While The Streaming Wars Part 2 did feature a few mentions of the Tegridy Farms story, the special also gave South Park a way to drop this Randy Marsh plot before season 26. South Park: The Streaming Wars Part 2’s ending wrapped up the story of ManBearPig, Pi Pi the water park owner, and the titular town’s drought crisis. However, The Streaming Wars Part 2 also sawSouth Park negotiate a potential end to one of the show’s longest-running and most divisive plot lines.
Since the beginning ofSouth Park season 22, Randy Marsh’s cannabis business Tegridy Farms has been central to most of the show’s storylines. This marks a distinct change from earlier South Park seasons, where Randy was a fan-favorite supporting character, but his son Stan and Stan’s friends Kyle, Kenny, Cartman, and Butters were the show’s lead characters. However, South Park season 26 could return its focus to boys by dropping the Tegridy Farms plot after The Streaming Wars Part 2’s ending.
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The Streaming Wars Part 2 managed to fix South Park's Randy Marsh problem by underlining the division between his original, sensible self and his more outlandish later-season persona. Early scenes where Randy came home from the hospital after rampaging around the world as an out-of-control “Karen” saw the character introspect and realize that getting high had led him to lose his way and “ruin his character.” Here, The Streaming Wars Part 2’s Randy leaned on the fourth wall with his admissions that focusing on Tegridy Weed was getting him nowhere, giving voice to fan complaints that the plot has overstayed its welcome. While "Karen" briefly returned at the end of the special, there was no sign of Towelie, no reason to
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