Grid Effect

Last week on South Park: Cartman froze himself so he wouldn’t have to feel the two week wait for the the release of the Nintendo Wii. The elementary school made it mandatory for the class to be taught Evolution. Mrs. Garrison is incapable of doing so, forcing Principal Victoria brought in an evolutionary scientist, and he falls for Mrs. Garrison, who is bald, because a sex change operation only resolves so much. He converts her into an Atheist against her will, because she is so desperate since the operation.

Let me just preface this by saying that this weeks episode definitely redeemed last weeks former half. Parker and Stone hammered home their theories on evolution and intelligent design, but the parody of the typical sci-fi movie was so exaggerated it worked as a comedy while simultaneously being topical.

The opening scene with Cartman and the sea otters riding the ostriches to The Historical Museum of Technology was hysterical if only for being so unexpected. He was fully in tune with their diction but it was scattered throughout random expletives and his typical aggressive language. Cartman’s nickname of “time child” is the brand of melodramatic satire that people love from South Park. The little nuances that seem to fit perfectly with what is being mimicked are what make Parker and Stone the best at what they do.

Along with everything Cartman, the war between the United Atheist League (Humans) and the United Atheist Alliance (Sea Otters) was hysterically petty. The riff between the two factions, according to the otters, was the humans are illogical in tearing down trees to build tables when one can simply eat off his/her stomach. I never thought I would write a sentence that sounded that absurd. But, there it is.

Some Great lines:

“Kill the Wise One!” -A random Sea Otter starting a mob after their leader suggests that God may exist. Naturally the leader is instantly pummeled.

“And the best way to persuade people, is to be a dick to anyone who disagrees with you.” -One of the Atheist humans explaining the philosophies of their God, the evolutionary teacher from last episode.

Toy Store Owner: The crank call phone is 6000 credits.
Cartman: What? I don’t have that? You don’t understand, I have to have one of those phones.
Toy Store Owner: Oh okay, then you have to give me 6000 credits.
-Exchange between Cartman and a toy store owner he was trying to by a phone from that can contact the past.

“Kill the table eaters!” -Otter leading the helm in the charge against the humans.

Recaps and thoughts on The Office and Survivor coming tomorrow.