Token, a black student, is shot in the arm and the chief of police holds up his fist and says “we got him,” reinforcing the “cops are bad and racist” narrative from BLM. Making fun of law enforcement is easy these days. Pop culture obsessives writing for the pop culture obsessed. It's a long walk for a joke that's only somewhat amusing.

Meanwhile, Eric Cartman sings ecstatically about social distancing, as he can stay at home and avoid online school lessons by faking connection problems with Zoom classes. In the aftermath, wildfires have broken out and South Park is placed under lockdown for the unforeseeable future. Title: At Tegridy Farms, Sharon informs Randy that her brother, Jimbo Kern, has COVID, but Randy insists Jimbo is sick because he is a "fat alcoholic". " The Pandemic Special " is an hour-long special episode of the American animated television series South Park. Evita Duffy is an intern at The Federalist and a junior at the University of Chicago, where she studies American History. Amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, fourth grader Butters Stotch is upset that his parents will not allow him to visit Build-A-Bear. Fearing his zoophilia will be exposed, Randy steals the pangolin. Instead, “South Park” chose the predictable and politically correct route of going after a much easier target, law enforcement. Cartman visits Kyle Broflovski to complain about the prospect of having to return to school. [2] In the episode, the boys try to capitalize on a sudden rise in Peruvian flute bands, unwittingly becoming players in a demonic being's plan to employ giant guinea pigs to attack the public. — South Park (@SouthPark) September 15, 2020. The following day, Sharon informs Randy that Jimbo has recovered. President Garrison completely ignores everyone’s pleas for help, and when he finally does leave the Oval Office, it’s to destroy whatever hope there was for scientists to create a vaccine. Stan promises to take Butters to Build-A-Bear and convinces the students to break out of the school. His involvement is precisely what one would expect from Randy, and involves a trip to China with Mickey Mouse and some bestiality, because why the hell not. The police claim Token was hospitalized because of coronavirus and the entire school is placed under quarantine, which becomes more like a prison under the officers' watch. I turned on “South Park” for comic relief from the stressful and life-altering pandemic, but their cowardice rendered their special confusing, unfunny, and depressing — exactly like the last six months of shut down. Copyright © 2020 The Federalist, a wholly independent division of FDRLST Media, All Rights Reserved. The police claim Token was hospitalized because of coronavirus and the entire school is placed under quarantine, which becomes more like a prison under the officers' watch. Randy has another flashback, recalling he had sexual intercourse with the same pangolin in China as well, which created the virus. Unfortunately, the series' first experiment with a longer, standalone format doesn't really pay off. The kids are locked down after Token is shot, and the police blame it on COVID-19 related reasons. They could have hit on the insane corporate sponsorship of BLM, or the irony of rich Silicon Valley oligarchs funding the destruction of poor and middle class neighborhoods from the comfort of their gated communities and mansions protected by private security forces. Randy learns from the TV news that a bat in Wuhan, China started the pandemic, prompting a flashback to a past visit to China, in which he cavorted with Mickey Mouse, during which they both had sexual intercourse with a bat. The boys are lost in the Andes where they discover the startling secret behind the attack of the giant guinea pigs. She loves the Midwest, lumberjack sports, writing, & her family. Back at Tegridy Farms, Randy tries to block Sharon, Shelly Marsh and Stan Marsh from watching the news, only to learn the virus actually originated from a pangolin. The 308th episode overall of the series, it premiered on Comedy Central in the United States on September 30, 2020,[1] while also being simulcast for the first time on MTV and MTV2. Dr. Anthony Fauci appears on television, telling people to wear masks over the area where their mustaches are, while the news advises people to stay home and relax with some Pandemic Special. In the White House, President Garrison receives a call from Stan, who tells him that one of the students is really sick, but Garrison refuses to do anything about the virus because Mexicans and other ethnic minorities have a higher fatality rate than whites. Butters becomes increasingly upset he may never get to visit Build-A-Bear, while Stan starts to suffer a nervous breakdown. 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For “South Park” fans looking for a comedic escape from their lockdown boredom, the “special” left one feeling more downcast than when you turned it on. Kenny McCormick is among those killed by the police. The episode was written by series co-creator Trey Parker and is rated TV-MA L in the United States. As Randy runs from the attackers, he falls. Another missed opportunity. Randy comes to terms with his role in the COVID-19 outbreak as the on-going pandemic presents continued challenges to the citizens of South Park. It aired on September 30, 2020. All of our TV reviews in one convenient place. Stan, on the other hand, is having increasing difficulty adjusting but is reluctant to admit it until things get completely out of control. The meeting quickly devolves into a shouting match of obscene insults, prompting Mr. Mackey to use a mute button. The pangolin from Wuhan is brought to the United States for study in the hope of developing a vaccine. Jesse Schedeen for IGN gave the episode a 5 out of 10, writing, "There's no doubt that some new South Park is better than no South Park at all.

