My Future Self N Me is a very very funny South Park episode.It's up there as one my favorites.The boys and all their friends find a marijuana joint left in the forest.They do not want to touch this because they have heard marijuana makes you a terrorist.This is complete BS of course, like those over the top anti-drug and anti-smoking commercials which usually lie, but the kids do not know that.Stan decides to throw it out and says nothing is going to happen.HOwever a news report comes out that a man is running around saying "It's the past".That man turns out to be Stan's future self.His future self is a bum and this motivates Stan to work harder.However he finds out that Butters has a future self as well.He thinks this is fishy and finds a motivation corp card which expires in 2002 in his walet.Stan and Butters visit and find out that Motivation Corp is where parents get someone to act as their son's future self so they can make their kid steer clear of drugs.Stan and butters now try to get revenge on their parents and make them confess.This is a really funny episode of South Park!
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A Train With No Rails
dereksel8 November 2021
Warning: Spoilers
"My Future Self n' Me" is an episode focused on the conflict between Stan and his parents. Randy and Sharon Marsh, feeling unable to honestly explain the effects of drugs, decides to hire an actor pretending to be Stan's bum future self. The episode reasonably portrays the disconnect between parents and children, and how subverting the truth about drugs may cause more harm than good. The conclusion of the episode follows the South Park flaw of doing it quick and scrappy. Butters gains closure with his parents rather easily, which sharply contrasts stan's continued skepticism of his future self without any acknowledgement from his parents. Instead of letting out all this tension in an absurd way, Randy and Sharon just show up, say sorry, and they blame it on the corporation. The ending of "Future Self n' Me" leaves something to be desired, despite it's thoughtful approach to the subject matter.
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