My other half didn’t really care for South Park’s season finale.
I however loved it!
The ability to have certain characters, in this case Satan, say certain things that represent the thoughts of many humans, really is why this show has been so remarkable all these decades.
And frankly, the entire season’s build up of Satan’s pregnancy and the subsequent resolution of that storyline made me feel so horrible.
They really really really managed to make you feel for Satan in this one!
One thing that I just so want the younger Twitter SP fandom to understand is that Trey and Matt are in their 50s and are hard core Gen Xrs. While they do love to poke fun of their own lore from time to time (as they did remarkably well in this episode), they are in no way really self-indulgent as creators as many Millennial and Zoomer creators may be. They’ve proven that time and time again in all of their efforts.
Given what they said at this year’s SDCC, I wouldn’t put it past them to have completely forgotten that certain characters and past story elements even EXIST anymore. (Including one’s we as fans all love!)
Just go into every episode (in any show you love) knowing that while speculation is fun, that you cannot allow your fan-needs and wants to ever be satisfied by what the end result is!
Successful professional writing and creation doesn’t work that way. And it shouldn’t!
Go with the flow. Enjoy what you’ve been given. (Or honestly, hate it is that is the case.) But don’t expect to be catered to in the slightest way by any series’ creators.
Your life goes on.
And maybe… just maybe… next season you’ll an unexpected thing your little fan-brain so desperately predicted or needs.
Such is life.
Take it from your Unofficial Creek Uncle.
You’ll be so better off if you just go with the flow.
Here endeth the lesson for this season.
Until 2026’s Season 29!