Two episodes into its sudden season 28, South Park is making fun of itself following criticism of its very political 27th season.
In Friday’s Halloween special episode “The Lady in the Hat,” Stan admits that “South Park sucks now” after his father loses his job at the USGS amid the government shutdown, forcing them to move into his grandfather’s nursing home.
“Everyone knows it. South Park sucks now, and it’s because of all the political bullshit,” he says in a wry nod to the Comedy Central series’ controversial Season 27 return.
In an attempt to improve South Park, the kids create a cryptographic “South Park Sucks Now” meme, which Stan hopes will get them out of the nursing home.
The episode ends with a session at the White House, supervised by Pam Bondi, who constantly has poop on her nose, and attended by Brendan Carr and Kristi Noem. They gather after Donald Trump is haunted by Melania, who hides in corners under his hat.
Donald Trump is haunted by Melania in “South Park”.
According to Stephen Miller, the ghost Melania was unleashed with “vengeful anger” over the destruction of the East Wing of the White House. Meanwhile, Ed and Lorraine Warren are summoned to investigate the phenomenon.
The episode ends with Kyle’s cousin Kyle being arrested at the session, where he attempts to get approval from Don Jr. to sell the crypto, publicly admitting that it’s all a scam.
