6.8/10. One of the better episodes of S2, and more like what the show would eventually become, but still just an OK episode. The message behind it is an interesting one, less an actual pro-corporate message and more a "don't be blindly anti-corporate" message. But the show was particularly unsubtle and just straight up saying its points.
As it often does, the show seems to have more ire for supporters than whatever they support, particularly the use of children to promote a message. (Tweek's mom straight up says as much.) That, frankly, was the most trenchant part of the episode, apart from however you feel about corporate vs. small businesses.
But, as usual, the comedy helps bolster things even when the theme of the episode isn't handled as well as it could be. The Underpants Gnomes are such an appropriately weird South Park left turn, and their 'Seven Dwarves' inspired song, hilariously incomplete business plan, and bewilderment at how blase the boys are at Kenny's death was great. Also, Mr. Tweek's coffee ad asides were a great sendup of those commercials, and the over-the-top anti-Harbucks ad was some great satire as well.
Overall, it's not among the best of South Park. It's probably even a bit below the baseline, but it's still eminently watchable and entertaining, even if it's batting average is lower than episodes from later seasons.
Review by Andrew BloomVIP 9BlockedParent2015-11-13T14:40:05Z
6.8/10. One of the better episodes of S2, and more like what the show would eventually become, but still just an OK episode. The message behind it is an interesting one, less an actual pro-corporate message and more a "don't be blindly anti-corporate" message. But the show was particularly unsubtle and just straight up saying its points.
As it often does, the show seems to have more ire for supporters than whatever they support, particularly the use of children to promote a message. (Tweek's mom straight up says as much.) That, frankly, was the most trenchant part of the episode, apart from however you feel about corporate vs. small businesses.
But, as usual, the comedy helps bolster things even when the theme of the episode isn't handled as well as it could be. The Underpants Gnomes are such an appropriately weird South Park left turn, and their 'Seven Dwarves' inspired song, hilariously incomplete business plan, and bewilderment at how blase the boys are at Kenny's death was great. Also, Mr. Tweek's coffee ad asides were a great sendup of those commercials, and the over-the-top anti-Harbucks ad was some great satire as well.
Overall, it's not among the best of South Park. It's probably even a bit below the baseline, but it's still eminently watchable and entertaining, even if it's batting average is lower than episodes from later seasons.