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  • Just Here for Godzilla: Many people will agree that the battle between Satan and ManBearPig is the most memorable scene to watch, albeit not without the painful Tear Jerker aftermath of Satan's defeat at the hands of the beast.
  • Moral Event Horizon:
    • Marvin Marsh and the rest of the old folks in Shady Acres crossed it when it's revealed they made a deal with ManBearPig with the full knowledge that it will lead to bloody carnage and doom the future, just to have nice cars and premium ice cream, and they thought they would already be dead by the time ManBearPig came back.
    • The people of South Park making a new deal with ManBearPig to postpone his rampage for another few years (and throwing third world kids under the bus) instead of giving up soy sauce and Red Dead Redemption 2 can, by extension, also be considered one.
  • Reality Subtext: The implications that the deal with ManBearPig made with the folks symbolizing the previous generation is on full display. Baby Boomers (and the Gen Xers to a smaller extent) made economic and political decisions that had short-term benefits and long-term consequences, which would screw over their grandchildren and any of their descendants. Furthermore, with ManBearPig representing the climate, it could also represent Exxon's decision to keep quiet on their own scientists when they discovered evidence back in the 70s. Finally, the "deal" at the end seems to represent the fact even the younger generations aren't really doing anything about it either, too comfortable in what they have to start trying anything or not being anywhere near the kind of position of power necessary to make the meaningful changes needed.
  • They Wasted a Perfectly Good Plot: For having two whole episodes talking about Red Dead Redemption 2, there's no talk about the controversy of the suspected poor working conditions past and present in Rockstar Games. This topic could play very well into the "denying the inconvenience" theme of the episode.

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