This South Park review contains spoilers.
South Park Season 22 Episode 9
The Simpsons, in its old age, seems to only get attention for accurately predicting the future. Less credit is due to the show’s psychic ability than its impressive longevity, which South Park famously snarked that if you name it, The Simpsons have likely done it already.
We’re so used to seeing the town rally together for the wrong reasons (rabble rabble) or in opposition of each other that it was a magical moment for South Park unite. The show tends to overly commit to fantastical elements (you can draw parallels to the Walmart or Mark Zuckerberg episodes), but this stayed grounded outside of Bezo’s head and was far more enjoyable for it. It also shares themes with one of the year’s best films, I’m Sorry To Bother You, which used magical realism to convey a rebellious pro-labor message. The film’s director, Boots Riley, has said in interviews that a revolution in this country will come when a workforce can “control the wealth that we create with our labor.” Like in that film, or as the town of South Park has learned, our future doesn’t have to be so easily predictable. South Park is here in the present, and it knows there’s power in numbers, even if the opposition has bear repellant.
