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South Park is probably the most misunderstood show in TV history.

Sure, it does have fart jokes but what it has really involved into is a show that depicts a wide range of current events, pop cultures references, social problems through the lenses of a group of 10 year olds and all the wacky characters that surround them.

The fact that the drawings are fairly simple also makes a lot of people shy away from it, but actually this show has a completely unique approach to several divisive or thought-provoking subjects. To name a few:

• 'The Hobbit" looks at how photoshopped photos makes society expectations of a woman's body hard to reach and the amount of pressure it may put on little girls (whilst taking hilarious jabs at Kanye West and Kim Kardashian)

• "You're getting old" takes you over the nightmare that is feeling like you might be mentally older than you friends and that may make left out

• Console Wars episodes dive into the consumerism involving Black Friday, video games and the world's obsession with Game of Thrones

These are all great episodes and I think the show if anything has aged well with time.

The other brilliant thing about South Park is that because each episode gets produced in the span of week, it can be more up to date than any scripted show - just this season it referenced Kavanaugh nomination controversy in an episode even before he was eventually confirmed.

Second 10/10 I have given on IMDb and South Park is well deserving of it.

South Park is and has been one of the funniest shows on television. It's my second favorite animated series to Family Guy and like Family Guy, this show is not afraid to say anything about anyone. Actually, I'd go as far as to say South Park goes even further than Family Guy. It's at its funniest when it's making fun of our political system right now because that's all we can do without going completely mad from it. This show shows equal opportunity when it comes to making fun of all political parties. Like any good show or movie about satire, the more you know what's going on in the world or in pop culture then the funnier this show will be to you.

These new episodes are hilarious, but today's news won't be changing anytime soon, so the episodes are all repetitive, just in different ways every episode. It's time to go back to the original South Park with new, unexpected, and fun episodes to look forward to watching every week, not every OTHER week.

South Park is one of the most misunderstood, and also the most intelligent shows on television.

South Park is a satirical look on most anything from Western society - politics, the media, today's youth, celebrities, violence in our society, and much much more. However, instead of presenting these issues as they are, they alternately project them through the exploits of four young boys in South Park, Colorado.

Unfortunately, many people take the show solely at face value, refusing to see the intelligence in it - South Park is admittedly filled with racist and sexist jokes, along with other offensive material. The problem lies within the fact that most people don't seem to understand the concept of satire and self parody.

I admit that I, myself, was one of these people - for years I refused to watch that "garbage," until finally a friend forced me to actually watch a whole episode, and I realized that the show was actually making a point.

So, if you haven't done so, go - watch an episode. You'll feel smarter when you're done.

Still going strong after more than two decades, South Park remains one of the boldest, funniest, and most relevant animated shows on television. It's irreverent, fearless, and weirdly insightful. Even when it's completely ridiculous.

🎬 Series Summary

Set in the fictional small town of South Park, Colorado, the show follows four foul-mouthed boys as they navigate bizarre situations. Aliens, celebrities, pandemics, political disasters, internet culture, you name it. Each episode takes on topical issues and satirizes them in the most unfiltered way possible.

What began as shock-value humor has grown into an incisive commentary machine that tears into everything: politics, social movements, pop culture, religion, and even the show's own audience.

✅ What Worked

1. Groundbreaking, fast-turnaround animation to tackle current events

2. Fearless approach to taboo and controversial topics

3. Iconic characters and running gags

4. Surprising emotional depth (e.g., "You're Getting Old," "Raisins")

5. Evolution from shock humor to sharp social commentary

6. Memorable songs and movie spin-offs

❌ What Didn't Work

1. Humor isn't for everyone: crude, offensive, and often deliberately provocative

2. Some seasons are uneven or era-specific

3. Not all political arcs land with clarity or balance

4. Can feel repetitive if binge-watched all at once

🔥 Legendary Episodes & Arcs

1. "Scott Tenorman Must Die" (S5)

2. "Make Love, Not Warcraft" (S10)

3. "Imaginationland Trilogy"

4. "The Pandemic Special / Vaccine Special"

5. "Member Berries" and the Season 19-20 serialized narrative

6. South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut (1999 film)

💬 Favorite Quotes / Moments

"Respect my authoritah!" - Cartman

"Oh my God, they killed Kenny!" - Stan/Kyle

"I'm not fat. I'm big-boned." - Cartman

Randy Marsh becoming Lorde, the whole Tegridy Farms arc, and Cartman feeding someone their own parents in a chili cook-off: the show has range.

