South Park

From a character standpoint, I feel really bad for Heidi turning out this way.

From a story standpoint? Great! There is so much potential in having a distaff counterpart to Cartman who can stand up to him and be bad enough to really go toe to toe with him.

This is going to be an amazing season.

I knew she was going down a dark path when she ended the previous episode by calling Kyle a sneaky Jew.

We all knew she was going to go down a dark path after that episode. Its just that I didn’t expect her transformation into Rule 63 Cartman will be this soon/early.

"They are one of nature's most resilient animals! Studies have shown that they can survive lava, and even the vacuum of space."

"Wha, how... Where the fuck did you learn about these things?"

"The same way all great scientists learn things: Octo Nauts!"

Trying to kill then with electricity was stupid.

Trying to kill them by eating them is beyond that.

Rule #1: Every time someone tries to kill someone or something in SP, it's done stupidly.

I don't know what is so stupid about killing them by drinking them.

According to this post, they sure can be eaten. Also, according to their wikipedia page, there are aquatic animals that eat them, so clearly, they are digestible. Being very tough does not equate immortal or indestructible.

And surviving lava? I think not.

They also live on every day lettuce and spinach we get at stores.

Exactly, and their hardiness is both relative and under specific circumstances. As is that of the fabled cockroach, by the way, who can indeed withstand more radiation than a human, but it hardly makes them indestructible.

well that episode was a lot to take in. why did kyle have to become his mother

Because he knows what kind of person his dad is thanks to last season.

Not to mention his growing Holier Than Thou Soapbox Sadie tendency that is starting to annoy the shit out of people both in and out of universe ever since the Ginger Cow episode.

Still amusing that creators are so aware of Kyle becoming like his mother that they decide to recreate the movie's plotline with the whole Millenials Agaisnt Canada . . . thank God I'm one of those millenials who grew up with on Newgrounds culture.

Speaking of South Park Bigger Longer and Uncut, its seems like the creators are actually remaking the movie, which in of itself is a remake to their episode Death. Also, Kyle instigated World War III and caused a nuclear strike on a Canadian city. WTF! Should not have aroused Garri Trump.

I like the B plot involving PC Principal with the new character Strong Woman, seems like a good counter thesis to the MAC group who are WAAAAAY into their pc ideology that they would literally recreate the movie's plot.

But I think the one thing I REALLY like about this episodes is the way it actually bring together the previous episodes plots and gags to form a near complete story arc.

So this episode is a solid 10 for me! Can't wait for the conclusion to this season's story as this is a lot more satisfying than the previous season.

What really triggered him past the edge was Heidi actng like Cartman. He dealt with it since two epsodes ago she in the nicest way possible insulted him for being a Jew. He reached the breaking point this episode.

Also man Terrence and Philip got old superfast.

edited 29th Nov '17 9:02:26 PM by OmegaRadiance

I've been wondering about that.

...Oh I just got it. The reason why they're looking elderly is to symbolize how tired of it Kyle is. But in universe I don't get how they aged so damn fast.

Farting clearly ages a person.

You said the joke in your last post.

"Terrence and Philip got old"

I was guessing not making a joke.

I know it was unintentional. But T&P got Old (As in no longer entertaining) is the joke.

edited 29th Nov '17 10:46:35 PM by Envyus

Terrance and Phillip have literally been alive since the early 60's at least, and they kept this lore with younger T&P farting on Sunny and Cher. So it makes sense to finally have them be old, crotchety men.

And I loved this episodes Call backs to the Movie. Wasn't really a fan of the PC Principle B-Plot, but it wasn't terrible. Overall, pretty good episode.

And the show knows it, too. When was the last time we even saw these two?

Interesting how the generational tables have turned in the past two decades. In the movie, it was Moral Guardian parents who went too far in their reactions. Now it is PC millennials who are the major source of conflict.

This episode isn't just about Kyle turning into his mom. It is about millennials, collectively, turning into their moms, the Moral Guardians of yesterday, becoming Moral Guardians under the banner of PC culture themselves.

Could the Terrence and Philip bit also be a parody of aging TV personalities who are past their prime trying a new show on Netflix (or Amazon, or whathaveyou)? A certain trio of Top Gear presenters comes to mind.

edited 30th Nov '17 6:28:09 AM by Redmess

SJW’s are the Moral Guardians of the past with a new coat of paint.

It all makes sense now. You’re all a bunch of soccer moms!

They were firing on all cylinders last night it seemed. Even the Netflix gags from Coon and Friends seemed to lead into this.

edited 30th Nov '17 7:32:46 AM by Beatman1

+ I've been saying for a while now that the extreme PC/SJW types are just today's Moral Majority of yesterday. The only difference is where they fall on the political spectrum (the MM was Conservative, and the PC/SJW are Liberal).

edited 30th Nov '17 7:33:52 AM by DingoWalley1

I also find it interesting that it is the younger generation this time around, rather than the more conventional older generation that tended to fuel moral panics. But the motivation has changed: for older generations, it was fuelled by (general) conservatism, unwillingness to change outdated ideas and morality, and the general perception of the moral decline of the younger generation. Millennials, in contrast, are fuelled by progressivism, impatience with slow social change, and perceive the older generation as being morally bankrupt.

Moral guardians think the world is changing too fast in a bad direction; millennial SJW/PC types think the world is not changing fast enough in a good direction.

Everyone else meanwhile thinks they’re overreacting.