South Park has always thrived on sharp satire, but sometimes the punchline starts feeling a little too recycled. Episode 3 of Season 27 leaned heavily on Donald Trump jokes—so much so that it almost felt like the writers couldn’t think beyond him. The entire 20 minutes seemed stuck on Trump, Trump standing next to Satan, Trump’s penis, and… well, Trump’s penis again. At a certain point, the gag gets old, and many fans (myself included) are honestly tired of Trump jokes dominating every scene.
As a long-time South Park fan, I worry the show is falling into a loop of endless Trump-bashing episodes. Don’t get me wrong: political criticism is one of the show’s strongest weapons, and it still works brilliantly at times. The episode did hit hard when it showed militarization around the White House and the rise of fascist groups circling power. That part connected well with real-world headlines—I had literally just watched a live stream showing soldiers stationed outside the White House, mirroring the scene South Park portrayed. That’s classic South Park: taking reality and turning it into biting satire.
The ChatGPT parody in the episode was also a highlight. South Park nailed how some people see AI tools as almost mystical, while in reality, they often spit out half-baked stats, wrong numbers, or empty sources. The show exaggerated it, of course, but the point landed: relying on an AI like ChatGPT as your sole business consultant is a recipe for disaster.
Still, the Trump fixation drags things down. I don’t tune into South Park hoping for 20 minutes of the same joke about the same guy, especially when it’s already been done countless times. It’s exhausting, and honestly, I’m just tired of Trump jokes taking over the storylines. It makes me miss the broader, weirder satire the show is capable of. Hopefully, the rest of the season moves away from this repetitive rut and gives us the variety that makes South Park shine.
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