I personally enjoyed season 18-21 a lot, mainly because it had one long storyline. A big part of it for me was the Heiman relationship (Heidi Cartman).
It was just sweet and different to finally see a side of Eric we hadn't seen since the very early seasons.
Does anyone still remember that despite being a prick, Eric actually was always a child who suffered a lot from never having a male role model and a mother who is an enabler?
Of course he is a selfish person and I am not going to say none of it is his fault. But we have seen in "Tsst" that Cartman actually CAN change! In episodes like Fatcamp or My Future Self and Me, he also seemed self aware.
So I don't completely agree with Kyle that Cartman will always blame others. He may now, but he didn't before.
That's why I am quite sad to see that Southpark doesn't take the opportunity to let him change a little.
I mean, this is a show that by now has pretty much written Kenny out of the show. And Kenny's character also was changed from the kid dying to...I don't know, the poor background character? So why can't they allow Eric to find some happiness?
I really feel bad for Heidi, because she also changed. Compared to the rather mean girl she was in Marjorine, she seems like a very sincere and compassionate girl. And Cartman WAS a really good boyfriend for a while, so it's not like he couldn't be one. He also seems to realize on some level that Heidi is good for him. It's just all that toxic learned behavior he would have to get past.
It is too late now, because they scrapped that storyline in season 21, but I always thought this was one of the last truly good stories and they gave it all up for a show that no longer is about 4 naive kids from Colorado going to school.
I really wish Eric and Heidi could have been happy together, even on a cynical show like Southpark.
It was just sweet and different to finally see a side of Eric we hadn't seen since the very early seasons.
Does anyone still remember that despite being a prick, Eric actually was always a child who suffered a lot from never having a male role model and a mother who is an enabler?
Of course he is a selfish person and I am not going to say none of it is his fault. But we have seen in "Tsst" that Cartman actually CAN change! In episodes like Fatcamp or My Future Self and Me, he also seemed self aware.
So I don't completely agree with Kyle that Cartman will always blame others. He may now, but he didn't before.
That's why I am quite sad to see that Southpark doesn't take the opportunity to let him change a little.
I mean, this is a show that by now has pretty much written Kenny out of the show. And Kenny's character also was changed from the kid dying to...I don't know, the poor background character? So why can't they allow Eric to find some happiness?
I really feel bad for Heidi, because she also changed. Compared to the rather mean girl she was in Marjorine, she seems like a very sincere and compassionate girl. And Cartman WAS a really good boyfriend for a while, so it's not like he couldn't be one. He also seems to realize on some level that Heidi is good for him. It's just all that toxic learned behavior he would have to get past.
It is too late now, because they scrapped that storyline in season 21, but I always thought this was one of the last truly good stories and they gave it all up for a show that no longer is about 4 naive kids from Colorado going to school.
I really wish Eric and Heidi could have been happy together, even on a cynical show like Southpark.