South Park: “Imaginationland Part II”
If all action/adventure trilogies were this entertaining, I’d probably be much more into Sci-fi. As it stands, though, the majority of the time they’re not, and I’m almost ashamed to admit that this story is actually engaging. And I never even much cared for Stargate. This met and probably exceeded all of the high expectations that Part I set for us.
Really, I never thought South Park would be so self-referential as to bring back past characters as part of our collective imagination. But there they were, the woodland Christmas Critters with all their sadistic joy; ManBearPig, whose only a figment of a fictional Al Gore’s imagination, but is much more menacing than I would have assumed. Essentially, the funniest parts of the episode were the most heinous. Specifically, the scene with Strawberry Shortcake.
If there’s ever been anything more hilariously disturbing, then I haven’t seen it.
The subplot in this is funny as well. Cartman’s angst over Kyle continuously ducking him makes for good cannon fodder. Eventually, I imagine Cartman is going to conjure up someone just as noble and just as the Woodland Christmas Critters are sadistic and violent. The situation still hasn’t been brought to his attention, or it has, but rather he’s been too distracted. Mind you, I’m making this assumption based on Hellraiser’s proclamation that he would never want to meet the person who imagined the critters.
Highlights were immense this episode. Kurt Russell’s shell shock was off the charts, Cartman’s tryst in the conference room, the mayor of imaginationland being slaughtered, Butters growing tired of Snarf and Gizmo in the bottom right hand corner of the opening, all made the episode a very enjoyable experience. Really, there isn’t seem to be any room for criticism. If they keep up at this pace, Part III will make for a worthwhile conclusion and a staple of the series.
Back with a Survivor recap later today.
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