Season beginnings are always tough, particularly when you have raised the bar as high as South Park has with regards to satire. However, I approached season 13 with trepidation. I'd been hurt before by recent seasons (Pandemic 1+2, Imaginationland) and was thus understandably nervous. First off, whilst the Jonas Brothers are a much deserved object of ridicule, are they not simply too easy a target? The same accusation could have been levelled at Paris Hilton; however, Matt n Trey carried THAT episode off with panache, poking fun at a culture that deifies promiscuity and reality TV without resorting to cheap, corporate symbols (an increasingly irritating Mickey Mouse). In all the episode, whilst containing a number of amusing moments, did not do enough to justify its content. The main comedic sources (the boys) were marginalised to the detriment of the episode, whilst the Disney references were overdone (I mean WHO KNEW that Disney were an evil corporation?) That said, seasons often have a tendency to start off slowly, and it is this hope that keeps me on edge, praying for a return to form.
Review of The Ring
