To get this out of the way: Yes, the latest episode of South Park features Federal Communications Commission Chair Brendan Carr . Yes, it makes light of his crusade against Jimmy Kimmel and the ensuing controversy about free speech . And yes, it features Carr consuming a soup full of so many morning-after pills that he defecates violently enough to blast himself out of the White House. And yet, I must admit, I still found the episode to be something of a cop-out.

There was enormous pressure on creators Matt Stone and Trey Parker heading into this week’s episode. Given South Park ’s recent resurgence in cultural prominence thanks to the pair’s willingness—nay, zeal—to take on the second Trump administration like few others have, expectations were astronomical heading in

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