Reminds me of an interview with one of its founders who said it's becoming increasingly difficult to parody Kafkaesque insanity. They said something like humor is a temporary salve from the awfulness of reality, even in the face of terrible, repetitive occurrences like mass shootings that aren't themselves funny at all.

And, meanwhile, South Park hasn't really evolved and misses the opportunity for satirical social commentary with less offensive, cheap shots rather than brutally criticizing and challenging the core flaws like idiocy, meanness, and selfishness of corrupt, hypocritical, and criminal political personalities.

> … meanwhile, South Park hasn't really evolved and misses the opportunity…

i understand where you’re coming from looking at the most recent seasons, but this year has that humor bite that it used to have years ago. i’m not sure what they changed, but it really does capture the sassy claws it had in the early seasons.

it just completely slices up so many of the fantasy goggles so many people are wearing.

i can understand why certain cultish groups in the tech sphere are stinging though.

There's even a Wikipedia page now for The Onion's handling of mass shootings.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%27No_Way_to_Prevent_This,%27_...

I've found South Park's comedy and commentary to have both been incredibly on point this season. It does require some previous investment in the characters from the last two decades, so it might not be as accessible to new viewers, but making Donald Trump a reincarnation of Saddam Hussein and having Craig beat Cartman at being a right wing podcast grifter, are incredibly satisfying arcs that play on the established lore and character traits very well. And it hasn't been above making an earnest point e.g. about when is it worth selling out your values in episode 2 with Mr. Mackey