South Park (TV Series) Holiday Special (2017) User Reviews

Just Great

[morenofacundo-05674 · 8/10 · 28 September 2017]

I'm 0.0001% black so, SUP NEGGA!

This episode follows perfectly the "Put It Down" formula about criticize something with fun. Come on, the South Park formula. Yea, the one that seemed lost lately, but now it's back!

Anyway, the plot about Randy being incredibly more politically correct than in the great season 19 and (as happens in these cases) getting psychotic was kinda good.

Another good thing is to see the kids finally acting like what they are: Kids. Children who go crazy when they cancel a holiday. Remember the great ideas that came out based on their innocence in the earlier seasons. The telephone-threat scene was amazing.

And what can I say about the DNAandMe commercial?Making fun about ethnicity and stuff was just priceless, define pretty well actual society in some way.

So, as I said in last episode, keep the good work guys! South Park has no limit.

this episode was actually funny

[mickep-1976 · 8/10 · 28 September 2017]

Southpark have never been political correct, they take a current event and then spin it so over the top it get absurd. that is their comedy, and it still works.

in this episode randy knocks down a statue of a racist mass-murderer (Columbus) and begin a journey to call everyone who ever been near named person a racist. (referending general Lees statues) he also convince the board to get rid of the holiday Columbus day. the kids does not approve losing a day off.

there is also a funny gay joke involving DNA testing and a native American. south park is back. again.

Holiday Special

[bobcobb301 · 8/10 · 17 August 2018]

Most episodes of South Park are not what they used to be, but this was a pretty brilliant half hour.

They managed to perfectly sum up the different points of view of the Columbus Day dispute, and mock how kids only care about a day off from school.

Came apart a bit at the end, but a very funny episode.

This person is genetically 2,6% victim

[Harhaluulo54 · 28 September 2017]

South Park's newest season is a total hit, NO! - a homer. Best content since season 19. It matches perfectly the term "spot-on". Every party is getting mocked in equal terms in a way which perfectly parodies generic mindsets and internet culture's hottest topics. I can come up with 2 reasons to dislike this: living under a rock, no joke;get or total lack of self-irony. Well done boys, you're doing what Rick and Morty couldn't do for more than 2 seasons: creating quality entertainment.

A timely love-it or hate-it episode

[jamesrupert2014 · 8/10 · 12 October 2017]

Randy-based episodes are hit-and-miss but he can be hilarious when he's struggling to make himself into a victim (whether to justify his alcoholism ("Bloody Mary" 2005), his unsanctioned use of racial pejoratives ("With Apologies to Jesse Jackson" 2007) or, in this episode, his new-found post-colonial guilt). The episode overdid his initial assaults on 'Columbus' (petitioning to cancel "Columbus Day" or to get British Columbia to drop the "Columbia" had that touch of plausibility that makes for great satire; but calling everyone in Columbus OH and yelling at them was just stupid filler, as was the s**tting on NY t-shirt). The episode really picks up when he sees the 'DNA and Me' ad (a clever satire of "23 and Me" ads and of victim-wannebes), and tries to 'game' the test by swapping saliva with an person of indigenousness. Other than raising the issue of who gets to edit/censor history, culture and public spaces, the episode cleverly embeds the issue of self-determination and inclusion – biological, cultural, or both (and if both, how do you (or others) reconcile discrepancies between your biological and cultural heritages)? The ending of Randy's journey to victimhood is a classic. Neanderthals have been denigrated for years by 'modern' society (i.e. H. sapiens) and may have been colonised/assimilated/driven to extinction by our ancestors, so Randy now self-identifies as member of perhaps the most victimised group in human history.

Not aware of this controversy

[ericstevenson · 8/10 · 27 September 2017]

This episode features Columbus Day being cancelled in the town of South Park. I admit that I'm not sure what this episode was about. I think there was some controversy about the toppling of statues but not like this. The best part is this episode is probably Randy making out with the Native American and how the guy actually thinks Randy is in a gay relationship with him. I guess we're back to the series being episodic. This has little to do with the other episodes. It still manages to be entertaining with all the little things.