✨ Fun Facts

1. Trey Parker and Matt Stone initially created South Park with paper stop-motion animation.

2. The show is produced in just 6 days per episode. Allowing it to stay incredibly topical.

3. Kanye West, the Church of Scientology, and China have all been publicly roasted to iconic degrees.

4. South Park has won 5 Emmys despite being constantly criticized.

5. There's an exclusive deal with Paramount+ to release yearly specials until at least 2027.

👀 If You Liked This, You Might Also Enjoy

1. Rick and Morty

2. BoJack Horseman

3. It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia

4. Futurama

5. Robot Chicken

6. The Simpsons (early seasons)

🎯 Final Thoughts

South Park isn't just a cartoon. It's a cultural phenomenon that's held up a warped mirror to society for nearly 30 years. Whether you love it or hate it, it has undeniably reshaped comedy, censorship, and what's possible in television.

⭐ 8/10. A savage, smart, and delightfully dumb masterclass in satire.

Still a Top 3 animated comedy a part from Smiling Friends & older Rick & Morty. But the plot lines and quality has dropped over the last 2 seasons. Some of the extended specials had glimpses of the old south park, but the new South Park is over-saturating the episodes with political content. This feels like a completely different episode algorithm than old seasons. Humor is also not also rich and original - feels blander more akin to Family Guy.

I've been watching South Park since I was a teenager when it first came out and I can safely say it's been absolutely hilarious the whole time. It's one of the rare shows where I actually laugh out loud when watching by myself. Like any show some seasons are better than others but none are considered bad and lately it's been as funny as it's ever been. South Park is definitely not for children and written for adults. Stan, Kyle, Kenny, Cartman and the rest of these hilarious characters have been around for 25+ years and it doesn't seem like they're going anywhere anytime soon and I for one will be here watching and laughing as long as they're on.

I love this show so much! I think this show has sometimes lost it's edge, but it always managed to get back in the game.

Initially was not sure as to whether 'South Park' would be my cup of tea at all, despite being a huge fan of animation for all my life (and still very much am). But there have been many instances of films and shows that gave me conflicted feelings before watching, but turned out far better than expected and actually being very good or more.

Such is the case with 'South Park'. As of now, it is one of the highest rated shows on IMDb and was a huge ratings success when first aired, and no wonder. At its best, it's absolutely brilliant and one of the best and funniest shows there is to me. Thought that would never be said about a show known for dividing people with its controversial and "offensive" content, was not sure whether I would like it let alone love it and it ended up a favourite. Is it as good as it was? No, it's not as witty, daring or inventive now, but is still very funny and intelligent. That is only being said though because the earlier seasons are so good.

To me, 'South Park' is much better than other popular shows like 'The Simpsons' (originally fantastic, now has declined rapidly) and 'Family Guy' and Seth Macfarlane's other shows, which never did anything for me.

Can actually see though why some dislike it. A lot of the content is very controversial and not for the easily offended. The show is crude, extremely rude (possibly the rudest animated show ever), naughty, at times juvenile and less than subtle in its treatment of taboo subjects. At the same time, 'South Park' is hilarious, smart, witty and daring but also clever, sharp, irreverent and intelligent. The satirical humour is subversive and there are not many animated shows this daring, completely contradicting the tired and incredibly annoying cliché spouted constantly that animation is only for children (often by parents defending a panned family film).

Often one is shocked at how much 'South Park' gets away with, everything. Every subject and every everyday issues is covered and satirised it seems, nothing escapes the writers. While subtlety completely goes out the window, so much of what 'South Park' says has a huge amount of truth and relevance (both when it first aired and still very much so now). Like good satire should it does it in a daring and perhaps divisive fashion, not holding back and taking no prisoners. This should sound like a recipe for disaster, but actually to me it was why the show is so loved and admired.

There's more to 'South Park' than just the humour. The stories are very inventive, smartly constructed, cohesive, honest and relevant. The characters are some of the most memorable and iconic in recent animation, especially Cartman. Trey Parker and Matt Stone's voice work is a practical tour-De-force for both, both bringing so much individuality and personality to these characters and their writing.

Not everybody seems to like the animation, personally liked the quirkiness of it myself and there are not many shows with visuals like 'South Park's'. The music is energetic and catchy.

