I’m not going to lie, South Park is one of my favourite shows on TV. It is testament to the talent of Parker and Stone that after all these years their show has remained just as funny, intelligent and completely up-to-date on serious issues. The last two season before this one may have been a little rough with many fans speculating that season 21 would be the last fully serialised season of the show as it appeared that the duo were not able to reach the highs of season 19 again.
season 22 has brought new life in to the series however by managing to keep continuity with previous episodes while moving in a more episodic direction. The episodes themselves seem to have a theme about speaking out against something that is wrong and not allowing yourself to become bored and desensitised to the real issues, a topic that South Park is no stranger to covering. However this season also takes time to analyse the show itself form small fan complaints such as the mistreatment of Kenny in later seasons or the lack of episodes centring on the four main charters together to the much larger issues surrounding the shows contribution to the attitude of ignoring real issues.
Season 22 still features the trademark gross-out humour of the show, the final two part episode featuring one of the more horrific scenes in the shows run, but manages to balance this with real subsistence that can spark proper debate if you are willing to hear them out. Just like ever other season of South Park a lot of people are going to hate it, this is the show where one character is a talking poo and another is a towel that is always high (both of which play a role in this season). But for fans that feel like the last few seasons have let them down or anyone that hasn’t given the show a chance yet and has become bored of the repetitive nature of shows like The Simpsons or Family Guy this is a great place to pick up the show.
It's good, but quite a lot of rehashing of old stuff. I don't think they're running out of ideas just yet, but the callbacks to the older seasons kind of get old after a bit.
Review by DeletedBlockedParent2019-01-16T14:45:15Z
I’m not going to lie, South Park is one of my favourite shows on TV. It is testament to the talent of Parker and Stone that after all these years their show has remained just as funny, intelligent and completely up-to-date on serious issues. The last two season before this one may have been a little rough with many fans speculating that season 21 would be the last fully serialised season of the show as it appeared that the duo were not able to reach the highs of season 19 again.
season 22 has brought new life in to the series however by managing to keep continuity with previous episodes while moving in a more episodic direction. The episodes themselves seem to have a theme about speaking out against something that is wrong and not allowing yourself to become bored and desensitised to the real issues, a topic that South Park is no stranger to covering. However this season also takes time to analyse the show itself form small fan complaints such as the mistreatment of Kenny in later seasons or the lack of episodes centring on the four main charters together to the much larger issues surrounding the shows contribution to the attitude of ignoring real issues.
Season 22 still features the trademark gross-out humour of the show, the final two part episode featuring one of the more horrific scenes in the shows run, but manages to balance this with real subsistence that can spark proper debate if you are willing to hear them out. Just like ever other season of South Park a lot of people are going to hate it, this is the show where one character is a talking poo and another is a towel that is always high (both of which play a role in this season). But for fans that feel like the last few seasons have let them down or anyone that hasn’t given the show a chance yet and has become bored of the repetitive nature of shows like The Simpsons or Family Guy this is a great place to pick up the show.