"Given how infamously down-to-the-wire its production schedule is showrunners Matt Stone and Trey Parker often don't start writing scripts until the week they're set to air, working up to the 11th hour to turn in a completed episode (a method that caused them to miss a deadline earlier this year) there was some question as to whether they would be able to tie everything up at all, let alone in a satisfying manner."
"Most viewers were probably anticipating a giant, apocalyptic climax to the various long-running storylines chief among them Donald Trump's attempts to kill his and his lover Satan's soon-to-be-born spawn. Instead, Stone and Parker swerved expectations, delivering an introspective and ultimately melancholy climax, one that managed to balance hope and despair in equal measure, alongside the outrageous shock humour for which they're famous."
"Stan Marsh, depressed over the horrible year he's had (his father lost the family weed farm, forcing the Marshes to move in with their grandfather at a senior living facility), seeks solace in school guidance counsellor Jesus, only to find the son of God has joined Maga and became all Christian. (The darkest joke of the episode revolves around Jesus hitting rock bottom literally, as he has begun physically abusing his girlfriend, Peggy Rockbottom.)"
South Park concluded its controversial, high-rating season with a finale that avoided an apocalyptic showdown and instead offered an introspective, melancholic climax. The show's notorious last-minute production schedule raised doubts about resolving long-running storylines. The episode centers on Stan Marsh, who copes with family upheaval and seeks help from a guidance counsellor, Jesus, who has embraced MAGA. After Jesus rebuffs him, Stan attempts to summon Mr. Hankey but encounters the Woodland Critters, whose cute demeanour conceals satanic violence. The critters intend to usher in the antichrist in an event called the 'crap out'. The finale balances shock humour with emotional weight.
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