South Park

Tenks_sl said:

Last night's episode was hilarious. I've never heard any of Lorde's music but I know of her. From reading some reactions online it seems like Lorde fans are at extreme levels of butthurt how South Park portrayed her. Which makes it even more hilarious.

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If she thought it was funny and "sweet" they should probably let it go.

Lorde laughs off South Park parody in which she is reborn a 45-year-old transsexual geologist | Daily Mail Online

SPIN responds to their appearance

South Park never ceases to amaze me with the fast turnaround, and how everything ties together.

This has been an excellent season so far. The anticipation for next weeks episode is already setting in... they have to be building up to something big for episodes 8-10.

This is shaping up to be one of the best seasons ever. A+++

Seems like dropping the "recent events as major plot points" schtick gave them some new energy.

So... Frozen episode next week?

I hope not, let it go at this point. Fuck that song.

Maester Chuk_sl said:

Im trying to think of what strange thing was introduced this week that was left open ended. Maybe the press guy from Spin will be back? Stan still has an identity crisis? Butters is still a little hatemonger this season, maybe they will address that?

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The whole cissy stuff wasn't really solved, besides Cartman not bothering with it anymore which makes Butters a loaded gun. The music industry guys could focus on a new pop star. People revolting around the world against fixed gender toilets ? Guys at work, girls at parties ?

I've thought this seasons episodes of South Park are pretty good.

It's not the raunchy gut laughs that it was in the early seasons, but they're letting fly with the truly scathing social commentary. "More like a Royal Flush" was a good line, but I think thebestline of cissy was "But it's not some hurt confused child. It's ERIC CARTMAN." followed by "Yes, but no one else is going to know that. Best to let him just have this one."

I don't even know who Lorde is... but I don't need to in order to get the joke.

You didn't need to know who Lorde is to get the joke because they weren't really attacking her like they did with Kanye, Tom Cruise, Travolta, etc. In fact I think they were nice/flattering towards her.

Yeah, I got the same feeling off of it. They were actually complimenting her.

Iannis_sl said:

Yeah, I got the same feeling off of it. They were actually complimenting her.

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Sharon's speech to Randy near the end pretty much confirms it.

I'm amazed by how they put this together so quickly. I know that it's all computerised now and takes only 3 days per episode, but that whole subplot based on the reaction to the previous episode then getting a real/famous singer in on the parody?

Was it going to be about that anyway and they tweak the plot to include the spin guy or did they cut an entire planned storyline to make way for this?

Maester Chuk_sl said:

What is the Spin reporter a reference to?

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HUH_sl said:

'South Park' Thinks a Middle-Aged Man Can Pass for Lorde | SPIN | Music Newsposted 7 days ago.

Amazing how fast they can produce the show to stay current.

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Although I'm not sure how much was already made. They showed the scene of Cartman shitting in the girl's room in the commercials for the season before episode 1 even aired, so at least the meat of the story was already there and the Spin stuff was likely added last minute.

I watched the "lorde" episode stoned. I can never do that again. My chest hurts from having laughed so fucking hard at some of the lines in that episode. I missed most of what was said after Clit and Balls because I laughed so hard I almost puked. Usually South Park had not been that funny, but damn they nailed that episode.

I lost it with the song...

Lorde has a sense of humor.

Lorde Sang