Overall, brilliant show that surprisingly became right up my street, even with the controversial content. 9/10 Bethany Cox

For some reason I stopped following this show long time ago, even before tenth season I think. Recently, again for some inexplicable reason, it came to my mind and I decided to start it all over, from season one, but this time I'm gonna finish it, or better to say catch it, because I hope it will never end. This morning I finished first season. There's nothing better than healthy laughter with morning coffee. After 20 years this season is still fresh and hilarious. One of the strongest tens I ever gave.

10/10

"There is actually a lot of intelligent social commentary here - it's just masked under anything they could possibly offend someone with." - chthon2

I wouldn't trade this show for the world. In fact, I love everything about it so much. So many episodes are funny and some even have a dark element in it that just makes it so good. Cartman's funny antics definitely keep the show going. Plots are so random yet so good. The older episodes are definitely the golden ones. I recommend watching them all. Plus,the show is so good it's been going for 26 years. Even the new episodes are funny, but the older you go back the better the episodes are (in my opinion). If you haven't watched South Park, I definitely would recommend it, and I already have multiple times.

The series follows a group of four third grade boys(later fourth grade) in the town of South Park, Colorado consisting of Stan(The most grounded and "normal" one of the group usually characterized by his cynicism), Kyle (The town's lone Jewish child with a strong willed sense of moral and social responsibility), Cartman (a fat, racist, sexist, arrogant loudmouth who goes to great extremes to bring others misery) and Kenny (the oft-muffled and indiscernible one of the group whose interest include pornography or mischief when he's not being killed in an over the top fashion). Each week the group encounter over the top situations usually spawned from a fun house mirror image of a real world controversy or news cycle, with issues such as abortion, homosexuality, economic policy, racism, sexual politics, and many other taboo subjects with edge to spare.

The brain child of creators Matt Stone and Trey Parker, South Park's humble beginnings stem from the creation of two shorts the duo made that served as prototypes for what would become the series (Jesus vs. Frosty). The shorts became early examples of viral media and was spread by notable figures such as George Clooney (who would later have a joke "guest appearance" giving guttural dog growls in the episode Big Gay Al's Big Gay Boat Ride). The series almost became a show on the Fox network during their early days having made contemporary envelope pushing content such as Simpsons, Cops, and The X-Files that all pushed the limits of what constituted "broadcast acceptable". While executives at the network were initially enthusiastic about the show, disagreements (particularly about Mr. Hankey the Christmas Poo) would end negotiations and shift the duo's efforts to Paramount with a choice of MTV or Comedy Central. Even prior to broadcast the show was faced with poor test screenings and nervous executives, but despite all this the series became a breakout hit generated buzz with taglines like "this is why the invented the V-Chip" and becoming a cultural phenomenon prior to airing with $30 million in T-Shirt sales and becoming one of the most watched shows on cable TV at the time and giving mainstream credibility to the network Comedy Central beyond their one respected property Mystery Science Theater 3000 which had mainly niche appeal. In the years since its rough around the edges first season the show has become a pop culture touch stone with many of its lines, characters, and visuals taking on a life of their own becoming cultural icons. The show also is known for its razor sharp bite, fearlessly satirizing politics, culture, society, entertainment, and anything else they can get their hands on.... I only wish I liked and enjoyed the show as much as I respected it.

There's no individual element I can point to as when my enjoyment of South Park diminished as the series hasn't seen any noticeable dip in quality since its first season (in fact the writing and animation has only gotten better and better while retaining its minimalist amateur charms), but more with how and what the show satirized. I can understand and appreciate the show's satire of many elements as being both funny and valid, and even episodes with basic if any satire and more of a humor focus are quite good (The Red Badge of Gayness wherein Cartman tries and almost succeeds undoing the North victory of the Civil War simply so he can win a bet with Kyle and Stan is easily my favorite episode of the series) with the show's attacks on various societal inanities being both insightful and humorous.....but then there's the other times where not only did I feel they missed the mark, they went the complete opposite direction from the mark. Episodes like Butt Out, Smug Alert, Two Days Before the Day After Tomorrow, or Manbearpig are some of the most infuriating episodes of television I have ever witnessed. Butt Out plays devil's advocate for cigarette companies playing up a weird Willy Wonkaish image for the Cigarette companies while showing anti-smoking advocates as a coven of vampires willing to lie and murder. Not only does Butt Out use Cigarette Industry funded "studies" to say there's no evidence second hand smoke kills, this episode came out SEVEN years after Jeffrey Wigand blew the whistle on the Cigarette companies and was subjected to threats against himself and his family by third party thugs hired through backchannels by Brown & Williamson and created debunked dossiers filled with lies. There's nothing wrong with playing Devil's advocate, but this isn't Devil's Advocate, it's Devil's Cheerleader! If they didn't read the Vanity Fair article, fine, but there's a bloody movie by Michael Mann (The Insider) that covers it! This same approach is utilized in other episodes outside Butt Out with similar aggravating disregard for reality and utilizing other industry funded studies that of course look favorably upon the industry because if you're grading yourself, why grade yourself anything but an 'A'? And the fact that Stone and Parker don't bother pointing out that falicy in industry funded research shows a remarkable lack of self awareness in two individuals whose careers are built on "Fearless Satire"