It's especially funny to see Cartman wear that horse mask. Does that thing even have a name? I also liked hearing the distorted voices over the phone which were revealed to be done by Kenny! I admit that the ending seems like it didn't expand on itself much. I wanted to see more of that last joke being played up and they did miss a few comedic possibilities here. Still, it was mostly solid and had many funny moments. ***

A Mock on DNA Testing

[reallynoreilly · 7/10 · 1 October 2017]

While I do not completely understand why they picked Columbus, besides Columbus Day, I did appreciate the episode for what it really was. That is, a total rip on DNA testing and placing the victim card where it ought not to be. There were two moments in the episode that made me laugh out loud. I do think they were trying to go for how it isn't cool to be confederate but Columbus wasn't really around when that happened. I felt like the romantic interest the native American had was a bit unwarranted. Still, a good episode regardless. I kind of wondered where they were going until I saw the DNA testing ad. I would watch this again if given a chance.

7

[Edvis-1997 · 7/10 · 10 January 2019]

Good episode, great plot about DNA tests which are trending.

Social issues becoming too complicated for South Park

[thompson_styze · 4/10 · 7 October 2017]

To give my review some context, this season started rather iffy for me. Episode 1 was one of the worst South Park has delivered (and i mean that in a bad way). Episode 2 was a bit better but unfortunately episode 3 falls back into that sporadic mediocrity that plagued the series for the last few years. Tbh, i did like the political direction South Park took in the last couple of seasons. But the social/political commentary is wearing out now and it is wearing out ever so thin.

In a nutshell, Randy is against Colombus day because Colombus represents not only the birth of America but also the death of Native Americans. Randy's taking down of the Columbus statue is a direct reference to the Charlottesvile incident and the social- political debate that it sparked.

The problem with this episode, like episode 1, is that South Park can't find that 'common sense solution' to these problems you've seen in those other/better episodes. This is not Trey or Parker's fault in the sense that these are very complicated issues which cannot be easily resolved in an entertaining 22 min plot. They know this, it is perhaps also the reason why they (for the first time ever i think) defended themselves in this episode when Randy says "You have to overdo it in today's society Stan, if you get all nuanced then critics will go: oh wow, what was the point of that?". Of course, this is a direct reference to their season opener which has been criticized for its rather vague and abstract character. Although episode 3 is indeed more direct in its messaging; the message itself is rather empty, nihilistic and one- sided at best. With regard to Charlottesvile, South Park makes the point that you can't tear down these statues because it will open up the floodgates to other statues/traditions and everything else. Randy is just an hypocritical idiot. And that is South Park's commentary on the whole matter.

The fun factor of these episodes has therefore also dwindled down. To me, these issues they try to tackle are important and sometimes pretty sensitive. Now, i'm certainly not a 'snowflake' but its not 'fun' for me to watch a show that inadequately parodizes pretty big and sometimes dreadful issues or take a one-sided stance in a political debate. If i was more on the political right then i would have liked this episode probably a lot more. South Park used to be more neutral, now its kinda polarizing. Indeed, i've seen reviews here that state: 'great episode as SJW's are getting exposed for who they really are!'.

TL,DR. South Park desperately wants to get their point across on big issues and apparently within a single episode. But because these problems are so complicated they fail to do so in a clever and satisfying manner. Sure, there are some funny moments, but if you're not interested in this debate or they way South Park handles it, well then it will be a chore for you to get through this episode.

Are we all missing something here?

[greenwhich · 29 September 2017]

If that's humor, bite meh. Just lame political satire masked in minority humor, and some lesbians. Award, not even close. Put Trudeau doing a queef, or garrison bleeping Kim.

Not neanderthal DNA bleeping at Mexicans for Columbus day. If only, it was actually much much worse. Kenny's anonymous was just about worth it, if there was aliens or something else.

Yawn. What happened to this show, it use too swing, & nobody was immune. Now it's just a turd dressed up for any liberal's. Poop emoji!