Review
| - This week's South Park was a culmination of several storylines in Season 18, most notably Randy's music career. It also introduced a solid storyline for Kyle, whose fear of losing the living room experience was relatable and even somber at times. Cartman's new online persona played well into this too and helped broaden the episode's scope. However, "#Rehash" went a little overboard with additional references and subplots . Hopefully these will be continued and concluded in next week's finale, but on its own, this episode didn't feel altogether there.
- That all snaps into place at the end, when it becomes clear that “#Rehash” isn’t really a spread-thin topical parody . It’s the first part of a two-part episode, and in that light a lot of the flaws start to make sense. Two-parters are notoriously difficult to pace, because they almost never really have enough story for two episodes, instead choosing to split off with a cliffhanger somewhere to garner more eyeballs for the conclusion. So the first half usually lags, which is what’s happening here. South Park has pulled off successful
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