South Park earns my respect because it says what it wants without a filter. Agree or disagree, there's no attempt to paint their words to make them more appealing, and I can respect that. I can respect the show is made in lightning fast time in both writing and productions. I can respect their willingness to tackle subject matter that larger scale productions wouldn't go near with a 40 foot pole. Unfortunately I don't enjoy or get anything from South Park that I'm happy about. Each subsequent season of South Park left me feeling a greater ratio of sadness, anger, and frustration than humor or laughter. At the end of the day, South Park is about looking into the unflushed toilet that is society and meticulously pulling apart the leavings floating in the bowl for no other reason than to see what the leavings are made of and what makes them smell as bad as they do. I can't ding the show for this because that's exactly what it sets out for, and it's exactly what it accomplishes. Do with that what you will.

Trump and his politics seem to really have gotten a hold of our Matt and Trey, the creators of South Park to the point where every episode needs to tie in with Trump. The joke overstayed its welcome when Mr. Garrison portrayed him and it's not better now. To be fair I'm all okay with it for a while, but it's starting to sound like a broken record when every episode is about the same thing.

We're in the middle of season 27 as of now, and Starvin Marvin who's bound to make a comeback is sure to play an "illegal alien" the writing is on the wall. Everything needs to tie in with Trump, republican or democratic politics. I am so over it. Please salvage this show. Do fewer political episodes and return to the former glory. I shouldn't be able to figure out how Starvin Marvin should be used, but viewing it from the current creative lens pretty its all too obvious.

Network: Comedy Central; Genre: Animated Comedy, Satire, Parody; Content Rating: TV-MA (for dark comic content and graphic language, sexual content, violence & animated gore); Available: DVD; Classification: Modern Classic (Star range expanded: 1 - 5);

Season Reviewed: 10+ seasons

Stan Marsh, Kyle Broflowfski, Eric Cartman and (sometimes) the ill-fated Kenny McCormick are 8-year-old boys growing up amid an adult world in the backward, frozen-over mountain town of South Park, Colorado. Their adventures, that make up creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone's animated comedy "South Park", include fending off everything from supernatural demons to the biggest names in the Hollywood intelligentsia. "South Park" is several things. It's rude, crude, shocking, smart, decidedly adult, completely original, and it is indulgent in the whims and imaginations of it's creators. It's also the very best political, pop culture and current event satire on television.

The show started as something of a fad - the new vulgar, don't-let-the-kids-watch show on the block. But as real world events changed, "Park" evolved along with them. Standing as the kings on top of a soap box they constructed out of swearing kids, talking poo, homosexual hand puppets and hermaphroditic parents; Parker and Stone where blessed with the freedom of a hit series, hip status and a network that gave them the freedom to do whatever they want. As the show aged, they matured in their storytelling abilities and the show went from shock value fad to a barbed satire of American culture.

"Park" is brought to life with oddly beautiful, vibrantly colored 2-dimensional cut-and-paste animation. The episodes are masterfully constructed. The writing a witty showcase of Parker and Stone's love for pop culture parody, graphic violence, pornography and a bold willingness to take on the hot button issues of the week. It is a free-for-all virtuoso where nothing and nobody is safe, every establishment media position gets flipped on it's head and every politically correct sacred cow gets eviscerated. Now that's comedy - if you can stomach a barrage of extreme scatological humor with your social satire. The vomit jokes and fat jokes on "Park" aren't there for the sake of it, but have substance behind them. And nobody does them better.

Eric Cartman, Mr. Garrison and more recently Randy Marsh (stepping up as a reliably hilarious scene-stealer) are classic characters, but Parker and Stone have gone further and developed an entire town of colorful caricatures. They aren't made to be as endearing as those in "The Simpsons", but aren't supposed to be. The characters aren't just vacuous idiots, and the laughs of the show come from a very socially conscious place.

