South Park Season 25 Was Too Short To Do Its Stories Justice

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With stories full of absurd and hilarious character developments that only got more convoluted with each successive episode, South Park season 25 was far too short to do all of them justice. The landmark season of the Trey Parker and Matt Stone-created adult animated sitcom only ran for six episodes, becoming the show's shortest season not directly affected by external factors such as the COVID-19 pandemic. Though future plot threads may be picked up and started on the show's two annual Paramount+ television movies, or through future episodes later in 2022—likely billed as South Park season 26—the latest season, as is, did not offer the series enough time to expand upon its concepts.

In South Park season 25, several major character shifts and arc-affecting events occurred, both influenced by and separated from the current events the show frequently satirizes. From Cartman's desperate attempts to keep his mother at bay, resulting in hilariously disastrous and real estate-related consequences, to Stan and Randy facing past race-related demons involving Tolkien with comically varying results, many of the show's established norms have been altered forever. In the meantime, these events have rippled onto more lower-stakes episodes—such as a satirization of airsoft and teenagers later on in the season—making Cartman remark how, even for a bit, he could have fun and forget he lived in a hot dog stand with his mom.

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While all these changes and events were exceptionally hilarious and norm-busting, it should be noted, however, that it took quite a while for South Park season 25 to get going. Some of the earlier episodes, such as «Pajama Day», felt like they were going