TMC
09-22-2016, 12:53 PM
http://uproxx.com/tv/south-park-skank-hunt-review/
Part of what makes South Park so clever and even important is the procrastination that goes into making each episode. We almost missed out on “Member Berries,” (http://forums.previously.tv/topic/47593-s20e01-member-berries/?do=getLastComment) the first episode of this monumental 20th season (http://www.avclub.com/tvclub/south-park-narrows-its-focus-and-almost-goes-pro-t-242992), because of a technical issue, but it also didn’t help that Matt Stone and Trey Parker took their sweet time in producing the episode. Still, what seems like an inconvenient and poorly-planned process to us nerds watching at home has clearly worked for South Park, because with each new episode we keep wondering, “What will they make fun of next?” and “How will they top that?”
There’s a lot of good material these days. Too much, even. That’s clearly on display this season, between “Member Berries” and this week’s episode “Skank Hunt,” (http://forums.previously.tv/topic/47858-s20e02-skank-hunt/?do=getLastComment) as the focus of the story shifted from asking why, God, why is it always a Turd Sandwich vs. a Giant Douche to the real reason trolls do what they do – to kick the anthill and laugh as the ants scatter. The focus is less on the election (good) and more on Gerald Broflovski’s secret life as SkankHunt42, and there are some truly fun, clever moments to unpack from “Skank Hunt.”
Part of what makes South Park so clever and even important is the procrastination that goes into making each episode. We almost missed out on “Member Berries,” (http://forums.previously.tv/topic/47593-s20e01-member-berries/?do=getLastComment) the first episode of this monumental 20th season (http://www.avclub.com/tvclub/south-park-narrows-its-focus-and-almost-goes-pro-t-242992), because of a technical issue, but it also didn’t help that Matt Stone and Trey Parker took their sweet time in producing the episode. Still, what seems like an inconvenient and poorly-planned process to us nerds watching at home has clearly worked for South Park, because with each new episode we keep wondering, “What will they make fun of next?” and “How will they top that?”
There’s a lot of good material these days. Too much, even. That’s clearly on display this season, between “Member Berries” and this week’s episode “Skank Hunt,” (http://forums.previously.tv/topic/47858-s20e02-skank-hunt/?do=getLastComment) as the focus of the story shifted from asking why, God, why is it always a Turd Sandwich vs. a Giant Douche to the real reason trolls do what they do – to kick the anthill and laugh as the ants scatter. The focus is less on the election (good) and more on Gerald Broflovski’s secret life as SkankHunt42, and there are some truly fun, clever moments to unpack from “Skank Hunt.”