This season, as many people have pointed out, is a lot more serious than other seasons, and to me, it seems to be more in the vein of shows like BoJack Horseman, another show I really like. Granted, I don't think this season of South Park is as depressing as BoJack yet, but I can see it going there in future episodes.
Of course, this doesn't mean that "The Damned" wasn't funny, because it was probably the funniest episode of the season so far, and also the saddest at the same time. The political debate was very well done, and I am absolutely loving how Trey and Matt aren't taking a specific side with Trump or Clinton - they're not saying one is better than the other. Instead, they're making fun of them both, and the presidential system in general. Genius. In past episodes of this season, I thought that the political scenes weren't the best, but Garrison yelling at his supporters how he doesn't want to to president and everyone still cheering him on was hilarious and so true at the same time. Also, making Clinton look like some malfunctioning robot was true, too.
But, I think the most interesting plots in this season so far are the ones that are to do with social media and trolling. Gerald's plot is developed further this week, with some very intense scenes towards the end where someone knows his identity. This kind of thing has never been done on South Park before, so I'm so happy that Trey and Matt are trying new things, especially for a show that is in its twentieth season.
The real, emotional moments however came from Cartman (shocking, I know) and Heidi Turner, both of whom are now off social media, and are seen as 'lost souls'. I am loving how we are seeing a new side of Cartman (even though this may be just one, long troll from his part), and his conversations with Heidi were genuinely touching and cute. But, they were also funny at the same time, and the 'cliffhanger' ending between them was hilarious.
"Do you want me to show you?"
"Holy Shiiit."
88/100
Of course, this doesn't mean that "The Damned" wasn't funny, because it was probably the funniest episode of the season so far, and also the saddest at the same time. The political debate was very well done, and I am absolutely loving how Trey and Matt aren't taking a specific side with Trump or Clinton - they're not saying one is better than the other. Instead, they're making fun of them both, and the presidential system in general. Genius. In past episodes of this season, I thought that the political scenes weren't the best, but Garrison yelling at his supporters how he doesn't want to to president and everyone still cheering him on was hilarious and so true at the same time. Also, making Clinton look like some malfunctioning robot was true, too.
But, I think the most interesting plots in this season so far are the ones that are to do with social media and trolling. Gerald's plot is developed further this week, with some very intense scenes towards the end where someone knows his identity. This kind of thing has never been done on South Park before, so I'm so happy that Trey and Matt are trying new things, especially for a show that is in its twentieth season.
The real, emotional moments however came from Cartman (shocking, I know) and Heidi Turner, both of whom are now off social media, and are seen as 'lost souls'. I am loving how we are seeing a new side of Cartman (even though this may be just one, long troll from his part), and his conversations with Heidi were genuinely touching and cute. But, they were also funny at the same time, and the 'cliffhanger' ending between them was hilarious.
"Do you want me to show you?"
"Holy Shiiit."
88/100
