# South Park 3/30 **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [March 31, 2005, 3:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/south-park-3-30/297039 "2005-03-31T03:34:30Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Post date:** [April 4, 2005, 5:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/south-park-3-30/297039/41 "2005-04-04T05:22:37Z")
They summed up my take on the Schiavo case exactly: Cartman/Schiavo was “right for the wrong reasons” while Stan & Kyle/the Schindlers were “wrong for the right reasons”. While I’m still pissed over the glib and wa-a-a-a-a-ay overly simplified comments in the gender reassignment episode, the brilliance of this episode can’t be denied. Isn’t it odd that the most cogent and intelligent commentary on current events seems to be from _Comedy Central_? And I wonder if this week’s episode will concern the Pope’s death (and his trip to hell since, as a gentile/non-Mormon, he can’t go to heaven). ---
**Author:** ![Cervaise](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cervaise/32/16693_2.png) [@Cervaise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cervaise)\ **Post date:** [April 4, 2005, 5:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/south-park-3-30/297039/42 "2005-04-04T05:44:46Z")
> [@yojimbo](#): > > What a great show. It is just getting better and better IMO. Well, except the last three episodes were pretty frakkin’ bad, don’t forget. Still, I’ll tolerate a ratio of three mediocre installments for one fantabulous episode like this one. I loved how they reversed the whole “God’s will” thing. Pro-tubers saying, “It’s God’s will that she live!” when it’s obvious that God’s will is whatever happens if humans stop interfering. Heh. You’d think somebody would have pointed that out by now; amazing that we have to have this silly foul-mouthed cartoon to remind us of the obvious. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![HPL](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/3da27b/32.png) [@HPL](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HPL)\ **Post date:** [April 4, 2005, 8:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/south-park-3-30/297039/43 "2005-04-04T08:49:02Z")
Just two observations: 1. Anyone else wonder how Kenny could afford a PSP? 2. On later viewings, I felt they missed a golden oppurunity to have Kenny met at the gates of Heaven by several other Kenny’s(we know that at least one, the one from the movie, went to Heaven). It would have been really amusing if he had been greated by 100 kenny’s there. ---
**Author:** ![Murcielago](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/da6949/32.png) [@Murcielago](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Murcielago)\ **Post date:** [April 4, 2005, 9:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/south-park-3-30/297039/44 "2005-04-04T09:13:25Z")
I wondered about Kenny’s finances as well. My thought was they should have had Cartman ask him about it in his ranting voice, Kenny would then do some five-second muffled explanation. Cartman would then give some bland response and move on down the line. I think it would have been in the spirit of the show to acknowledge the question without bothering to answer it. ---
**Author:** ![yojimbo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yojimbo/32/232_2.png) [@yojimbo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/yojimbo)\ **Post date:** [April 4, 2005, 11:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/south-park-3-30/297039/45 "2005-04-04T11:28:49Z")
> [@Cervaise](#): > > Well, except the last three episodes were pretty frakkin’ bad, don’t forget. I didn’t forget. I just don’t agree with you 🙂 The _Wing_ episode wasn’t that great but other than that I think the others were all great. ---
**Author:** ![Stark\_Raven\_Mad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f9ae1b/32.png) [@Stark\_Raven\_Mad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stark_Raven_Mad)\ **Post date:** [April 4, 2005, 2:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/south-park-3-30/297039/46 "2005-04-04T14:30:20Z")
> [@Sampiro](#): > > And I wonder if this week’s episode will concern the Pope’s death (and his trip to hell since, as a gentile/non-Mormon, he can’t go to heaven). God’s still recruiting for the Heavenly Legions, I think, especially after the recent epic battle that was bigger than Lord of The Rings. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Mehitabel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/8797f3/32.png) [@Mehitabel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mehitabel)\ **Post date:** [April 4, 2005, 4:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/south-park-3-30/297039/47 "2005-04-04T16:23:29Z")
It would be cool if they showed him striding around, standing up straight, talking normally, etc. I also liked how the Mormons were still standing around cheerfully in their white shirts, without powers but still just happy to be there. I loved this episode but I must say I do enjoy Satan more when he’s being a pussy. ---
**Author:** ![Infovore](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/infovore/32/420_2.png) [@Infovore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Infovore)\ **Post date:** [April 4, 2005, 6:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/south-park-3-30/297039/48 "2005-04-04T18:29:32Z")
> [@Meeko](#): > > Then again, its been ages since Ive seen Starfighter. … But the entire (Spoiler snipped) is way to Ender’s Game for me. You would think they would sneak some type of deliberate reference to OSC. Well, there _is_ the thing about the Mormons in Heaven, with OSC being a devout Mormon and all… ---
**Author:** ![HPL](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/3da27b/32.png) [@HPL](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HPL)\ **Post date:** [April 4, 2005, 8:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/south-park-3-30/297039/49 "2005-04-04T20:40:29Z")
> [@Cervaise](#): > > Well, except the last three episodes were pretty frakkin’ bad, don’t forget. Still, I’ll tolerate a ratio of three mediocre installments for one fantabulous episode like this one. I’d personally put it at: 1 disgusting and not really funny(Ms. Garrison), 1 quite funny(Hippies) and 1 “meh”(Wing). Or 1 bad, 1 decent and 1 good. ---
**Author:** ![Askia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/96bed5/32.png) [@Askia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Askia)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2005, 1:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/south-park-3-30/297039/50 "2005-04-05T13:42:01Z")
> [@Sampiro](#): > > While I’m still pissed over the glib and wa-a-a-a-a-ay overly simplified comments in the gender reassignment episode, the brilliance of this episode can’t be denied. Well, see, this is what I was arguing for when I defended that episode and South Park’s humor in general in that thread wa-a-a-ay back. ---
**Author:** ![Monstre](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e274bd/32.png) [@Monstre](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monstre)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2005, 5:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/south-park-3-30/297039/51 "2005-04-05T17:15:28Z")
> [@Askia](#): > > Well, see, this is what I was arguing for when I defended that episode and South Park’s humor in general in that thread wa-a-a-ay back. I wonder if **Scott\_plaid** still thinks they only pick on the liberals. 😉 This one was a great episode! Keep them coming! [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/south-park-3-30/297039.md?page=2)