TWEEEEEK! Yes, I love me some more Tweek in future episodes and yes, even Craig. They are great together.
[7.4/10] So there’s three main threads in this one. Let’s take them from latest to greatest.
I wasn’t necessarily enamored with Cartman’s suicide story. It’s not that I don’t think the South Park team can approach the issue in a funny way (hell, they managed it with Mr. Mackey last season) but I have to admit, I’m a little tired of the show stretching out Cartman and Heidi’s relationship with it like this. It’s an easy gag, that Cartman gloms onto some social cause but really is just trying to spite his friends and be self-aggrandizing. The Linkin Park parody is a bit amusing. But overall it just doesn’t hit like the other threads in the episode.
What does, in more ways than one, is all the distracted drivers running over children. It just 100% shouldn’t be that funny, but something about the way the gag escalates, and the way distracted driving increases as a problem while Cartman is so devoted to one-upping it, is hilarious. Matt & Trey know how to take dark material and make it funny in the ludicrousness of it, and this is no exception.
The best plot in the episode, however, centers on Tweak freaking out about the nuclear threat from North Korea, and his boyfriend, Craig, trying to comfort him. For one thing, Tweak and Craig stealthily turned into one of the sweetest couples on television, so seeing Craig try to comfort Tweak was strangely heartwarming. At the same time, it’s pretty amusing watching Tweak freak out about North Korea, make an effort to calm things, and then have the situation not only escalate, but be directed specifically at him. It’s also a nice arc for Craig to learn not just to try to problem solve, but to help Tweak talk through his feelings and figure out for himself what would make him feel better.
That leads to the great culmination of all three storythreads at the end. The finale song “Just Put It Down” is peak South Park comedy. The way it makes fun of inspirational videos while taking the stuffing out of Trump for his ridiculous twittery brinksmanship is just genius, and it incorporates not only Tweak and Craig’s solution, but the distracted driving problem (from people look at Trump tweets) and Cartman trying to steal the show. It’s a superb culmination that bumps the episode up a notch.
Overall, a very funny episode built on the back of the great Tweak-Craig storyline and burnished by the silliness of bumper car road mayhem.
The last few seasons aside, when South Park generally plays it safe, it bounces back and forth between an A and a B plot, with very little that connects the two. It's surprising then that this episode not only has a C and D plot, but they all seem to tie together smoothly. The writing is absolutely better than South Parks usual standard. As a long-time fan, this is the best episode that's aired for years.
lame, lame, not funny at all ... episodes are just getting worst!!!
TW fangirl outburst xD
-I love creek so much :yellow_heart:, hope there will be more in s27!
-Craig calming tweek down at the end was super sweet (even tho it sounded a little exaggerated but he got the spirit!)
-Craigs singing always gets me, especially his voice makes it hilarious xD love him
And well Cartman.. is cartman :')
OH MY GOD THEY KILLED KENNY!
Shout by Solid GoldBlockedParentSpoilers2019-06-04T09:48:30Z
Craig learning how to help Tweek deal with his crippling anxiety is genuinely beautiful.
It’s such a simple attitude change for the supporting person to make, but can have remarkable results. Try it :thumbsup_tone1: