How do you comment on one specific issue when politics as of late has been a whirlwind of irresponsible decisions, finger-pointing, and mishandling of tragic events? Well, what if they have Mr. Not much has happened in the President Garrison plot-just more of the same. I’m glad they decided to bring politics back if only for a while. It’s no secret that these times are trying and confusing and divisive and even dangerous, and though I understand exactly why Trey Parker and Matt Stone gently stepped away from political discourse (I cut it out of my life for several months too and don’t regret a day), their voice is an important and typically morally-sound one. “I don’t get it, I just really don’t get it…how is she still supporting him? He clearly sucks, she has to know he sucks!” Cut to: The President is being a Jackass Genius! Despite Stan’s insistence that everyone should just let it go (I feel like Stan a lot lately), Kyle presses the issue because he has to do what he feels to be the right thing. It’s a win-win for Eric, who can avoid eating vegan while at the same time subject Heidi to an unhealthy living style to bring down her mood and try to lower her self-esteem. “I can’t believe you’re going to eat this garbage I’m about to spoonfeed you!” “You can’t even tell the difference.” he tells her as he stuffs mashed potatoes and gravy in her face. So Cartman becomes a vegan in the most Cartman-y was possible: writing the word Beyond on boxes of fast food in order to pass off terrible processed meat as vegan food. “If blood sugar is the problem Eric, then maybe you need to change the way you eat.” But that won’t stop her from using her morals to try and help someone she cares about, someone she believes in: She’s invested so much time and care into Cartman and is having trouble dealing with fact that she made a terrible, terrible mistake. Hydie, who is getting judged from all angles, just wants the freedom to make her own choices and follow her heart. When Kyle approaches Heidi about her relationship with Cartman, she immediately gets defensive and shuts Kyle’s questioning down. While the rest of the guys just shrug Cartman’s wailing off, Kyle can’t help but want to get to the bottom of this toxic relationship once and for all. In order to keep up appearances with the fellas, he (of course) suggests that Heidi is nothing more than a controlling bitch and this whole vegan thing is just another example of her keeping him locked up. For Cartman, it isn’t about changing, or solving a problem it’s about having an excuse. Heidi has been suggesting a healthier lifestyle for Cartman and as a last ditch effort to give him yet another chance, Cartman agrees to go vegan. Heidi: You called me a whore and pushed me in front of a car.Īlas, Cartman reels her back in by blaming his terrible behavior on another feeble excuse: his low-blood sugar. Is it finally happening? Is Heidi finally freeing herself from the clutches of her poisonous relationship with Eric Cartman? The episode teases another breakup and insists (don’t fall for it) this one is finally the real deal. Episodes like “Doubling Down”, however-episodes when South Park advances their modern dystopian narrative through outrageous humor and metaphor, when they explore human relationships, when they bring characters to actualize their flaws only to uncover all new patterns of self imprisonment-are what make it such a successful and brilliant television show. Now that I think of it though, that pretty much sums up our current societal climate in a nutshell. The South Park season thus far has been a strange mix of tepid pseudo-preaching, hilarious situational comedy, poignant social commentary and offensive one-liners. Season 21 Episode 7 Review: “Doubling Down”
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