Straight men Stan and Kyle are the show's most underdeveloped. They serve mostly as a mouthpiece for Parker and Stone's conservative libertarian philosophy, often literally giving a speech to a crowd in the show's finale. There is not a single other place on TV where you can see environmentalists, the anti-smoking lobby, illegal immigrants, trial lawyers, news media hysteria, elitist Hollywood liberals, abortion, sex ed in schools and every celebrity from Mel Gibson to Paris Hilton all get ripped to shreds. The show pulls it off because it has a unique ability to deconstruct and reconstruct current events better than anyone else (notably Comedy Central's overrated "The Daily Show with Jon Stewart"), giving them a hilarious or supernatural explanation without moralizing getting in the way of the laughs. They take their own messages to such loony extremes it's impossible to take seriously.The cherry on top is the seemingly endless quality of the original songs provided by the creator's cover band, DVDA.

With a skeleton crew that writes, directs, animates, voices and scores the show, this is independent television in it's purest form. This means it often labors on Parker and Stone's geeky indulgences - episodes center around a full-length "Star Wars" parody, the class gerbil making it's way up a human bowel or Timmy, a handicapped student who can only say his name. Occasionally, their shock value execution creates a gagging reaction that obscures an otherwise brilliant point ("Fat Camp"). But I'd rather have a show that challenges me than one shackled to clichés and network mandates. When "South Park" goes for the shocking ending, you better believe it actually will shock.

Still, "South Park" is almost impossible to recommend in a casual sense. The show is truly an acquired taste, but one I have to come to support whole-heartedly through the years despite (and because) I have absolutely no idea what to expect when sitting down for a new episode. How rare is that? Where so many other shows cower in the corner, begging for our approval "South Park" is constantly taking risks and re-inventing itself. We've got terrific stunt episodes, episodes built around one joke or building to a single knock-out punch line. They use the smash-cut ending better than anyone ("There Goes the Neighborhood"). Sometimes the experiments are to it's own detriment and the episode is a 22 minute bore, but even then it's almost unheard of to find a show in it's 10th season that is still water cooler television.

"South Park" grabs us by the collar, shakes us around and dares even it's biggest fans to come back next week for more. The show is a monument of creative freedom with a wicked imagination, a true (and hilariously funny) sense of comic timing, and an insightful, socially conscious ear that smartly reflects a point of view starving for attention in mainstream television. It is a hugely entertaining, fiercely visceral, fire-breathing, red-blooded American satire made by, for (and most appreciated by) the most jaded and discriminating TV viewers. We just don't have shows like this on TV today. Anywhere.

* * * * * / 5

South Park Is the best TV show on Planet Earth. I actually think it's better than Rick and Morty. But, does it deserve a 10? When people who only watch Rick and Morty hear South Park, they think it's a very lazy and crude show (I will be ripping my friends' love for Rick and Morty to shreds). South park is actually the opposite, it is intelligent, funny and in some places heart warming and sad. The characters are perfect, I love Cartman, Kenny, Stan, Butters, Randy and my personal favourite Kyle. The supporting cast are some of the most memorable characters, not as good as The Simpsons. The episodes are some of the most memorable scenarios ever put on television. Hilarious episodes like the zip lining episode, unexpected episodes like the Christmas Critters episode, episodes exploiting people opinions and views on the world like "Chinpokemon" and "Passion of the Jew", very emotional episodes like "You're getting old" and my personal favourite episode "Raisins", very dark episodes like "Scott Tenerman must die" and the very important "Osama Bin Laden has Farty Pants". There's such a variety than Peter Griffin doing something stupid or a wacky Sci-Fi adventure with Rick and Morty. The show has fallen. It's now a very boring show. But, instead of looking at the present, we have seasons 1-17 to rewatch. I have many respects to Stone and Parker for giving us a show that even my mother can love.

It's an incredible funny emotional intelligent series that manages to stay relevant after all these yrs still being as funny now as it it was than and manages to outlast so many shows that were on just as long or longer.the characters are extremely funny and relatable,kenny is my favorite,it always takes risks instead of play it safe like other shows.

16 October 2017

For some reason, I stopped following this show a long time ago, even before the tenth season I think. Recently, again for some inexplicable reason, it came to my mind and I decided to start it all over, from season one, but this time I'm going to finish it, or better to say catch it, because I hope it will never end. This morning I finished the first season. There's nothing better than healthy laughter with morning coffee. After 20 years this season is still fresh and hilarious. One of the strongest tens I ever gave.