We’re going through a pandemic, there’s civil unrest across the country and a presidential election is right around the corner. Linda Stotch / Randy's wife, Sharon, berates him for seeking to profit from the pandemic. The special covers everything from Trump’s uselessness to staying on Disney’s corporate neck to police violence. Randy is about to confess his actions to Sharon when he notices that she too has a mustache. The world is in complete chaos, which couldn’t be any more on-brand for South Park. By the end of the episode the town devolves into utter chaos. What to Watch if You Miss the "Game of Thrones" Cast, Sheila Broflovski /
The special takes the opportunity to use the kids going back to school to touch on other deadly matters that have been going on right alongside the pandemic this year. “South Park” has a history of refusing to bow to the PC crowd, and have been rightfully praised for being absolute bad asses in the face of American cancel culture. He then reminds people to vote in the upcoming presidential election while the police, Randy, and the boys just stand by flabbergasted. Surprisingly, however, it takes almost 50 minutes before any mention of the panic buying of toilet paper—something I admittedly thought we’d see in the first 10 minutes, but it’s there, so I’ll take it.

He makes matters worse and does so with his DNA again; but this time, he mixes it with his pandemic special and sets free the animal needed for the vaccine. Seeing all the Peruvian pan flute bands that have become popular recently, and the money they can make daily by selling CDs, Stan convinces Kyle, Cartman, and Kenny to start their own pan flute band. Will there be a sequel to this special episode? The sets included brief audio commentaries by Parker and Stone for each episode, a collection of deleted scenes, and two special mini-features, The Making of 'Major Boobage and Six Days to South Park. The pangolin from Wuhan is brought to the United States for study in the hope of developing a vaccine. The boys attempt to convince their captors that they are U.S. citizens, but Michael Chertoff and his chief aide Davis only agrees to release the boys if they agree to go on a mission to overthrow the country of Peru, in order to stop the pandemic of Peruvian flute bands at its source. The choice to reopen the school leads to the second episode plot driver, which involved how Eric Cartman and crew deal with going back. Unfortunately, it winds up feeling less like a classic South Park adventure than a weird coda to Season 23 no one asked for. While imprisoned, Craig continually criticises Stan, Kyle, Cartman, and Kenny, saying that the four main protagonists' constant schemes and their subsequent failures are the main reason for their unpopularity. As he records even more useless footage, there is a strange noise outside, and when he goes outside, we see the city is under attack by unknown beasts (later revealed to be large guinea pigs). Just go see for yourself. As the local school reopens, the police officers find they have no idea how to teach when Cartman is suddenly dragged in and handcuffed to a chair. I appreciated the scene involving Mr. Mackey trying to conduct a Zoom meeting with all South Park parents about reopening the schools. They convince their classmate Craig to invest his $100 birthday money as venture capital. You must be a registered user to use the IMDb rating plugin. The Pandemic Special Season 24 E 1 • 09/30/2020 Randy comes to terms with his role in the COVID-19 outbreak as the on-going pandemic presents continued challenges to the citizens of South Park. The lockdown subsequently causes a cascade of problems and the final unraveling of Stan’s resolve, which opens the door for his monologue for everyone who believes that forcing everything to go back to normal will indeed make it go back to normal. A(z) "South Park Pandemic Special (magyar felirat)" című videót "Fleckro" nevű felhasználó töltötte fel a(z) "film/animáció" kategóriába. Fearing his zoophilia will be exposed, Randy steals the pangolin. The 308th episode overall of the series, it premiered on Comedy Central in the United States on September 30, 2020, while also being simulcast for the first time on MTV and MTV2. "[9], The episode drew 2.3 million viewers on Comedy Central[10] and a total of 4.05 million viewers overall including the simulcast on MTV and MTV2,[11] making it the highest-rated South Park episode in seven years. The meeting decides that South Park Elementary will reopen, however it will be run by the now defunct police force, which had lost most of its funding because of police violence.


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