User Reviews

This season contrary compared to the last two seasons goes along with a very different flow in style. After many Tegridy-focused episodes this episode offers just what in my opinion South Park used to be.

A show, serving people present-time problems in the typical satirical and sometimes mildly offending way (at least to a usually minor group of people)

I had a lot of good laughs in this episodes and can tell for sure, that with the band in China episode I'll count this as one of my two favorite episodes.

Hilarious... Social commentary... Intertwined plot lines... Smart references (actual games and youtube channels)... One liners. Trey and Matt, please keep this up!

This is in my opinion the second best South park episode of this season.After the six tegrity farms episodes we got it was do refreshing seeing something new and funny.This episode focuses on Pc principal and the boys and in my opinion this episode makes Pc principal an even more funny and likable character.I won't spoil anything here so you can go and watch it,its a refreshing and funny new episode.

So far the season had been just all right but this episode turned it around. So funny. The social satire is amazing.

Loved this episode, easily in my top 10 favorites. Macho woman Randy Savage is one of the funniest side characters of the series

Another great episode, prolly the best one so far this season! We're not being bombarded with pointless jokes every second, but it's all just a full and whole exercise on satire. They still got it after all these years haha. And yes, change is good, I'm cool with all the changes since season 20.

Nice to see someone fighting back against PC culture.

It was an okay episode compared to the shows of old. Still, it's one of the best episodes this season. A few chuckles, social commentary, but nothing very memorable.

The whole season could have been a disaster but this episode gives some hope that the creators still have potential to make some really funny content. On the other hand is sad to funny that the only truly funny episode is now being severely atacked and called as "transphobic".

Was really enjoying the Tegridy farms plot and was hoping to see Randy realize what a piece of crap he's been being and be a cooler character but instead we are given an episode that revolves around Strong Woman and PC Principal. Great characters but to have an entire episode revolve around them was boring. I didn't care about the Board game subplot either. The Macho Man RS thing was funny but it got stale.

I'm going to talk about one of the themes this episode discusses without plot points to keep it spoiler-free. Going to be tricky.

Think back to every depiction you've seen of trans folks on South Park. Any of them positive? No. Any of them remotely realistic? No. Now I know you want to say, "But South Park mocks everyone!" And they do. But no other group only faces ridicule. Most others get at least one positive story. They even were able to show a human side to internet trolls, for crying out loud!

Now, this episode actually tries to lampoon right wingers. Their message is actually mostly leftist here. They mock the idea that trans women are invading women's sports today (because they've never played before, apparently, despite existing since the dawn of humanity). Matt and Trey do this with an extreme caricature of a trans athlete who "just transitioned two weeks ago."

Obviously it's absurd. It's supposed to be. That's satire, folks! This is supposed to mock the idea that men are becoming women and dominating women's sports.

But PC principal seems to that suggest that no trans women can ever compete. That's just bunk with no basis in logic, science, or history. It's a one-off line, and he may have only directed it at this one caricature, but it's a right-wing talking point to dehumanize trans people. That's dangerous.

So while I like that they tried to lampoon the righties and take a more nuanced middle ground, they really messed it up. Given South Park's long history of messing up trans issues, I think they probably should have talked to literally anyone in the LGBTQ community first. They came close to a positive spin, and then drove it into the ground.

I really like this episode's take on PC culture and gender roles. Paints it in a way that really makes you think how it's not all a black and white issue and there's a lot of grey area. What makes PC principal so PC? Why did "Heather" compete in the strong woman competition, and why did "she" make a big deal out of winning? And how might PC principals response to it be seen by the public?

Meanwhile a whole subplot about the girls playing role-playing games and being very good at them. So good that they challenge "Heather" to the games at the end of the episode and humiliate "her/him" when they lose terribly. The satire around sexism feels very.....real here in its own South Park way. It can't really be described; you must see this episode for yourself. As a guy, I certainly thought it was a good episode!

Also noticing a lot of dissatisfaction for the Tegridy farms focused episodes in the reviews. I do like South Park going back to its roots as much as everyone else, but I genuinely liked most of the Tegridy Farms episodes (at least the Halloween special and Let them eat goo). To each their own though.

I also have to admit, only in the past month has South Park really GROWN on me. I had a really hard time getting into the show for the past couple years with its extreme crass and offensive nature, but that all has changed with this latest season. I'm not sure why, but season 23 is where I truly am beginning to enjoy the show and I'm really thankful for that (good timing to say this on Thanksgiving!) I will be tuning in for the next season and watching as many previous episodes from the first 22 seasons as I can!

Sincerely, a new South Park fan. :)

Great episode! I really enjoyed it. So far the 23rd season has been one of the best seasons ever!

I really enjoyed watching this episode. May be a bit offensive to transgender people but if you enjoy the humor no matter what your sexuality is, you might enjoy it!

It's a really funny and smart episode with a great satire

It's better than previous episodes, but still quite bland. These days we are not served any witty one-liners or clever plot twists, just a bunch of cliche dad jokes. Plot A would be funny 10 years ago, now it's just the reality.

This is what I always loved about South Park. Take an issue and throw a well placed spanner in the works. This time it was about an iconic character of wrestling fame: Randy 'Macho Man' Savage identifying as a woman and entering into contests where he would gain a decisive advantage. PC principal was grappling with the idea of his own being intolerant to Trans Savage and hilarity ensues.

Remember when South Park was political after the comedy? Writing topical plots around current world affairs in a tiny 1 week turn-around was always going to be tough on the season plots. Unfortunately, story lines are continuously putting politics before the comedy; even positive reviewers say how there are a mere couple of laughs per episode.

It's just not as funny since season 20. And who are all these people down voting those with criticism? So many long term fans share the view, there are now negative reviews on almost every episode since S20. --- EDIT: 1 out of 10 reviewers downvoted. I find this more and more suspicious among shows which are indeed faltering or failing. That aside, is it any wonder why Matt and Trey embarked on this linear story telling? To try and hook people each week, who want to know what happens next. Comedy Central were losing ratings, but it didn't work - Matt and Trey themselves spoke about this when they had to invent a new story line half way through season 20. Why do you think the rights to distribute the show to streaming services such as a Netflix and Amazon was finally granted?

The show is going in the wrong wrong wrong direction.

This episode features a new intro. Instead of "Tegridy Farms", it's "PC Babies"! Just the idea of all these babies with sunglasses is funny. It mostly focuses on PC Principal and I must say, I really did feel for him here. The episode has a Randy Savage parody who identifies as female winning every strong women contest. I do wonder why they don't just call him (her) Randy Savage.

I mean, they always use the names of the real celebrities. Was that Randy voicing him (her)? A subplot is how girls try to play board games with the boys in the school. The way these two connect at the end might be the best part. I knew that last episode wasn't the season finale! If only they referenced "Warhammer 40K". ***1/2