10/10

(I'm near the end of the 8th season now and it still kicks ass.)

24 December 2018

In the last year I have seen all 22 seasons of "South Park" and, although it had its ups and downs, overall it's one of the best TV shows of all time and definitely the ultimate animated one. I can't wait for the 23rd season.

I grew up with south park. I always watched it late at night after the kids shows on Nickelodeon, so I have quite a bit of nostalgia for it.

The show itself is amazing it hits my humor perfectly, some of the newer seasons and episodes just don't hit the spot like the show used to, but I think the show is on a great track of becoming better again.

When it comes to animated sitcoms that are satirizing current events, there's nothing quite like South Park. At first glance it may seem as a lot of chaotic nonsense, but take a step back and you'll understand the purpose of each episode. Every episode is a roller coaster of sorts that always escalates in the best way possible. No one's safe, no one goes unnoticed as the creators Matt Stone and Trey Parker go over every person's ideologies and satirize them in the funniest way possible. Each character is smart and funny in their own way, making for a wide arrange of characters with many storylines.

Now listen, i'm giving this show a 9 because the previous seasons before season 19 were excellent. They really influenced many other hilarious shows, and part of the fun of my childhood was tuning in to South Park when my parents were gone, only to be caught watching it. But the thing that keeps me from giving this show a perfect 10 is because i think the show has changed for the worst.

So like i said first 18 seasons of South Park we're excellent, even the bad episodes in there still had great memorable moments. I tuned in to Season 19 and i noticed they wanted to do a story season were everything is connected. But that season provided little laughs and the finale was disappointing. I had high hopes for Season 20 because i thought Trey and Matt (the show's creators) had listened to the feedback on Season 19, but Season 20 was even worse then the last one. Many characters went through unnecessary changes, they put so much political topics into the show to the point where it felt like overkill, they managed to make Gerald (Kyle's dad) the most unlikable character in the show, many things that the show sets up are quickly forgotten, and the ending was bad (not disappointing like season 19, but just bad). Season 21 was an improvement from Season 20 but the show was still missing something. And i think i know what killed South Park.

It's no secret that South Park has many political and social commentary tones, but that was never the main point of the show, that was just a good addition to it. But it's like Matt and Trey forgot that, and they made the social commentary the MAIN point of the show.

The sad thing about it is Trey and Matt really want to go back to the roots of South Park, but they forgot how to. They got so carried away with Politics that they forgot that the heart of the show was 4 foul mouthed kids in a small mountain town that find themselves in the dumbest of situations. They completely ditched that part of the show and i eagerly want it back.

This show is seen by many people as a juvenile and edgy show. In my opinion it is the greatest show ever made, this show so eloquently satirizes everything in sight, calling out everything from thin-skinned celebrities, all the way to terrifying groups like Scientology, all without pulling any punches. It's hard to put into words how good this show is, so all I'll say is that if you are debating watching it, or maybe shocked by seeing a friend or kid watching it, don't be, take 20 minutes out of your day to watch an episode like "Trapped in the closet" and I promise you will be greeted with some of the greatest writing of all time.

Though the earlier shows were very good and entertaining, their more recent shows tend to be repetitive. The last tended to pertain mostly to pot culture, which was disappointing. However, they seem to recapture some of their initial magic in the quarantine specials. I hope that in future Seasons they will continue this pattern. Though I understand that they are trying to reach new audience members, the show still needs to continue to grow with its current audience.

I've been a fan of South Park for over two decades, and what made the show brilliant was its ability to satirize both sides of the political spectrum with sharp wit and balance. Unfortunately, in recent years the show seems to have abandoned that even-handed approach. Instead, it has started to lean heavily into the same territory as shows like Saturday Night Live-jumping on the bandwagon of constant Trump-bashing.

The most recent episode, for example, with the "Libubu" dolls, needlessly injected commentary about tariffs and portrayed Trump as Satan. It didn't come across as clever satire-it just felt tired, one-sided, and pandering to a narrow audience. This is disappointing from a series that once prided itself on cutting through hypocrisy wherever it appeared.

I've canceled my subscriptions and stopped watching. It's sad to see a show I once considered one of the smartest on TV take such a nosedive. If the goal is to alienate a large portion of the audience in favor of echoing partisan talking points, then I suppose the decline is inevitable. But for me, South Park has lost the unique edge that made it great.