Review
| - If there was ever a time for the current season of South Park to kick it into high gear—to amp up the sex, violence, absurdism, and general profaneness, it was in its post-election episode. But, like many of us, Trey Parker and Matt Stone currently seem to be in a state of numbness, wandering around in a stupor as they try to think of something helpful or—most importantly—funny to say.
And who can blame them? As with much of the world, they were caught off-guard by Donald Trump’s presidential victory, so much that they had to rewrite the latest episode. “The Very First Gentleman” likely drew its comedic power from an almost universally predicted Hillary Clinton win and Bill Clinton’s First Husband status that would have come with it . But under its new title of “Oh, Jeez,” it draws its comedic power from nothing. Outside of the poisonous-nostalgia factor , the show has little commentary left in it about Decision 2016 and the events of Tuesday night.
- Despite an unforeseen turn of events in the real world, South Park's 20th season kept humming along this week. "Oh, Jeez" managed to gracefully work Donald Trump's election win into its increasingly massive narrative. This episode delivered many funny moments and hilarious sight gags, while at the same time raising the stakes even higher in a world plagued by Member Berries, Troll Trace and a brewing gender war.
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