsibility for his actions]] after costing himself and his mother their home (out of petty selfishness) is on full display here, his mother makes it explicitly clear that she's more than done with his behavior, he is shown to prioritize elaborate schemes (which will all fall apart if people see through Cartman's manipulations, which Liane does) over maintaining a living for himself[[note]]as shown when he spends 10 grand on breast implants for a GoldDigger scheme instead of using the money on a better home[[/note]], and his friends are nothing but nice to him (even giving him money ''they'' made for what they thought was important surgery for Cartman's mother). All of these events push the argument that Cartman's refusal to change his ways will remain solid until (in this timeline, at least) he ends up homeless and miserable, and it ''will'' be through his own fault and nobody else's.
