B-Season 21South Park goes full (or half) Stephen King in its season finaleDan Caffrey12/06/17 11:36pmSaveEditEmbiggenSend to EditorsPromoteGo to permalinkAt 21 seasons deep, it’s becoming harder and harder for South Park to push the envelope with Mr. Garrison. Even before…
C+Season 21South Park feels like a series of vignettes rather than a cohesive episodeDan Caffrey11/29/17 10:04pmSaveEditEmbiggenSend to EditorsPromoteGo to permalinkOver the past year, South Park has often bitten off more than it can chew when it comes to current events. Tonight’s…
B-Season 21South Park shortchanges two of its strongest supporting playersDan Caffrey11/15/17 10:23pmSaveEditEmbiggenSend to EditorsPromoteGo to permalinkNathan and Mimsy have only served as the main antagonists on a handful of South Park episodes, but it feels like more.…
A-Season 21South Park recognizes the plight of the regretful Trump voterDan Caffrey11/09/17 2:03amSaveEditEmbiggenSend to EditorsPromoteGo to permalinkIn the typical American sitcom, the two storylines of “Doubling Down” would have converged by the end of the episode,…
B+Season 21Which witch is Harvey Weinstein on South Park's Halloween episode? Dan Caffrey10/25/17 11:25pmSaveEditEmbiggenSend to EditorsPromoteGo to permalinkHas there been a comedy series whose parodies are as esoteric as South Park? Where one episode makes fun of a…
A-Season 21An off-the-rails South Park recalls the show's early yearsDan Caffrey10/19/17 4:06amSaveEditEmbiggenSend to EditorsPromoteGo to permalink“Hummels & Heroin” preempts South Park’s what-we-learned-today speech by getting its message out of the way early.…
C+Season 21South Park's "Franchise Prequel" is a decent video game commercial—and that's about itDan Caffrey10/11/17 10:41pmSaveEditEmbiggenSend to EditorsPromoteGo to permalinkEven if Trey Parker and Matt Stone have always been shameless in their self-promotion, they’ve at least been able to…
BSeason 21The old jokes work better than the old message on South ParkDan Caffrey9/28/17 1:06amSaveEditEmbiggenSend to EditorsPromoteGo to permalinkToo often with South Park, we get caught up in the message. And by we, I mean us. Yes, even you. Have you ever debated…
B+Season 21South Park doesn't blame you—or itself—for obsessing over TrumpDan Caffrey9/20/17 10:14pmSaveEditEmbiggenSend to EditorsPromoteGo to permalinkBefore we begin, let’s get this out of the way: I promise not to make every South Park review about whether or not…
C+Season 21Trump’s America still haunts South Park’s uneven season premiereDan Caffrey9/13/17 10:29pmSaveEditEmbiggenSend to EditorsPromoteGo to permalinkThe entire marketing campaign for South Park’s 21st season has centered around a back-to-basics promise. According to…
CSeason 20South Park acknowledges this season’s flaws without actually fixing themDan Caffrey12/08/16 2:33amSaveEditEmbiggenSend to EditorsPromoteGo to permalinkA little over a week ago, Newsweek published “Dispatches From The Alternate Universe Where Hillary Clinton Won,” a…
C+Season 20Plot trumps comedy on an unfocused South ParkDan Caffrey12/01/16 2:37amSaveEditEmbiggenSend to EditorsPromoteGo to permalinkHas the idea of the big reveal completely lost its effectiveness on South Park? Because after a season packed with…
A-Season 20In the dawn of the Trump era, the satire on South Park writes itselfDan Caffrey11/17/16 6:29amSaveEditEmbiggenSend to EditorsPromoteGo to permalinkAlthough Trey Parker and Matt Stone seem as worried as the rest of us about Donald Trump being president, his oncoming…
C-Season 20In the wake of the election, even South Park can’t think of much to sayDan Caffrey11/10/16 6:04amSaveEditEmbiggenSend to EditorsPromoteGo to permalinkIf there was ever a time for the current season of South Park to kick it into high gear—to amp up the sex, violence,…
B+Season 20’Member when the Member Berries stole the show on South Park?Dan Caffrey10/27/16 2:12amSaveEditEmbiggenSend to EditorsPromoteGo to permalinkI’ve talked a lot in these reviews about South Park’s increased emphasis on long-form storytelling—the pros and cons of…
BSeason 20South Park mixes today’s Trump with an outdated conspiracy theoryDan Caffrey10/20/16 4:05amSaveEditEmbiggenSend to EditorsPromoteGo to permalinkEver since South Park found a suitable Donald Trump surrogate in Mr. Garrison, the show has managed to get a lot of…
A-Season 20After a week off, South Park returns with a memorable gross-out gagDan Caffrey10/13/16 2:47amSaveEditEmbiggenSend to EditorsPromoteGo to permalinkBefore South Park started playing around with a more serialized format, each episode was somewhat self-contained, its…
B-Season 20An occasionally funny South Park has an odd view of this week’s presidential debateDan Caffrey9/29/16 2:23amSaveEditEmbiggenSend to EditorsPromoteGo to permalinkOne obvious advantage of South Park’s down-to-the-wire production schedule is that Trey Parker and Matt Stone can…
A-Season 20South Park almost goes pro-troll for a difficult lessonDan Caffrey9/22/16 3:45amSaveEditEmbiggenSend to EditorsPromoteGo to permalinkFor all of “Member Berries”’ unpacking of remakes, nostalgia, and the current presidential election, Trey Parker and…
B+Season 20A chaotic South Park season premiere sets the stage for the seasonKevin Johnson9/14/16 11:27pmSaveEditEmbiggenSend to EditorsPromoteGo to permalinkSouth Park’s recent foray into more serialized seasons has resulted in a creative boom for the series, now on its…
