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BSeason 20South Park mixes today’s Trump with an outdated conspiracy theoryDan Caffrey10/20/16 4:05amSaveEditEmbiggenSend to EditorsPromoteGo to permalinkEver since South Park found a suitable Donald Trump surrogate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…
