I have far less to say on this episode, "Cartman's Mom is Still a Dirty Slut" than the previous one. It is the concluding chapter in the two episode arc that answers the question as to who Cartman's father is and the reveal is a wholly satisfying one.
While some moments in the episode did not quite land for me, as far as the humour was concerned, and while some of the recurring gags like the 'Was it Officer Barbrady?....' one felt tired by the end.
It is a mostly entertaining episode. The storyline is split between Cartman and co rushing the genetic engineer to the hospital after he is shot moments before announcing Cartman's father. They get to the sinfully understaffed hospital and realize they're snowed in. Meanwhile, an America's Most Wanted filming crew are dispatched to South Park and attempt to film an enactment of the engineer being shot to answer the "whodunit". The townsfolk gather for the filming of the special when they too realize they're snowed in and slowly resort to cannibalism to keep themselves alive.
While I still consider "Pinkeye" [1x07] to be the highlight so far in the series, this is a fine episode and a great follow-up to the first season finale. It also has a very amusing line towards the end of the episode regarding the Terence and Phillip special, clearly Stone & Trey's voice coming through.
While some moments in the episode did not quite land for me, as far as the humour was concerned, and while some of the recurring gags like the 'Was it Officer Barbrady?....' one felt tired by the end.
It is a mostly entertaining episode. The storyline is split between Cartman and co rushing the genetic engineer to the hospital after he is shot moments before announcing Cartman's father. They get to the sinfully understaffed hospital and realize they're snowed in. Meanwhile, an America's Most Wanted filming crew are dispatched to South Park and attempt to film an enactment of the engineer being shot to answer the "whodunit". The townsfolk gather for the filming of the special when they too realize they're snowed in and slowly resort to cannibalism to keep themselves alive.
While I still consider "Pinkeye" [1x07] to be the highlight so far in the series, this is a fine episode and a great follow-up to the first season finale. It also has a very amusing line towards the end of the episode regarding the Terence and Phillip special, clearly Stone & Trey's voice coming through.